As stated above. Basically everything I've seen on forums says Ubuntu (and mint) is unsupported and cannot be used. I've been considering going to Fedora but I'd like opinions from people who actually use fedora-based distros. I'm in med school so not super code-literate but I can get by. I'm primarily looking for a GPU switching utility but it'd piss me off to know I'm not fully utilising the capabilities of something I own. important detail, I'm using a AMD Advantage g15 2021 (5900hx; 6800m) Any help would be much appreciated for a newbie:)

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What happens when I launch it:

Black screen with a white mouse cursor I can move. Nothing ever displays but if I wait a bit and press enter and/or escape I can hear menu sounds. But the sounds are stretched, as if the game was unable to play them at full speed.

My machine:

Laptop Lenovo Legion Pro 7 16AFR10H
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Bios is up to date

My distribution:

Ubuntu 24.04.3, up to date

GPU driver:

580.95.5

I use the native version (deb file) of steam.

I tried with several versions of proton with no change:
experimental
hotfix
10.0-3
GE Proton 10-26

For reference, tekken 8 runs great, also through steam so it appears the general configuration of the machine is OK.

Here is a link to the terminal output and proton logs:
https://gofile.io/d/u0CTgt

I checked on ProtonDB and I added the launch option mentioned there (the game crashes at startup without it).

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Antes de tudo, eu sou um usuário de Windows, então nunca utilizei um Linux antes, mas entendo um pouco(bem pouco) sobre esse sistema e suas distros, dei uma leve pesquisada no assunto. E foi mal pelo tamanho disso, tentei detalhar com o máximo de coisas que talvez possam ser úteis.

Estou pretendendo fazer dual boot em meu PC, com foco em melhor estabilidade em jogos sem largar mão dos aplicativos sem nenhum suporte ao Linux. Já fiz diversas otimizações em meu Windows(pelo Regedit, pela BIOS, pelos arquivos internos de alguns jogos, encerramento de serviços na inicialização, entre várias outras coisas de otimização que todo mundo deveria saber que existem... além de testar diversos drivers da Adrenaline e decidir qual o melhor, estável e mais completo, que deveria usar. Estou no 25.8.1, e sem nenhum problema com ele), o que resultou em uma absurda melhora de FPS em todos os jogos, então não sei se fazer esse dual boot realmente haverá um ganho considerável de performance geral ou se será apenas uma mudança pouco relevante para atingir meu objetivo.

Atualmente não tenho muitos problemas em rodar alguns jogos que quero, mas queria ter mais FPS neles para ver até onde meu PC vai sem prejudicar diretamente ao meu hardware... Osu! é o mais importante para essa ideia de ter menos input lag, e também jogos CPU-Bound competitivos(ou talvez apenas CPU-Bound).

Talvez eu esteja superestimando o Linux, porém ele aparenta ser um ótimo sistema(depende da distro, todas têm seu público-alvo) por haver a possibilidade de modificar completamente todo o SO e fazer uma baita customização em praticamente qualquer coisa sem perder muito desempenho. O Windows não é ruim, mas poderia ser melhor.

Agora vou direto ao ponto, as perguntas. Seria melhor continuar do jeito que está ou devo me arriscar para o Linux? Terei um bom ganho em relação ao Windows ou seria apenas um trabalho extra para fazer? CachyOS é a melhor distro para o meu caso? Há muitas desvantagens em usar o Linux ao invés do Windows? Poderei jogar jogos com anti-cheat nível kernel pelo Windows mesmo com um dual boot? E o que você acha sobre isso que quero fazer?

