This guide was written with the Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition in mind, but works for the XFCE and MATE editions. This guide was written with the Linux Mint Cinnamon Edition in mind, but works for the XFCE and MATE editions. It should also work with the LMDE edition but I have not installed and test that edition. The content of this guide is a revision of the steps I use to get Mint ready for gaming as described in the following comment ==> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1hr4kw9/comment/m4vo355/

It is not necessary to consult my comment linked above. My comment is included for the purpose of completeness. The content of this guide was written by me without the use of any AI chatbots. The target audience is anyone who wants to get Mint ready for gaming quickly, but the guide is written to be readily accessible to newbie Linux users/gamers. The guide may seem long, but it is a series of very short steps. Running through the entirety of the steps can be done in minutes.

Installing Mint, initial updates, and snapshots

• install the Mint Cinnamon distro with the correct ISO ==> https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
• reboot, login, and connect Mint to your router via Ethernet and 2G/5G WiFi
• setup Timeshift and do the 1st TS backup (this takes 30-60 seconds)
• go to "Update Manager" and click "Install Updates" to run the 1st Mint update
• reboot after the updates complete

Installing the latest kernel and changing Power Mode

• go to the "System Settings" app > "Power Management" and set the "Power Mode" to "Performance"
• go to "Update Manager" > "View" menu > "Linux Kernels"
• install the latest kernel and reboot using the new kernel

Installing Nvidia drivers (AMD GPU users can skip this section)

• in the Mint menu, go to the "System Settings" app > Driver Manager > select the recommended driver > click "Apply Changes"
• once the driver installation completes click "Restart"

Installing WINE

• go to https://www.winehq.org/
• click "Download", scroll down a bit and click "Ubuntu"
• there are a few lines to copy/paste and run in the terminal... these are SAFE because they are coming directly from the WINE project as the source
• when adding the WineHQ repository, ONLY copy, paste, and run the commands for Ubuntu v24.04... Mint v22.3 is based on Ubuntu v24.04 (Noble)
• I'm going with the "stable branch" branch so, I ONLY copy, paste, and run the command for the "stable branch"

Installing Lutris

• go to https://lutris.net/
• click "Download"
• scroll down a bit to the Ubuntu section and click the Github link for Mint/Ubuntu ==> https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases
• download the latest *.deb file (v0.5.22 at the time of writing this guide) from Github to the "Downloads" folder in the user home directory
• open a terminal in the "Downloads" folder
• run "sudo dpkg -i <package_name.deb>", obviously replacing "<package_name.deb>" with the name of the downloaded *.deb file
• close Lutris (DO NOT INSTALL GAMES YET)

Installing Steam

• go to "Software Manager" (GUI app store) in the Mint menu
• install the i386 Steam package
• after the install completes, close the "Software Manager", and launch Steam from the Mint menu
• log into Steam
• close Steam (DO NOT INSTALL GAMES YET)

Installing ProtonUp-Qt and GE-Proton components

• make sure your internet connection is up
• in the Mint menu, go to "Software Manager"
• once it loads, search for "ProtonUp" (without quotes)
• select "ProtonUp-Qt" > click "Install"
• once the install completes, close "Software Manager"
• go to Mint menu > "Games" > select "ProtonUp-Qt"
• in the drop-down list right under "Install for:", make sure Steam is selected
• click "Add version"
• under "Compatibility tool:" make sure "GE-Proton" is selected
• under "Version" select the latest GE-Proton package (GE-Proton10-34 is the latest at this moment), click "Install"
• follow the above steps to install the GE-Proton package that is the version prior to the latest
• with the 2 GE-Proton packages installed, close the "Install Compatibility Tool" dialog box
• click the drop-down right under "Install for:", select Lutris
• click "Add version"
• follow the steps above to install the latest GE-Proton package and the version prior to the latest
• with the 2 GE-Proton packages installed, close the "Install Compatibility Tool" dialog box
• close ProtonUp-Qt

Documenting your installation

• open a terminal
• run "inxi -Fz > Mint_vA.B.C_inxi_report_after_full_setup_on_yyyy-mm-dd.txt"
• open Timeshift and run the 2nd TS backup

(vA.B.C = the mint version) (yyyy-mm-dd = year-month-day)

I suggest a clean reboot and then install your games. With Steam you can have all games run via Proton or selectively use proton for some games. To use the GE-Proton versions installed you will have to select one in the Steam settings, or by specifying a GE-Proton version in a game's properties. The same needs to be done in Lutris settings.

Congrats the core setup is complete.

