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I need a great distro

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 13:57

Hi, I need a distro for gaming and compatibility with 32-bit games with kde or gnome desktop enviroment and mangohud or vkbasalt can work on the distro, I tried distros like : (Cachyos - Endeauvor Os - Nobara - Pika Os - Fedora), and these distros are great but for me no because most of my games is 32-bit and gta iv cannot work on them, trying to change proton version and try some environment variable or launch option, right now I use pop os and gta iv worked! But I got problems with graphics issues, anyway I need great gaming distro have compatibility with 32-bit games and the desktop environment can be kde or gnome and thanks!

Hilum

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World of Warcraft Midnight Prepatch broke my game. Cannot launch it anymore.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 13:46

I am using Lutris on Linux Mint (22.2 Zara) to play World of Warcraft and after the prepatch now I get this error message whenever I launch the game.

https://preview.redd.it/mv96thra7peg1.png?width=823&format=png&auto=webp&s=36379eef102b4387b249d034f263a210c3399c7d

Anyone else experiencing this? Any easy fixes? I am not so tech savvy so I don't know how to fix this without spending huge amount of hours on this. And of course asking AI will most likely brick my pc when it starts hallucinating stuff and I follow it's bs instructions like a dummy, so I refrain from doing that.

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FIFA 15 not working

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 13:17

I'm on Mint Cinnamon and used a repack from our pretty girl that works out. On Lutris with ProtonGE. I had these issues: 1. 80sec loading time 2. Freezing/crashing shortly after it launches - at language selection 3. Launching with black stripes on the sides = protonGE 9-21 fixed it - AI said it's because newer proton uses DXVK v2 and it messes up something.

  • I've been told 14 and 16 run fine.
  • I have all redistributables installed - Lutris handles some and pretty girl that works out also ships them with the game.

what more info can I provide?

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Skyrim SE crash on GeForce MX450 running bottles.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 12:45

Tried wine, proton, nothing works, both shows error. It used to work (with prime-run wine /home/username/application folder) before I upgrade wine. Only bottles works, but I can't use my NVidia GPU, although CachyOS load it on startup. Skyrim crash when I use dedicated GPU. I have to use lowest setting on integrated GPU Intel Iris XE.

my inxi

System:
Kernel: 6.18.3-2-cachyos arch: x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.4 Distro: CachyOS
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A515-56G v: V1.34
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: TGL model: Iris_TL v: V1.34 serial: <superuser required>
Firmware: UEFI vendor: Insyde v: 1.34 date: 04/21/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 21.3 Wh (68.3%) condition: 31.2/53 Wh (58.8%)
volts: 14.93 min: 15.4
CPU:
Info: quad core model: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
cache: L2: 5 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 400 min/max: 400/4200 cores: 1: 400 2: 400 3: 400 4: 400
5: 400 6: 400 7: 400 8: 400
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce MX450] driver: nvidia v: 590.48.01
Device-3: Chicony HD User Facing driver: uvcvideo type: USB
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting,nvidia dri: iris gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: iris,swrast platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.3.3-arch1.4
renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Xe Graphics (TGL GT2)
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 drivers: intel,nvidia surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Tiger Lake-LP Smart Sound Audio
driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl
API: ALSA v: k6.18.3-2-cachyos status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8169
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7921 802.11ax PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [Filogic
330] driver: mt7921e
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Lite-On MediaTek Bluetooth MT7921 driver: btusb type: USB
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.3
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 942.7 GiB used: 229.15 GiB (24.3%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Micron model: 2450 MTFDKBA512TFK
size: 476.94 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST500LM021-1KJ152 size: 465.76 GiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 117.56 GiB used: 44.55 GiB (37.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1022 MiB used: 476 KiB (0.0%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/sda1
ID-3: /home size: 322.54 GiB used: 184.6 GiB (57.2%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/sda4
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.39 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 16 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.39 GiB used: 2.5 GiB (16.2%)
Processes: 274 Uptime: 4m Shell: fish inxi: 3.3.40

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SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded to get a new 'Arena Royale' mode in the next update

Gaming on Linux - 21. Januar 2026 - 12:23
1047 Games have revealed that SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded is getting a big upgrade tomorrow (January 22nd), with a completely redesigned battle royale mode.

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Space Marine 2, either "Mods Detected" or "N-10" Connection Error on cachyOS

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 12:09

I'm trying to play SM2 on cachyOS but I always get either of these errors and can only play in offline mode.

if I try to connect to play with a VPN active, i get the N-10 error. if I try to play with the VPN off, I get the "Mods Detected" error despite no mods ever being installed.

I've tried all different Proton versions to no avail, deleted the Mods and Local folders in ...\client_pc\root folder, did a complete reinstall of the game, changed dns to cloudflare but still get these errors.

has anyone else had this issue as well or what other foxes can I attempt?

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Build up your Steam library with the latest Fanatical Titanium Collection 2026

Gaming on Linux - 21. Januar 2026 - 11:58
Fanatical have another chance here for you to build up your Steam game collection with a bunch of lovely indie games all at a great price.