Aqui estão algumas informações adicionais que podem responder algumas dúvidas:

Config. do meu PC:

Ryzen 5 4600g

Sem placa de vídeo(estou juntando um orçamento para uma GPU dedicada)

2x8gb Kingston Fury Beast 3200mhz

A320m-k/BR

Fonte Aerocool KCAS 500W

SSD 1 ~ Western Digital Black 512gb SN770 (o Windows está aqui)

SSD 2 ~ Kingston 512gb A400(talvez metade para o Windows e outra metade para o Linux, ou totalmente para o Linux)

SSD 3 ~ Kingston 128gb A400(pretendia formatar este e após isso, instalar o Linux)

HD ~ Seagate 500gb ST500DM002 (para o Windows)

Imagino que essa informação aqui seja irrelevante, mas eu já fiz root em meu Moto G60 e uso Custom ROM nele até hoje. Não sei se isso poderia me ajudar em algo, mas talvez os processos batam um com o outro e facilite um pouco mais a minha vida.

Não sou só eu que utilizo este PC, então tem coisas que não posso apagar pois não são minhas. Se alguém tiver alguma sugestão, de preferência grátis ou de baixo custo, para fazer backup(acho que cerca de 512gb bastam, é apenas para os arquivos importantes) antes da instalação, eu agradeço. Mas ainda não estou certo de que irei fazer dual boot, por isso criei este post.

Qualquer outra dúvida sobre, eu tentarei responder. E também estou de ouvidos abertos para sugestões do que devo fazer.

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i can barely know how to use a make file, but now? there is a cmake! idk how is this one done, i just want high fidelity nintendo 64

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Ive seen a post before about this but that was on arch. im on pop os. Ive been wanting to get into minecraft pvp again, my mouse can double click(when you press the button right and it registers as 2 clicks). i can even do it sometimes but i tihnk linux is stopping it. how do i fix this?

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been gaming on Linux for quite a while now and I’m trying to squeeze a bit more performance out of my system, especially the GPU.

My main issue is that my PC isn’t really a gaming-focused setup. I’m running an Nvidia Quadro P4000, an i7-6700, and 16 GB DDR4 RAM. The OS is Debian Trixie with the Nvidia 550.163 driver, which currently gives me the best performance compared to other driver versions I’ve tested.

I’m looking for advice or experience regarding gaming performance optimizations specifically for Quadro/workstation GPUs on Linux.

As a reference point:

I play games like Red Dead Redemption 2. Using the Xbox One X settings from Digital Foundry at 1080p, I get around 45-55 FPS in the open world and about 40–53 FPS in Saint Denis. Ideally, I’d like to reach a stable 60 FPS.

I’ve already done some basic system optimization:

- Disabled a few unnecessary systemd services

- Created a custom Feral Gamemode configuration

[general] reaper_freq=5 desiredgov=performance desiredprof=performance igpu_desiredgov=powersave igpu_power_threshold=-1 # iGPU-Erkennung deaktiviert → dein i7-6700 hat keine relevante iGPU-Last softrealtime=off renice=10 ioprio=0 inhibit_screensaver=1 disable_splitlock=1 [filter] blacklist = firefox, apt, apt-get, dpkg, discord, steamwebhelper, steam, rsync, timeshift, gnome-shell [gpu] apply_gpu_optimisations=0 nv_powermizer_mode=1 nv_per_profile_editable=1 [cpu] park_cores=no pin_cores=no [supervisor] require_supervisor=0 [custom] script_timeout=10

- Tweaked some settings in Nvidia X Server Settings

- Enabled Coolbits for fan control

- Put some environment variables in ~/.profile

# ~/.profile: executed by the command interpreter for login shells. # This file is not read by bash(1), if ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bash_login # exists. # see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files for examples. # the files are located in the bash-doc package. # the default umask is set in /etc/profile; for setting the umask # for ssh logins, install and configure the libpam-umask package. #umask 022 # if running bash if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then # include .bashrc if it exists if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then . "$HOME/.bashrc" fi fi # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" fi # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" fi export __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 export __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 export __GL_YIELD="USLEEP" export __GL_SHADER_DISK_CACHE=1

- Made a custom xorg config

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig # nvidia-xconfig: version 550.163.01 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Unknown" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "Coolbits" "24" Option "RenderAccel" "True" Option "NoFlip" "False" Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True" Option "ColorSpace" "RGB" Option "ColorRange" "Full" Option "UseEdid" "True" Option "UseEdidDpi" "True" Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection

However, Nvidia doesn’t allow overclocking on Quadro/workstation cards. I know that vBIOS tweaking might be an option, but that’s a bit too risky for me.