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hello everyone. i have an rtx 4060. im aware thats a negative in linux. but im running bazzite and ive heard that proton layers and launch commands can help. with that being said. i got mango hud working. these are the issues im seeing in my game and im asking if you can help me understand where im going wrong

i am trying to play space marine 2

im running into an issue where my cpu and gpu both stay at around 60% and my fps stays around 55 avg. dlss doesnt seem to make a noticeable change. fsr doesnt either but looks noticeably worse.

frame gen feels awful so i avoid it.

would it be possible to get some help understanding proton and if thats my issue. i use proton experimental. i read on db that thats the most common fix. and using certain launch codes. the codes im using are as follows.

mangohud %command% gamemoderun VKD3D_CONFIG=no_upload_hvv %command%

it seems to get my mango hud to work where i can monitor everything. smooth sailing. but fps is around 55 all the time and cpu is 60% and gpu is also the same.

i have an intel i7-9700k rtx 4060 and 32gb of ddr4 3200mhz ram. id love to figure out what im doing wrong. i am very uneducated so feel free to ask or make fun of me

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I just tried installing linux (mint) for the first time and it says grub installation failed fatal error, i tried again with same results. When i restart my pc it just goes to some command prompt line thing. I have secure boot off btw

after this I have no other pc pls help ToT

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Hi Linux gamers, TLDR: my laptop has 2 videocards, the better one has no audio when running a game via Wine. Anyway, I'm running Lost: Via Domus through Wine on Linux Mint 22.3 and I've hit a frustrating audio issue tied to GPU selection. Here's the situation: The problem: - When I launch the game using the Intel Arc GPU (default), audio works perfectly - When I launch using NVIDIA RTX 4050 via PRIME render offload, there is zero audio - The issue persists whether or not DXVK is installed in the prefix System specs: - Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena (Ubuntu 24.04 base) - Kernel: 6.17.0-19-generic - CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 185H - GPU 1: Intel Arc Graphics (MTL) — driver: i915 - GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 4050 Max-Q Mobile — driver: 590.48.01 - Audio: Intel Meteor Lake-P HD Audio — PipeWire 1.0.5 - Wine: 9.0 (Ubuntu 9.0~repack-4build3) - Display server: X11 with Xwayland Launch command (NVIDIA, no audio): WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_LOST __NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d9=b" wine Yeti_Final_Win32.exe Launch command (Intel, audio works): WINEPREFIX=~/.wine_LOST WINEDLLOVERRIDES="d3d9=b" wine Yeti_Final_Win32.exe What I've already tried: - `PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/user/1000/pulse/native` — no effect - `__VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only` — no effect - Verified via `pactl list sink-inputs` that the game IS sending audio to PipeWire when on Intel (sink input shows `application.name = "Lost"` at 100% volume) - When on NVIDIA, no sink input appears at all — the game isn't sending any audio to PipeWire Key observation: The audio pipeline completely disappears when switching to NVIDIA — it's not a volume or routing issue, the game simply stops outputting audio entirely when PRIME offload is active. The Intel Arc handles the game okay but struggles in heavy scenes (beach area with many NPCs), hence wanting to use the RTX 4050. submitted by /u/Furious-polak69
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XACT is an audio driver required for bo1 but somehow it is making the game lag while it reports a stable fps.
And I do have NSync installed

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Hi im setting up my BC-250 and i am not sure if the RADV driver is installed. The documentation says that if it shows (RADV GFX 1013) that means its installed. But the documentation also says that if llvmpipe (LLVM 22.1.2, 256 bits) is shown means that its not installed. So I am asking because i not sure. Thank you

https://preview.redd.it/wkx3c13qsfyg1.png?width=1160&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b060012320222d650e88b42b52da3df4b8f80e8

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Steam has a feature to show CPU + GPU performance data on a simple overlay. Previously this feature worked just fine. I use Steam native client, installed from .deb.

After I updated my GPU driver to v. 595, Steam client fails to recognize my GPU and instead displays my integrated GPU's info. Note: this does not affect games at all. Games run just fine. The issue is with this overlay.

Do you think this is something that I should be able to fix, or is this something I should report as a bug to Valve?

I tried solving the issue by fiddling with the steam.desktop file. If I change this file's parameter "PrefersNonDefaultGPU" to "true", then Steam hardware info gives me this reading:

Video Card:

Driver: AMD AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor (radeonsi, raphael_mendocino, LLVM 20.1.2, DRM 3.64, 6.17.0-22-generic)
Driver Version: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 143 Hz
VendorID: 0x1002
DeviceID: 0x164e
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
Primary Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Desktop Resolution: 3760 x 1920
Primary Display Size: 27.56" x 15.75" (31.73" diag), 70.0cm x 40.0cm (80.6cm diag)
Primary VRAM: 512 MB

And if I change the "PrefersNonDefaultGPU" to "false", Steam gives me this reading:

Video Card:

