I hope this does not come across as just another ‘Which distro to choose’ post.

I have added the specs for my current laptop in the attached image. I have barebones experience with Linux through my steam deck which I had for over 2 years and was able to tinker with it for emulation and stuff via YouTube guides and wikis.

I am aiming to dual boot and keep the stock ssd as my windows drive and my new second ssd as the Linux drive keeping everything separate.

From what I have gathered in my research till now, every distro can do everything, it varies on what you start with, and if you are on a single point release, or quick updates, and the DE (Gnome, kde, etc). Please do add or correct me if I’ve misunderstood.

My personal preference from watching videos on all the major popular distros boils down to:

Pop: being Ubuntu based, friendly for beginners, nvidia isos, but the cons being the Cosmic Desktop still not being totally stable.

Nobara: based on Kde, similar to steam deck, also has nvidia isos, fedora based, a good middle ground for beginners (Debian) and power users(Arch).

Both have good VRR support without additional tinkering as well as being “gaming-distros”.

I will be trying out both and seeing which one I like best via first playing with them on the bootable usb.

I would just like some feedback/comments from the community on whether or not I should be doing something additional or maybe something that I have missed out on. Or perhaps some suggestions or tips to make the process easier.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

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Hi all, Switched to Linux, installed everything I need but 1 game, and that is Honkai star rail, I searched online if there was a way since I know that 2 other hoyo games apperantly use a different AC from HSR and that's why they run and HSR doesn't, but I found conflicting information about it running or not running, or running but in a TOS way that could get me banned and such, so I just wanted to ask here if anyone has played HSR on Linux here or if the only legitimate way is to play it via GeForce now

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Hey everyone new to linux gaming ;) used to just do work,

Has anyone actually managed to get the lsfg-vk port of Lossless Scaling working with Elden Ring Nightreign (or honestly, any Fromsoft title)?

I’ve been bashing my head against the wall trying to get this to run. I’ve tried so many different tweaks and proton versions that I can't even remember them all at this point, but absolutely nothing has worked.

For context, here are the launch options I'm currently trying to use:

VK_LOADER_DEBUG=layer MANGOHUD_CONFIG=fps_limit=170 mangohud ENABLE_LSFG=1 LSFG_MULTIPLIER=4 LSFG_PROCESS=nightreign PROTON_USE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1 %command%

Did I mess up the command, or is it just totally borked for FromSoft games right now? Any tips or workarounds would be hugely appreciated!

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I don't know what it is about this game that's so complicated for Proton to handle, but it feels impossible to have it run like a native game-- which sucks because Elden Ring kicks so much ass. Despite all of my tweaking and experimenting, I can't get the game to run at a solid 60FPS despite my hardware far outpacing recommended specs (RX 9070XT, R5600).

I've tried Wine CPU topology flags, Wayland and NTSync flags, disabling Anti-Cheat with mods, Feral Gamemode, custom Proton forks; and nothing seems to actually make the experience much, if any smoother. I get it's far from the most well-optimized PC port of all time, but when I'm barely seeing any FPS improvements when changing my settings from Maximum to Low? Yeah, that's a problem.

Maybe it's just one of those problem games that'll only get solved years down the line; like some of those old PS2 games that still run terribly when they're emulated, even though most of the PS2 library runs extremely well.

It won't be enough to sway me from Linux for a very, very long time-- but for as incredible as gaming on Linux is right now, there are still some pain points that feel tough to reckon with :(

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TLDR, I'm hoping to abandon Windows and Ubuntu seems to be one of the more noob-friendly distros available. I chose Ubuntu 24.04.4 as the version to mess around with. So far, following this video, I've been able to get Steam set up through command line (thanks to a 32 bit lib issue from the video method) and after a couple of speed bumps (including disabling integrated graphics in BIOS), I can get a couple of games to launch and play.

However, a strange issue I'm facing is that the game I'm testing with, Besiege, will not dedicate more than 1834.8 MiB of VRAM, with it frequently resting at 1825.8 MiB. I've yet to see it have more than 11% GPU utilization through LACT. As a result, it gets a consistent 60 FPS until I move the camera, at which point, it just tanks to the low 30s until the camera settles again.

Physical VRAM is far from an issue for me, as I have an RX 9060 XT 16 GB. I have disabled hardware acceleration in Steam since it wasn't opening correctly, and my CPU is a Ryzen 7800X3D. Please be kind; I'm a no-good, rotten Microslop plebeian and I have a very loose grasp as to what the hell I'm doing.