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CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 11:36

using the native Linux version on Kubuntu 25.10 on the main screen pops

FATAL ERROR: vulkan encounter unrecoverable error VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST.

been trying to fix with deepseek since yesterday to no avail. with -dx11 shows the same error.
I was able to launch through Proton 9 but the performance was awful. vkcube and glxgears run correctly

my /home is mounted on a separate btrfs partition (same disk) if that matters.
here's my laptop specs:

AMD Ryzen 5400U (with iGPU) product: Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Vega Mobile Series] vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] physical id: 0 bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0 logical name: /dev/fb0 version: rev c3 width: 64 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix vga_controller bus_master cap_list fb configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 resolution=1920,1200 resources: irq:41 memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e0000000-e01fffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:fcc00000-fcc7ffff Devices: ======== GPU0: apiVersion = 1.4.328 driverVersion = 25.3.3 vendorID = 0x1002 deviceID = 0x1638 deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU deviceName = AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR) driverID = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV driverName = radv driverInfo = Mesa 25.3.3 - kisak-mesa PPA conformanceVersion = 1.4.0.0 deviceUUID = 00000000-0400-0000-0000-000000000000 driverUUID = 414d442d-4d45-5341-2d44-525600000000 GPU1: apiVersion = 1.4.328 driverVersion = 25.3.3 vendorID = 0x10005 deviceID = 0x0000 deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_CPU deviceName = llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8, 256 bits) driverID = DRIVER_ID_MESA_LLVMPIPE driverName = llvmpipe driverInfo = Mesa 25.3.3 - kisak-mesa PPA (LLVM 20.1.8) conformanceVersion = 1.3.1.1 deviceUUID = 6d657361-3235-2e33-2e33-202d206b6900 driverUUID = 6c6c766d-7069-7065-5555-494400000000 mesa-utils 9.0.0-2 submitted by /u/Torantes
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Mint Wayland issue

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 11:27

Hello, I have a problem with Project Zomboid that on X11 it will launch show the cursor play audio but the main menu is just a black screen. Due to Wayland still being in expromental on Mint the Left shift, cntrl and alt key dont work. Is there a way to make the menu work in X11 or the keys to work in Wayland? Thx

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whenever i try to use mangohud while using lutris the games doesn't start

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 10:31

wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely [2026-01-21 10:10:38.394] [MANGOHUD] [info] [blacklist.cpp:83] process 'explorer.exe' is blacklisted in MangoHud err: DxvkInstance: Required instance extensions not supported Monitored process exited. Initial process has exited (return code: 1280) Exit with return code 1280

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Memory shortage avoided, kernel kills my game

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 10:17

Hey,

Basically this. When I play modded Cities Skylines I on steam on my fedora workstation, after a certain amount of assets installed, the kernel kills the game. Thing is that I have 32GB of ram and a very decent CPU. Has this happened to you before? I increased the swap file and tried so that the system would use less ram, but alas.

Perhaps I should buy more ram?

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What games to play

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 10:16

I switched to Nobara 43 a couple days ago and dual booting with windows for some games that have EAC, i was wondering which kind of games are better on Linux rather than on windows since i saw some videos where on Linux the performance are way worse than windows

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Thank you!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 09:50

I want to sincerely thank the people of this subreddit! A few months ago I posted this

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux\_gaming/s/BJXxeBg1Qd

asking whether to switch to Linux for gaming. The comments were incredibly helpful and I ended up going with CachyOs.

I’ve had a few problems along the way but this has been a game changer for me. CachyOs is how I imagined operating systems would be in the future 10 years ago. It’s smooth, fast and I love not getting forced updates which sometimes break something. So far I’ve had no issues with the games I’ve played (the modern Doom trilogy, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2 and even some older titles). Not only that but my wireless ps5 controller works better (on windows it randomly couldn’t connect via Bluetooth after some update…). At this point I don’t see myself going back to windows at all (and good riddance).

I recommend anyone who is on the fence to give it a try.

Once again a big THANK YOU to the people of this sub!

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Ghostship - the new Super Mario 64 PC port gets a Linux release

Gaming on Linux - 21. Januar 2026 - 09:46
Ghostship was a recent announcement from the HarbourMasters team bringing a new Super Mario 64 PC port, and now there's a fresh release with a Linux version.

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nvidia driver modpost "was exported twice errors" dkms build error

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 21. Januar 2026 - 09:45

Hello I've tried to install NVIDIA open drivers on my debian 13 with kernel version 6.12.63+deb13-amd64.

I have an rtx 5060 ti blackwell which means according to debian documentation that I can only install the open drivers.

But not matter which kernel version I try:

- 6.12.38+deb13

- 6.12.43+deb13

- 6.12.63+deb13
- 6.18.0-061800-generic

I tried different driver versions too: 575, 580, 590 and also the master branch of NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules

I also tried: https://github.com/devleonardoamaral/debian-nvidia-installer
I keep getting the same issue.

Here is a ticket opened on open-gpu-kernel-modules github with more information including logs. I'm open to any suggestions

https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules/issues/1006

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French indie studio Accidental Queens are closing and delisting their games from Steam

Gaming on Linux - 21. Januar 2026 - 09:40
A few more games are going to be lost to history, as the French indie studio Accidental Queens announced they're closing down.

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Max and Chloe return for Life is Strange: Reunion in March

Gaming on Linux - 21. Januar 2026 - 09:28
Max and Chloe are returning in Life is Strange: Reunion in March for a finale, and it sounds like it's going to be an interesting adventure.

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