I noticed many users are struggling with games freezing when entering fullscreen or losing focus (audio continues, video freezes), especially on Nvidia GPUs with Unreal Engine 4 titles (like Hellblade, Tekken 7, etc.).

It seems to be a compositor/driver issue where the GPU stops rendering when it thinks the game has exclusive fullscreen focus.

I solved this on Linux Mint by creating a wrapper script that launches a tiny, invisible 1x1 pixel terminal window and keeps it Always on Top. This tricks the compositor into keeping the pipeline active, preventing the freeze.

I created a GitHub repository with the script and instructions so it's easier to use/update.

👉 You can get the script here: https://github.com/tkaway27/linux-gaming-ghost-fix

Quick Setup:

1. Download ghost_runner.sh from the Release section.
2. Set Steam Launch Options to: /path/to/ghost_runner.sh %command%

It uses standard tools (wmctrl, x11-utils) and cleans up after itself when the game closes. Hope this helps anyone stuck with freezing games!

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So uhh sober is trusted right? Like im not gonna get a virus. I am really new to Linux so i really dont know much about it.

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I know that on Windows I should obviously pick the 5070 but I’m using Fedora KDE and I really don’t want to go back to Windows :(. The RTX 5070 costs 50$ more, should I still take it or the RX 7800XT?

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Hi it's been 3months since I switched to Mint. I like it very much but now I have a dilema where a friend want to play on a FiveM server for GTA 5.

I know this session may me going on for 2-3 months.

My problem is that I can't find any useful info of FiveM and linux. Many users said it's not compatible or cannot me downloaded with wine.

Many forums where it is asked the OP is not given a clear answer.

So my idea now is to implement dual booting with and use windows. Are there any alternative options?

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I installed Bazzite for the heck of it as a secondary OS, then I reassessed everything I need windows for. I deleted most everything from my windows drive except Arc Raiders and some VR games and shrinking my windows partitition to give it to my Linux. I have only messed around in this OS for a few minutes last night and planned to toy around with it but I feel like most everything I do could be done within Linux now, the sooner I just make the switch the less stress it would be. I'm swapping Bazzite to my main boot with W10 as a second boot option. I installed linux on my PC about 20 years ago to mess with and I've had it on my Steam deck, so that's part of what helped the transition, getting used to the bash commands, getting used to the annoying parts. But once you've got things set up, there's really not that much to fiddle with.

In the past I've been too intimidated from using Linux as a main OS. In my experience it's a nightmare getting help for niche things or having stuff that only has instructions for a different build, but I think that with everything being less reliant on terminal now most of the things I need, I can grab on a flatpack store. LLM can help me figure out the shit that doesn't make sense if Linux community are rude (they are lol). Most of the hardware has just been plug and play though I so I feel pretty confident I can jump through the occasional config or install rabbit hole since most of that stuff isn't necessary unless I'm tinkering/tweaking.

Hopefully everything goes smooth!

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So I saw someone mention it on a thread, but I wanted to put a post here to tell yall everything I installed to get this software to work on Linux.

Note: This can only edit your profile settings. If you’re using a retro R8 mouse like me, as far as I can tell, it can’t update the firmware. On controllers, I heard something about changing boot settings or something. Maybe it’s possible to fix on controllers.

1: Install the ISO

Virtual box needs an operating system file to make the VM. For this I used the 32 bit “Tiny10” which is just a 32 bit version of windows 10 with only the bare necessities to get windows to run. There’s no Microsoft edge, no default apps, nothing but file explorer, CMD, and other basic stuff like that. It being so basic and a 32 bit version makes it run fairly fast without having to allocate it much, and also keeps the file size small.

2: Install VirtualBox (if you haven’t already)

3: Install VirtualBox expansion

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Why? We need it for USB pass though.

4: Make the VM

I don’t really have the time or energy to teach yall how to make a VM when there’s YouTube. Generally though, you just press the green plus button in the top left and give it all the information it asks for.

5: Add your user to the VirtualBoxusers

This is a different command on different distributions. I’ll put the Fedora command below, but if you use Arch, Ubuntu, etc. you’ll have to google it. This is USUALLY necessary for the next step to work.

sudo usermod -aG vboxusers your_username

6: Setup USB pass through

Make sure your mouse or controller is plugged in for this part (If you’re doing this for your mouse, make sure it’s Bluetooth connected after this step is completed until I tell you to plug it in again). Click on your new VM, and click the edit button. Click on USB, select USB 2.0 or 3.0 (this will be greyed out if your VM is running). Then, click on the button that looks like a blue usb with a green plus. This should bring up a menu with everything you have plugged into an available USB port, including your mouse or controller you’re doing this for. Select the device you want to use, hit save, and now that’s good. Make sure to unplug your mouse and use Bluetooth mode now that you’re done with this step. (ONLY APPLIES TO RETRO R8 MOUSE!)