Driver: Mesa zink Vulkan 1.4(AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor (RADV RAPHAEL_MENDOCINO) (MESA_RADV))
Driver Version: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 143 Hz
VendorID: 0x1002
DeviceID: 0x164e
Revision Not Detected
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
Primary Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Desktop Resolution: 3760 x 1920
Primary Display Size: 27.56" x 15.75" (31.73" diag), 70.0cm x 40.0cm (80.6cm diag)
Primary VRAM: 21474 MB

So it looks like the "false" setting makes Steam kinda try to read the correct GPU... but not quite. It now shows something about Vulkan, but still mentions the iGPU info. Also VRAM amount is now changed, yet still wrong.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

System specs:
OS: Zorin OS 18.1
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.17.0-20-generic
DE: GNOME 46.7
Wayland
Nvidia driver version: 595.58.03
Nvidia RTX 5080

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The other maps work perfectly fine but cache for some reason won't let me connect to the server or it will kick me after being in a game for like 2 minutes. Cache was my favourite map back in the day so its sad i can't even play a proper game on it.

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I recently installed Bazzite on my notebook. Razer Blade 15 2018 GTX1060. When i plug in my secondary monitor, and move my cursor like i want to go over it, i won't even get it on that screen and my system freezes. As far as my understanding goes, it's because of Wayland. Didn't have such an issue on Zorin OS. I wanted to try Bazzite because it's really nice and gives me the feeling that my pc can be a bit faster and have better fps. The fact that i didn't notice noticeable improvement in fps in comparison to Win 11 on Zorin is just my observation, maybe I'm doing something wrong. But i guess, given the age of my GPU and how Wayland hates old Nvidia's, I'm cooked. By no means is this hate on Linux or Bazzite. I've really enjoyed it, even tho i struggled a lot because I'm not that familiar with technology in this sphere. So do i understand it correctly? Can't really use Bazzite because it causes this issue and the problem is unsolvable pretty much? I've enjoyed Linux, but Zorin didn't feel right to me, not much improvement in FPS and Bazzite which i love does not work for me. Ain't gonna learn with Arch based distros because I don't have time for that. I needed something plug and play. I guess windows it is, unfortunately

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All releases after version 0.8.1 no longer show video memory usage. Kubuntu 26.04, Intel Arc A750LE. Has anyone encountered this / been able to solve it? LACT does not have problems with this, for example - but in the game it is useful to monitor video memory. I hope this will not be ignored and will be fixed someday.

Also, no version can display any other data in video RAM.

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if anyone else here plays HSR, have you also had issues with invisible cars since 4.1? i've tried repairing and completely reinstalling the game multiple times, but it never helped. i am also using the 120fps registry edit

example where you can see the car's shadow. UID and TB name redacted just in case

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They said linux is easier... and it is. This feels like Linux last time I tried. I've got a desktop, Ubuntu downloaded and installed today. The card is a 5070TI.

I have the download .run file from Nvida. There were not any instructions that I saw, just a file. Looking on Reddit, someone said just past this and (insert branch here)... WTF is a branch. Someone else said never ever ever install from Nvidia... I think that is what I was about to do?

It seemed like when I installed Ubuntu, it said something about installing graphics drivers automatically?

Here is what AI told me to do before I stopped to look on here before I mess things up.
""
Sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)

""
I ran this, thought it might be helpful
""
spci -k | grep -iEA3 '3d|vga'

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GB203 [GeForce RTX 5070 Ti] (rev a1)

Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 4181 Kernel driver in use: nvidia Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nova\_core, nvidia\_drm, nvidia

--

07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Raphael (rev cb)

Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8877 Kernel driver in use: amdgpu Kernel modules: amdgpu

""

EDIT: Steam is saying I don't have any graphics drivers installed. This is why I think I don't. Steam says 32bit NVIDA driver files were not found. (Are graphics cars running 32bit?) It's telling me to run some stuff in terminal. I'm going to run that, I trust steam.

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Quick context: I've been building Scales of Silence solo. Today's update drops Proton and ships native Linux.

The pitch in one line: it's couch party snake, but collisions shrink you instead of killing you. Tail length is your life bar. Up to 8 local players, serpents have different speed / acceleration / starting length / growth rate, 50 levels in the free demo.

What shipped today (v0.6.3):

• Native Linux (no more Proton)
• Native PS4 / PS5 controller support with proper button glyphs
• Performance improvements on Low and Medium settings
• Camera framing improvements for 3+ player matches
• QoL stuff

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4489580/Scales_of_Silence/

Demo is free, around 60-90 minutes, and your save transfers to the full game when it ships.

Genuinely want feedback. Distros, controller pairing, weird setups, anything.

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Im am on the 4070 ti super right now but I'm not really happy with the cooling design. Is it a good idea to switch to the 9070 xt in the process?

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Am looking for people with Aws with High Rpm And TPM also Digital ocean

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