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Discord bad screenshare situation

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 22:02

Is it only for me or does this affects generally everyone that has ever tried to screen share in Discord in linux and noticed that switching between 720p and 480p does not have a single difference? Why the hell 720p still looks like 480p? It looks awful for full screen and i cant see to find a solution for this, and im tired of google just regurgitating any AI response with a bunch of fucking nonsense in it, see the following video:

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heartopia linux login problem

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 21:46

hello I recently switched to linux a few months ago so I really dont know that much when it cocmes to gaming Im playing this game Heartopia and my problem was the google login even tho in the browser it said successfully login in game its still in the login menu anyone knows how to fix this

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Sims 4 hotkeys

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 21:30

Hi, I switched from Windows 11 to Linux (Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS) yesterday. I've managed to get Sims 4 to run smoothly (using Steam/ProtonDB).

But there's one small-ish thing I haven't found a solution for: The hotkeys seem to be switched/altered compared to Windows. For example, I'm able to move objects up or down using 8 and 9 (instead of [ or ] keys under Windows).

But how to size objects down? I can only size them up using the + key. Does anyone know the hotkey for sizing them down?

As far as I know, there's no option to view or alter the hotkeys.

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anyone here know why the binding of isaac: rebirth(with dlcs) might not work for me?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 21:24

for starters I'm on linux mint 22 x86_64 and i have steam from official deb, the game and proton is on my main drive on ext4 and i have tried to reinstall steam, the game files are fine i think cause flatpak version of steam does launch it fine but its flatpak and if possible i'm trying to avoid it as much as possible as it doesn't play nice with my stuff, i can't find logs for isaac and i have no idea why it won't launch atp.

if there's some logs or sum that might help then just ask, i'm lowkey down bad to fix it rn

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About a week ago i didn't even know what Linux is and here we are.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 21:09

I tried bunch of distros and decided to install Bazzite with GNOME. So happy so far. I didn't even know that Linux is a kernel about a week ago.

Deleted the Windows 11, didn't bother with dual-booting as my games already running on Linux.

Working well on a Full-AMD gaming laptop. ASUS TUF A16 Advantage Edition with Ryzen 7 7435HS and a Radeon RX 7600S 8GB GDDR6.

Trying to figure out how to install asusctl.

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Sick and tired of devs using this sub for promotion

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 20:44

Especially the most recent one who literally said in the title the game doesn't have a linux release yet. "Coming soon" ™️

Like seriously WTF? How shameless can you be?

I feel like all I ever see from this sub are devs abusing this sub for promotion of their games.

Can't something be done about that?

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Minecraft runs poorly on pop_OS

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 20:30

As the title says I’m running a modpack same launcher same mods just on another device and its running horribly on my old integrated graphics laptop I would get 40 fps very stable but now Its extremely choppy occasionally hitting 60 I have tried updating everything

Mod pack: Create’a Colony

Launcher: Atlaunchrr

Gpu: R5 5600

CPU: Rtx 3070

Ram:16 gb

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Error with the Rockstar launcher

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 19:23

Every time I try to open GTA 5 Enhanced, I get this Rockstar launcher update error. If I click OK, the game just doesn't open and gets stuck on an infinite loading screen. Does anyone know how to solve this? (Note: This happened out of nowhere. One day I was playing normally, closed the game to open another, then tried to open GTA again and this message started appearing, without me having done anything, downloaded anything, restarted or turned it off.)

My system description: Kernel: Linux 6.18.5-zen1-1-zen OS: Arch Linux (with Wayland) GPU: RTX 4060 (I've already updated the drivers to the latest version)

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New 5060 laptop and already switched

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 19:17

got new 5060 laptop on saturday and the amount of problems i had with windows from gpu not utilizing all wattage from dropping to 5 fps for no reason and 25h2 breaking drivers.Was kinda scared the 5060 drivers would be bad but its been pretty great pop os and i lost maybe 5-10 fps but i gain so much more stability.

