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BTW: I don't have a steam deck, could be the fact i was using game scope session for a while.

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Since I've switched, games honestly seem to crash less for me than they did on windows and I haven't had to compromise too hard on performance to achieve that. However, when a game does happen to crash for whatever reason, it can sometimes lock me away from inputting anything that might expedite the process. This was a rarer problem on windows where most crashing games could be alt-tabbed out of and killed. On Linux however, a crash can lock me out of all function for 1-3 minutes unless I bite the bullet and force restart my system. I don't mind crashes since it's what I've come to expect from my pc. I just want the process to be as quick as possible.

Distro: Mint
Games in Question: Deadlock, Arc Raiders, The Finals (thus far)

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It used to be possible to change the default installation location of Steam from /home/user/.local/share/Steam by moving the folder or deleting it. The next time Steam was launched, a message would appear asking "Couldn't find Steam content, did you move it?" Apparently this is no longer the case- it just downloads new files into ~/.local/share/Steam without prompting. I've searched everywhere to find a way to do this, but they all use the now-defunct method or only describe how to download games to a separate location from within the Steam client. Why did this method stop working? Is there any other way to achieve this?

My system is set up with the main filesystem (/bin, /usr, /opt, etc) on a large, fast NVME drive and /home on a small, slow SATA drive mounted at boot. Previously I placed my Steam directory in /opt/Steam, but I moved it to a btrfs subvolume mounted to /opt/games to exclude it from system snapshots. Unfortunately Steam didn't prompt me for the new location when I launched it.

I'm running Garuda Linux (based on Arch btw) using steam package from official repositories.

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Hello, good afternoon. I have a fairly important question regarding NVIDIA drivers. I’d like to know to what extent they differ and whether each type of driver performs better. I’m referring to the proprietary driver and the Open Kernel one. I’d like to know how they differ and why people say the Open Kernel is better. What changes compared to the proprietary driver?

Thanks.

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There is no audio. Every other game works perfect. Tested different proton version. Tested different kernels and mesa drivers. Same thing, every other game works flawless except resident evil.

How do I troubleshoot audio issues in Proton/Wine?

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Hello, I’m new to gaming on Linux.

I’m trying to play Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice using Lutris. The first time I run the .exe, the game launches without any issues. However, after closing the game and trying to run it again, I get the following error:

“This game has no executable set. The installation process did not finish correctly.”

Additionally, when I try to manually set the executable path again (the same .exe I used before), Lutris becomes unresponsive and I have to force quit the application.

I don’t understand why the game runs the first time but not afterward. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a known issue?

I’m using Zorin OS 17.3. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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I recently bought MH Wilds on sale and waited until today to play it bc of the performance patch.

The game froze as soon as I got to the language selection screen. Trying different versions of Proton didn't help, and it eventually got me banned for 24 hours by th Denuvo DRM anti-tampering. So I wasn't able to keep troubleshooting.

I'm using a 5070 Ti and 9800X3D and am running the latest drivers on CachyOS. Has anyone been able to play the game after the TU4 update or is it just 100% borked on Linux now?

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Fedora 43 KDE on a brand new Thinkpad X1 2i1 Lunar Lake, using Steam (native) and Proton 10.0-3.

Like title says, if my CPU power profile is anything other than "Performance," having gamemode enabled via Steam launch options causes Battlefront 2 to have HIDEOUS input lag.

Luckily I don't need gamemode to keep the monitor awake cuz it's a mouse/keyboard game, but I have to play on Balanced power mode or else the computer bounces in and out of thermal throttling and my FPS waffles between 30 and 60 every minute or so.

Where's the place to report such an issue? Would this be a Proton thing?

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Hi I am brand new to Linux with almost no experience with the operating system at all. I am on the latest stable amd version. I managed to install the app image for the native Linux curseforge client, but I am unable to log in. It opens a web browser, has me log in which I am successfully able to do, and then has "Open App" and nothing happens, and it never logs me into the app.

So I went to the wiki and I read it over and over and ive been going in circles for hours because I can't figure out HOW to install the appimagelauncher that CurseForge support says to get to resolve the log in issue.

https://github.com/TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher

They keep saying the have an rpm, a .deb and a tar.gz. I just cant figure out how to get any of to actually do anything to make curseforge work. I need CurseForge so I can sync over my WoW add-ons library and settings since I have moved over from Windows tonight. I got WoW working after some tweaking Lutris.

I have installed box buddy and tried to install it with distrobox but it keeps saying the file names I'm typing in dont exist.

Ive tried it from the terminal. Ive tried it all kinds of ways but I just cannot figure it out. Can anyone please help me get this working?

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Just a quick edit to bring that chart everyone sharing, but for those who dedicated to only one platform.

It's my first year using only Linux (was dualbooting for years before), so I guess I want to celebrate it somehow... even if it such a silly thing.

P.S. Sorry for this shitpost, it probably will be deleted as the rest of steam replay posts. Please don't ban me, I rarely post/comment anyway.

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i just tried a bunch proton types and launch options, for some time it just goes pretty smooth, but often this shit happens
i'm using
ubuntu 24.04
GTX1660Super
Ryzen 75800X
Proton 10.3 (steam and CS2)

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I'm new to Linux and I understand that playing games on this operating system is very complicated, but I found this page and I'm wondering if it works or if it's safe.

I don't know what you all think.