7: Start the VM and set up windows.

8: Once your in, if you decided to install a more advanced version of windows, just download the 8BitDo ultimate 2 app off of edge. If you followed my advice, you have to do one last piece of setup. Don’t worry, just takes a second. See the options on the top left to top middle, under one of them, (I think input or devices) is a button that says “Insert Guest Additions” or something like that. Press it. Then in the VM in the files app, you’ll see a new drive. Once you’re in there, run the guest additions EXE file. Afterwards, just select “restart now”. Once it boots back up, under input I think, there’s an option to turn on file dropping or something. Just set it to bidirectional, and you can drag and drop the 8bitdo app from your actual computer’s file app into the VM.

9: Plug in your mouse or controller, run the app, and edit your settings to your heart’s content!

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Hi everyone, I’m running Linux (Bazzite) and I’m having issues with my Logitech G923 Xbox edition, as Oversteer does not detect it. I’ve tried installing new_lg4ff, but I can’t get it to work properly or make the wheel show up. After several attempts and tests, I haven’t been able to find a solution. If anyone has experienced something similar, uses this wheel on Linux, or knows how to properly configure it with Oversteer on Bazzite, I would really appreciate any help, advice, or guidance. Thanks a lot in advance for your time and help!

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Hi, I'm having a lot of problems. I have an RX 5700 XT and I had games on two hard drives. Some games work and others don't. I started with Bazzite, and The Last of Us Part I worked, but The Last of Us Part II won't launch. It works perfectly on my Steam Deck, but I thought it was the distro. I used Cachu OS and I'm completely lost. I don't know much about Linux, and I barely managed to install Bottles and PortProton, but nothing works, even though I have one hard drive formatted as ext4. I'm frustrated and decided to switch to Linux because I saw better performance, but I don't have many original games. I downloaded all the files from Windows 10 and they worked fine. Please help me, I beg you.

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I haven’t used Linux since probably around ‘21 or ‘22 and I remember back then most FPS games were unplayable or literally didn’t work. How is it now compared to then? Particularly with FPS and multiplayer games since I know anticheat was a huge issue.

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Why does my game look like this? I just downloaded it and started playing, and these dots keep appearing.

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After a few months of planning and tweaking, I finally finished my own Steam Machine build.

The goal from day one was 100% couch gaming, aiming for an experience as close to a console as possible.

Specs:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/maxcoronel/builds/#view=p9tnTW

For the OS, I went with Bazzite (of course), and really feels like SteamOS on steroids. It boots straight into Big Picture, works perfectly with a controller, and is clearly designed with HTPC / living room setups in mind.

The build itself was a bit more challenging than others I’ve done in the past, mainly due to the unusual form factor of the case, but after a few hours everything was up and running without issues.

This was also my first real experience with Linux, and honestly, I couldn’t be happier. Installation was straightforward, no driver hunting, no weird workarounds — it was basically install and play.

Game compatibility has been surprisingly smooth. In most cases, it’s just download and play, with very little tinkering required. Performance and stability have been excellent.

Overall, I’m extremely happy with how this turned out.

If you’re on the fence about building a Steam Machine or trying Bazzite for a console-like setup — just do it. Highly recommended.

Here is a video of the system up and running, with some games testing in case you want to check it out.

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So I've decided to switch from windows to linux (just researching which distro to try first). I've made backups of my important files. Are there any other things you all recommend before I finalize the jump? (In respect to gaming).

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Does not run idk the problem, any suggestions running proton 10

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rx 9070xt
ge proton 10-15

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I switched to linux recently and I am very much surprised how gaming have evolved on linux and so far many games I tried works fine on linux, for so long i hung up on windows because of the photoshop and I heard some games with kernel anticheat wont work.

The crew motorfest use battleye but they made it work on linux, and logitech driving force pro works out of the box, no setup, no driver installation.

The game runs 10 fps more and input lag is less noticeable, the steering feels more direct and responsive.

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Currently, my Apple M1 Pro gpu is getting flagged by Helldivers II’s anticheat as “not supporting d3d12”, which as of a few months ago is not true under Asahi Linux. I already verified my drivers are correct and that I can play d3d12 titles, so I can only assume GameGuard is checking my GPU name instead of my GPU’s advertised capabilities. Anyone know how I could trick GameGuard into thinking my GPU is a comparable integrated GPU from AMD? It is a Steam game if that helps.

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