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Linux problem on my laptop

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 19:16

Hello I want to install linux on my HP Victus 15-fa1093dx with specs :

Intel Core I5-13420H

Nvidia RTX 3050 6gb

8 gb Ram

512 gb nvme

But I always face a problem with sleep/wake it takes longer time than windows and I tried many ways but nothing solved the problem the only way that helped me is using only integrated gpu but I want to use it on hybrid mode like on windows to be able to do my development work and gaming so can I achieve this or not ? :(

note:

I tried many distros like fedora, blufin and popos-nvidia

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Faugus Launcher problem with Ubisoft.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 19:06

I installed Ubisoft through Faugus Launcher and after installing and running Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (having addes the .exe to Faugus) I get an error message saying: Unable to detect Ubisoft Connect installation. Please make sure Ubisoft Connect is installed. Could y'all please help me solve this issue?

https://preview.redd.it/ygl9i189jceg1.png?width=716&format=png&auto=webp&s=86264cbe43a8153718279649be9430d67d7d6a9e

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How to disable V-Sync for OpenGL games?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 18:26

I'm trying to run Divinity:Original Sin Enhanced Edition (native) through lutris but for some reason v-sync seems to be enabled, even though I disabled it in the in-game settings. I also made sure mangohud present mode is "unset" through goveraly. So I'm confused as to why the v-sync still persist. Any help would be appreciated.

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So confused about vsync (Cachyos, Mangohud)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 18:00

I've been trying to get the best possible frame pacing with no tearing. I play on a 120hz oled with VRR.

I'm really confused about the way Mangohud and the allow tearing setting under Display options interacts.

Allow tearing is enabled by default in a new install on Cachyos. Meaning that vsync must be enabled another way ie in the games own options otherwise tearing will be present. And with vrr (adaptive set to automatic in display settings). Frame should be capped to 116. I do this using dxvk frame rate in steam launch options.

This works OK but I read a lot of difference of opinion about the best combo of vsync settings etc for latency and smooth frame pacing.

I play non competitive stuff on a big TV so frame pacing is most important to me.

I've seen people say to just let the OS handle all the vsync, ie have allow tearing turned off in display settings, adaptive sync set to auto, turn off vsync in games, and enjoy! This works OK but I can't shake the feeling that having allow tearing turned ON in display settings, and having vsync ON in game, results in better frame pacing. Would be interested to know if this has any basis in reality.

And I'm confused with how mangohud vsync options are supposed to work. In launch options in steam I can set mangohud to do 1, 2, or 3, 1 for off, 2 for mailbox, and 3 for fifo, if I'm using 2 or 3 presumably I would disable vsync in game. I can also set present mode so I can see in the mangohud overlay if its immediate, mailbox, or fifo - so I can see if it's activated correctly or not.

But it doesn't work like I'd expect.... If I have allow tearing ticked in display settings, and set vsync 2 or 3 in launch options with mangohud, I swear to god I get tearing, Mangohud is saying mailbox or fifo but the game is clearly tearing. Shouldn't mangohud supercede the allow tearing display option? If I enable vsync in game the tearing goes away.

Any thoughts? I'm new to all this but baffled as to how it's SUPPOSED to work. My other launch options are to use wayland, use latest dlss, use hdr, nothing crazy I don't think....

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Tried playing WD2 using Heroic Launcher but this error pops out, what should I do?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 17:28

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Context: my WD2 copy came from the high seas

Games that needs Heroic Launcher are stored in a NTFS external hard drive and games worked without any problems except WD2, what should I do to fix this?

I'm sorry if this question should be on a different sub, this is the only sub I thought I could ask about Linux gaming.

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Can someone please explain how to use Lutris or Wine or Proton?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 17:03

I'm just switching from Windows, and I don't know why I thought this wouldn't be too much of a problem, but I'm really bashing my head against the wall here. I have no idea how to use Wine or Proton (outside or inside Steam) and I'm trying to use Lutris, but I have no idea how that works either and every time I give it a game, it always throws some error that doesn't mean anything to me. I kept a secondary hard drive with a ton of stuff on it, and I planned to just do something like this, but I can't for the life of me get this to work. I don't know how to get Proton to work with Steam either. Every time I try to run a game, it just says it's running for a second, and then gives up. It won't even say It's running anymore, no errors or nothing. Can someone please explain how to use these things? Please, I just want to game!

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From Project Zomboid modders - the survival-horror Dandelion Void will have multiplayer

Gaming on Linux - 19. Januar 2026 - 17:00
Now I'm even more interested in Dandelion Void! It looks like Project Zomboid in space with plant-based horrors and now it will get multiplayer.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I cant seem to control my fan speed

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 19. Januar 2026 - 16:54

I use linux mint, i just switched over to it, when i play games, my gpu fans dont kick in. when i checked yt, some videos had showcased this same application but they had an option called enable fan settings, i cant find it here. These are my problems, any solutions? I use the nvidia-driver-580-open in my driver manager which it says is the recommended one. rtx-4050 mobile version cus its on an acer nitro

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