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So, for the past 6 months or so I have been daily driving Fedora Linux, and I’ve really enjoyed it. It was fun having control over my hardware again. The customization options are amazing and I feel like KDE Plasma has come a long way. Don’t get me wrong I really like Fedora! Learning some of the console commands has also been interesting and troublesome to say the least, lol. Here are a few things that make me want to go back to windows are the following:

1. The adobe software is available
2. I don’t have to worry about compatibility issues with games
3. I didn’t have much issues with windows in the first place
4. I have some windows only software and I just want things to work without me using the command prompt

I have Linux on a separate drive so I won’t be completely uninstalling Fedora, it’s just going to take a back seat for a bit. I’m sure this post will get some hate but I just wanted to say I appreciate the hard work that has gone into Linux and with valve’s support it will only get better.

Thx for reading, I just wanted to say a few things and I hope everyone has a good holiday break!

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I have been thinking about jumping to Linux (Mint XFCE). I recently learned of a new(ish) emulation frontend called Retrodeck, which appealed to me because of my extensive console ROM collection. While learning about Retrodeck, I read that there can be issues with Steam if installed via Flatpak. Is this true, and if so, what is the best way if not via Flatpak? Thanks in advance for all of your help.

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Trying to pick out a motherboard for my next gaming PC build with a 9800X3D and RX 9070XT. The plan is to dualboot Bazzite or CachyOS with Windows 10 till I get better acquainted with Linux and for the occasional game that won't work on it.

Been looking through lots of motherboards from the google doc and I think I've got myself down to a few options. I would like whatever board that will give me the least amount of problems with drivers, bluetooth, and networking issues.

Haven't decided if I am going ATX or mATX so looking at both currently.

Picked these boards based on features I would like to have. I need SPDIF for my speaker setup. Three M.2 slots without lane sharing to anything important like the GPU would be ideal. I can get by with just two if the board is really good and it will be hassle free.

Having the latest WIFI 7 and 5gb LAN isn't that important since I probably won't be taking advantage of those speeds anytime soon as I am still on DSL. If I ever move it would probably be further away from the cities.

I use a wired connection but sometimes I take my PC with me somewhere that's not possible. I probably can live without functioning WIFI on W10 since the goal is to switch over to Linux for most things. Worst case scenario I upgrade 10 to 11 for the few games just don't work on Linux.

Would like to hear from anyone currently using the following boards and if they had any driver issues for getting things like the WIFI, LAN, or bluetooth to work.

MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI - Seems like it would be fine for W10, WIFI would work unlike boards with WIFI7. For Linux I got mixed results. It's an older and not that much cheaper currently so maybe I shouldn't be bothering with this one.

Asus ROG STRIX B850-A GAMING WIFI - Haven't found much on it but it has intel chipset for LAN. Not sure I'd want to deal with Asus support if something goes wrong though.

Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 - Looks like a solid board from what I can tell. Better audio codec that doesn't seem to have static issues is a nice bonus. If my SBX G6 doesn't work properly on Linux I wouldn't have to worry about replacing it right away.

MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI - This was the one I was originally thinking about getting. I could have up to four NVMEs without lane sharing with anything important, and seemed solid overall. Linux support seems decent other than some issue with hardware monitoring with fans and RGB but I don't really care about RGB.

But I read about a issue with the sys-fan being very slow to respond when it comes to ramping up and slowing down. Doesn't sound like it affects CPU fan headers though so maybe it's not a big deal if it doesn't negatively affect cooling.

Gigabyte B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E ICE - Similar to the other Gigabyte I mentioned except mATX and the WIFI will work with Windows 10. Only negative is two M.2 slots since I was planning on reusing a 2TB NVME from my current PC for extra game storage. One of the cheaper options.

MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI - Seems like a great board, doesn't sound like I would have any or many issues with drivers for Linux. The only negative for this board is that it is incompatible with the Sudokoo SK700 cooler I want. But there is always the Thermalright Phantom Spirit for half the price.

That's all the boards, hoping someone can help shorten the list at the very least.

I am open to others I may have missed as long they are under $300 and they check all the boxes.

Thanks in advance.

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Hey guys,

I'm hitting a wall with Yakuza Kiwami and I'm honestly scared to keep testing it because of how hard it crashes my rig.

I'm on KDE Plasma, Zorin OS with an RX 570. The game runs smooth actually i played for 11 hours, but right now random stuff starts happening:

1. Audio starts stuttering/cutting in and out.
2. Game freezes.
3. Audio dies completely.
4. Monitor loses signal (black screen) but the PC fans are still spinning.

I have to hold the power button to hard reset. The scary part is: after I force shut down, my PC refuses to boot immediately. I have to wait a bit or try a few times before it boots again.

It feels like a thermal trip, BUT this only happens in Yakuza Kiwami. I played heavier games before without any issues. And i can play Forza Horizon 4 without issue at this moment.

Maybe a memory leak filling up the 4GB VRAM and choking the driver? If anyone knows a fix or a specific Proton GE version to stop this, please let me know. I really want to finish this game. Thanks!

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I don't really remember playing this much on Windows, but since this year i tested a bunch of games on Windows due to my GPU dying, it's possible. I wouldn't really consider them "played" though. ;)

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I have finally decided to say goodbye to Windows and hello to Linux (Mint XFCE). I have an extensive collection of ROMs (32 GB) spread out over 7 consoles. I also purchased and am playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands through Steam and have a save file I am fond of. Here are my questions, and thanks in advance for any advice you give:

1. Which is the best (least painful and easiest to set up and get going) solution - Retrobat through Bottles, emudeck, or ES-DE, or is there a better one? I am trying to avoid Retroarch if possible because of a bad experience in the past.
2. If the best solution winds up being ES-DE, fine. If I want to use an emulator other than the one that comes pre-installed with ES-DE but is supported by ES-DE, do I have to manually install the emulator myself or will ES-DE do it for me?
3. Will I have to manually transfer my save file from Windows to Linux when I install TTW?

Thanks again in advance for any and all advice you give regarding my situation. :)

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