that is all

I like that it comes with everything preinstalled for gaming, but also I have access to a full desktop when needed.

I don't see why this sort of desktop would be discouraged as a daily driver for any laptop or gaming PC?

what am i missing here?

I currently really want to play Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 with my friends but current have no clue on how to go about fixing the EA Launcher from bugging out on my pc. I have used Proton 7, 8, and soon gonna try 9. Does anyone have a way of fixing this issue?

Linux distros are needed more than ever for older computers.

I gave my previous PC in the early 2010s (i3 560, 4 GB RAM, hdd, gtx 660) to my dad. It has Windows 7 and it can run some old games, emulators and movies but for years it is not suitable for Internet navigation and security. Though a gtx 660 is still considered a good gpu for 720/1080 resolution games with a better cpu, more ram and low-mid settings. I wanted to install Linux there but was always putting it on hold.

My nephew was playing New Super Mario Bros on Cemu but after watching yt videos, he told me he wanted the Deluxe version.

Only problem : it is a Switch exclusive and all Switch emulators run on Windows 10. On a system with just 4 GB, Windows 10 is out of the question and if you add the non-ssd storage, even more so. I did not even think it could run Switch games.

So I decided to install Mint alongside the existing W7 partition, mainly so my dad could have a modern software PC.

It takes a while for the OS to boot on an old hdd and just 4 GB RAM, around the same time as Windows 7, but at least you can run Chrome, provided not many tabs are opened.

Games like Stumble Guys crawled on Windows 7 but here with the modern browser support, game is smooth and playable.

But the thing I did not expect was that Switch emulation works too! Super Mario Deluxe runs with just 4 GB at full 60 fps (52-55 at some castles with more gfx) and no crashes in over 1 hour of play. Provided you find and run Yuzu's last released Appimage version (4176). I tried running the game on Ryujinx and emulator would freeze and crash.

For a reason I can't install Proton 9 on my openSUSE Tumbleweed PC. It says it's only available for Linux/Steam OS, but I am on Linux:

Install button is great out

If I select Proton 9 for any game and launch it, it says Downloading (0%) but stays there, doesn't download anything and doesn't show in the download section on Steam.

All other Proton version work fine. No issues.

(I use the stable Steam client, openSUSE repo, not Flatpak)

Hey I'm looking for a distro/DE where games won't have issues with compositing. Previously on old pc I use Ubuntu XFCE and I had to have a script where if steam is running disable compositing so games would run properly. Is there a distro where compositing doesn't need to be disabled and fullscreen disable option actually works (xfce it doesn't). Preferably morel lightweight DE as system specs will be weak.

Hi everyone,

As a steam deck user, i'd love to use my T300 RS to play sirmacing games from my steam deck (I don't have a PC so my only option to play AMS2 or AC is my steam deck docked to my TV)

Does someone already succeed in making the wheel work ?

Thanks for your help !

Hello! When I try to run Predecessor on Steam with proton I get the following error:

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I tried with Proton experimental, 9 and 8, I'm getting this error with any of them (6 and bellow doesn't even launch the game). This error started happening today, does anybody know how to fix this?

Using the MESA drivers 24.0.6-2

specs:

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I've been using Linux for almost 7 years now, and I've seen many things evolve. Proton, Wayland, VRR, NVK, Explicit Sync (well, still have to see that). But there's one pretty major issue I have with Linux and I can't understand how it's not fixed yet is scaling on my 2560x1600 screen with a bottom 3840x1100 screen.

I'm on Garuda with KDE Plasma and I have two options. Apps apply scaling themselves or the system scales the apps. Of course, I have to use the zoom option to have proper scaling in the OS. Here's the thing, though.

If apps apply scaling themselves, Steam and all games launch small and Mangohud reports a resolution of 3840 x 2400 which I don't even know where it finds or how to fix.

If the system applies the scaling on Wayland, and this is pretty important imo cause the previous case may be a weirdity of my system. the resolution of games gets to something like 1701x942 or something which is much less than my screen.

The best solution I've found is setting the DPI to 144 in the Wineprefix of the game I wanna play and let the app scale itself. Another solution is using Wine Wayland but the DPI still need to be set to 144 otherwise the image goes out fo the screen.

The easiest option of course is to use Gamescope and set game and output resolutions but I'm on Nvidia and Gamescope is a little hit or miss, especially with HDR enabled.

So, what is going on? Wayland with zoom cannot be fixed? This is such a basic and weird issue.

I am having a problem with steam that I can't find a way to fix, I was wondering if there was an easy way to uninstall steam without uninstalling the downloaded games?

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This above is the error given. In terms of the log, it is right here: https://pastebin.com/h3UTbhbm
In terms of Neofetch, this is my Neofetch:

! I DO NOT USE ARCH, I USE DEBIAN 12.5 - but the Arch logo looks cool !

https://preview.redd.it/ub43fmsqo7yc1.png?width=794&format=png&auto=webp&s=905ad11de7b613fabc660ad04e721c6bf9e49f37

Asked in any other subreddits, got no answer. I really hope I get aid! Everything else works with FIFA23 being run via Wine-GE, but this pains me how I cannot use mods.

I thought I'd give it a shot to see of I can get some more juice from my GPU, but I cannot install it. Did you manage to do that? I tried both Lutris and Bottles, but something's going wrong, but the error doesn't say what

Note: I was not able to find any info on this, I tried, that’s why I decided to to ask here for help

Hi all
Does anyone know how to set up the main screen for GameMode (Steam Big Screen)?

I've set my main screen in the System Display settings, however Bazzite still launches my secondary screen (which is vertical) as the main screen.

Info:
OS: Fedora Linux 39.20240415.0 (Bazzite GNOME) Bazzite
Kernel Version: Linux 6.7.11-202.fsync.fc39.x86_64
GPU: AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600 × 12
CPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT (Yes I hate this GPU..., but it is what it is)
Memory: 32.0 GiB
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF B450-PRO GAMING

Recently I have been trying to play my old games (Worms, Sims, Black & White, etc..) on my Steam Deck.

I created an ISO of the various CD's via the dd command, but I have noticed Crossover doesn't support ISO. I needed to mount the ISO to a location.

This worked to install the game but fails copy protection. If I connect a USB DVD drive it detects the disc and works but this isn't particularly helpful.

Does anyone know what I should be setting or doing so the game sees the ISO or ISO mount as the disc?

A lot of the games I want to play simply don't have a steam version to buy