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(P.D. i wanted to post this on the lostmedia subreddit but my karma just dont let me do it)anybody in here remembers tux racer ? probably yes, if you are a Linux oldie. the deal here is that existed a tux racer arcade version BASED on the tux racer commercial version of the game and a sequel called tux2 made by RoxorGames in the early and mid 2000's and distributed by ICE entertainment. both games are PC based arcades , linux or windows idk but they are pc based. making my own research i get up with a user called witherzombie222 in the forum of emuline that has or had dumped the og tux racer rom but the mirrors and download links seem to be taken down. and why i want to recover this roms ? idk for the love i have with the game i guess , it was part of my childhood btw .

footage of tux2

title screen of tux2

cabinet of TUX RACER

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Specs:

- Fedora Linux, KDE Plasma (Wayland) (16 GB and 8 VRAM)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (RPL-U)
- Wine-staging 11.0 / GE-Proton10-32

What I have:

F1 2021 SteamRIP

Symptoms:

Game launches, DXVK initializes, finds GPU, then silently exits with return code 0. No error message. Same behavior through both Wine directly and Lutris/umu.

What I've tried:

Goldberg Steam emulator

CODEX crack (copied from working F1 2020)

GPU spoofing via DXVK (GTX 1050 Ti device/vendor ID)

EDID registry fix

-windowed launch flag

PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1

Last lines in Wine output every time:

err: readMonitorEdidFromKey: Failed to get EDID reg key size

err: DXGI: Failed to parse display metadata + colorimetry info, using blank.

Then exits cleanly.

Note: F1 2020 SteamRIP works fine with CODEX crack. F1 2022 also ran fine previously on this machine.

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Hello,

When I try to run WayVR on WiVRn to show my monitor while playing games, the display on the monitor itself is tearing and somewhat glitchy. I looked up this issue online and it seems to be a difference in the Mesa package. It appears that WayVR is still bundled with Mesa 25, whereas Debian testing (what I am running) is on Mesa 26. Are there any alternatives to WayVR for WiVRn? I assume I can't backtrack to Mesa 25 (going from stable to testing is irreversible for Debian), so would I simply have to wait for an update?

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TLDR both Linus and Luke have had a positive experience with Linux this week

I love Linux and the r/linux_gaming subreddit You know what I love more is the r/linux_gaming mod team.

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I had been running my virtual mic via audio sink using a bash script I found online. It's worked great for a few months, up until this week and I wasn't exactly sure why. It would no longer run via the KDE autostart and when run manually, it would show up but then disappear shortly after.

I've always felt that running scripts in this way was kind of jank anyways, and while it worked well, until it didn't, I decided to setup a systemd user service. I figured that will do everything in the background and force it to stay linked with minimal post setup fuss.

Not sure if this will be useful for anyone else, but I've had a hell of time getting all my audio stuff working, so I thought I would share. Also gives me some documentation if I ever need it in the future. Hope it helps someone out o/

Create the service

I created a file called virtual-mic.service in my /home/YOURUSERNAME/.config/systemd/user/ directory.

Here is the service file:

[Unit] Description=Create persistent Virtual Mic (sink + source + links) After=pipewire.service pipewire-pulse.service wireplumber.service Requires=pipewire.service wireplumber.service [Service] Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=yes ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash -c '\ pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=VirtualSpeaker sink_properties=device.description=VirtualSpeaker object.linger=1 ; \ pactl load-module module-null-sink media.class=Audio/Source/Virtual sink_name=VirtualMic channel_map=front-left,front-right object.linger=1 ; \ sleep 3 ; \ pw-link VirtualSpeaker:monitor_FL VirtualMic:input_FL || true ; \ pw-link VirtualSpeaker:monitor_FR VirtualMic:input_FR || true \ ' [Install] WantedBy=default.target

Basically, it loads after all the pipewire stuff is complete, creates two new modules (a speaker and a mic), waits a moment, then links the Left and then Right channels of those modules.

To start and enable the service:

systemctl --user daemon-reload systemctl --user enable --now virtual-mic.service

From now on, the virtual speaker and mic should remain connected, and you can see the VirtualSpeaker module with the following.

pactl list short sinks Setup OBS

In OBS, we need to change our: Settings > Audio > Advanced > Monitoring Device and select VirtualSpeaker

Then, on our scene, we need to change the Audio Mixer > Advanced Audio Properties (the Gears) and set the preferred input device's Audio Monitoring to Monitor and Output

How I use it & issues

So as long as OBS is running, all my filters. effects, etc. are applied to any program using the VirtualMic as its input device.

That being said, some programs will not see our new virtual mic directly. To get around this, I set my system default input device to VirtualMic. Then in, for instance, Audacity, I select default as my recording device and it works like a charm.

Just for reference, I am on CachyOS, KDE / Wayland.

EDIT-Spelling

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Since my BIGGEST Linux issue has been rebinding mouse buttons, I decided to reach out to a vendor that was selling Redragon. I asked if the mouse side buttons could be rebound in Linux. They answered that they couldn't. But then they also said this:

Thank you for your question! The mouse itself is fully compatible with Linux and should work without issue. However, please note that the software used for customization and configuration is not supported on Linux. We understand your frustration and will certainly consider this in future product developments. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out!

I answered that I had been working on this issue within Linux for about year. As gaming on Linux has exploded in recent years there are a LOT of gamers that need software. Then I thanked them. They responded with:

You're very welcome, and thank you for your valuable feedback! We truly appreciate your suggestion, and we will definitely consider developing Linux-compatible software to support the growing number of Linux gamers. Your input helps us make our products better for everyone.

Maybe they were placating me. But my thought is that we need to ask for what we need. I also joined a MASSIVE thread on the Razer Naga site begging for Linux compatible software. Razer didn't respond to ANY of the many, many comments asking for software. That thread is about a year old. I'm thinking about starting a new thread essentially tapping my watch and asking them WHEN???

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Hey, so I bought Mass Effect Andromeda a few day ago, I installed it and everything went fine. However, I had to uninstall and re-install it due to an issue I was having with the prefix. Since today, I currently get the following errors when the EA App attempts to install on a fresh prefix (1238000):

INST-21-25005

INST-14-1627

I have no idea why these codes appear and why the EA App suddenly won’t install despite working only a few days ago. I’ve tried changing Proton versions, deleting the prefix again, restarting my Steam Deck multiple times, attempted to run the game offline, and so far, nothing has worked to attempt to fix this issue. Can anyone please help me?

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I recently moved to CachyOS, so far I love it and haven't got any issues with it, recently I re-downloaded TBOI, but it does this for some reason...
I read on some places that Rep and Rep+ doesn' have support, so I would like to know how do I use Proton on this e.e

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Built a terminal-based hacking game that runs completly in the browser. No download, no install, no dependencies. Works on Linux, Mac, Windows — anything with a browser.

You type real commands into a terminal. Scan networks, pick targets, choose exploits, breach into servers, navigate generated filesystems. Theres a heat system, AI NPCs, factions, geopolitics, PvP. The world reacts to what you do.

Solo project, backend runs on Linux (Go + PHP + PostgreSQL + Redis). Looking for testers — especially Linux users since my first tester was on Firefox/Linux and found a rendering issue i already fixed.

Play: https://deepnet.us
Discord: https://discord.gg/YpexgTDE

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I've already tried installing Bazzite, Fedora, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint, and a couple of other distros, but none of them passed this screen.

I've already disabled secure boot in my BIOS and tried only to leave connected the drive that I was installing the OS but to no success.

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Unable to play EA game purchased via Steam (Sea of Solitude)
EA App says I have to download the game via Steam, even though it's already downloaded. When I try to launch the game on Steam, it automatically opens the EA App installer (which obviously failes) and the game fails to launch
How do I convince these 2 programs that the other is in fact installed on the PC??
I hate Pop_OS smh

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Hey guys, so I have a problem with my x11 as I switched full-time to Nobara KDE (Nv OS) a few days ago from Windows 11 and I enjoy it a lot, but I am facing problems, as I can only use Wayland and I want to use X11 as it improves performance on the legacy cards because I am using a gtx 1060 6gb gpu and wayland is a bit difficulton the older gpus( I am saving up for a AMD gpu like a Rx 7600 and yes I am aware that they are moving away from the gpu driver support for the 10 series cards in linux) but I have to make due with my gpu for now.

The problem is I can't use x11 at all, when I switch to x11 in the login screen and login I get sent straight back to the login screen and this is what's happening everytime witch I think the x11 platform is crashing as soon as I want to use it. I did some troubleshooting on this, I uninstalled my gpu drivers in the TTY terminal, I tried clearing the plasma cache, I even made a test account but it even crashes there, I mainly play gta v and it's a fresh unmodded version and Im hitting 44fps in the game and my gpu is even sitting at 90% usage and I have an Ryzen 5 3600 and 16gb ram, my Nobara is on an ssd and I use ProtonGE.

If anyone has some form of fix or other advice please I would really appreciate all the help I can get.

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I specifically do not want to move away from bottles.

With that said, is there a way to have a console-like interface that will work easily with the games?

1) I tried lutris and it looks so old. Basically, I want the gaming equivalent of Kodi.
2) I tried pegasus launcher. It looks amazing on its own. But it just has the thumbnail icon from lutris, no other metadata. So the games look very bare and unpolished.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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