Does anyone here have tips, tweaks, or experiences with improving gaming performance on Quadro cards under Linux? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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CtrlAssist – an open source project to bring more accessible, collaborative gaming to Linux! Inspired by PC gaming sessions with my own family, where both young and old relish exploring rich stories with immersive worlds (like Witcher 3, RDR3, Hogwarts Legacy, etc) but find coordinated combat or movement control too challenging to play solo, CtrlAssist lets you combine multiple controllers into one virtual gamepad, much like assist features on dedicated game consoles.

Whether your helping grandparents through tough boss fights, or co-oping with nieces and nephews to level age gaps, CtrlAssist aims to make PC gaming on Linux fun and accessible for everyone. While I’m certain similar utilities exist, I also just wanted a holiday hobby project to practice Rust development while scratching a personal itch.

Please give it a try, share your feedback in the relevant discussion categories, or check out the open issues if you’d like to contribute, help is always welcome!

• User Feedback and Accessibility Community Discussion
• Developer Feedback and Rust Community Discussion

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I have a dual GPU laptop as well as a single GPU desktop. Both have discrete nvidia GPUs. I have had a ton of success and fun gaming on these systems. I use arch (btw) and use up to date drivers. My laptop has a 4060 and my desktop has a 5090. Both run seemingly without any major flaws, are fast, reliable, and gaming is great.

I see threads all the time of people asking if they should still avoid nvidia for amd with their linux builds. I'm here to say, from personal experience, gaming with nvidia on linux is great. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend an nvidia card to anyone at this point.

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I'm on an EVGA RTX 2070 Black, CachyOS. I'm having a great time, space marine 2 works awesome.

Is there much mileage left in these cards on Linux now?

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I'm running Manjaro KDE with Linux 6.12, my CPU is a Ryzen 5800X3D, my GPU a Radeon RX 6950 XT, 32GB RAM. Everything's fully updated, though I prefer the LTS kernel over the latest because in the past I've had problems with running the latest. My games are all installed on an EXT4 formatted partition. I only recently enabled game recording.

Basically just what the title says, if I have Steam's game recording enabled, PEAK crashes after a few minutes at most. I've tried running it with all 3 launch options, DX11, DX12, and Vulkan (usually I use Vulkan), and all 3 crash. I don't have any problems with PEAK if it's disabled globally or if I create an exception for PEAK to disable it. I've run Steam from the terminal to see if it shows any errors, but it all looks like normal output. No error messages when the game crashes. The screen just freezes for 30 seconds or so, then the game closes. Oddly, tabbing out while the game is frozen works, but clicking things doesn't until it fully crashes. So far no issues with other games, but I haven't been playing a lot else lately, mostly White Knuckle, which hasn't crashed. Testing with other games is ongoing.

FWIW I have another computer with very different hardware (Intel CPU, Nvidia GPU) running Bazzite with Steam game recording enabled, and it's never had any problems with PEAK.

I'm wondering if this has anything to do with hardware video acceleration? Historically it's given me a lot of problems on Linux, apparently it's supposed to just work, but e.g. OBS only ever shows the software renderer (both repo and flatpak). A few years back I tried setting up Replay Sorcery, but had issues with getting hardware rendering to work. I have hardware acceleration enabled in the Steam settings, but I don't really see any way to verify it's actually working and not just "enable if present." When I run Steam from the terminal, I do see messages about starting VAAPI HEVC, which implies that it's working, but that just makes it all the more confusing that OBS doesn't.

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It's a Viper V3 clone. But it didn't cut any corners. I'm not gonna give any long review here, there are plenty of them on youtube already. I'm just surprised that the driver is web based & works like a charm. All the mouse & keyboard manufacturers should do this to be honest. The new PAW3950 has a lift off distance of minimum of 0.7mm, which is a godsend for fps gaming.

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I have an X220 with Debian13 installed.

I'd like to install and play two ancient games on it:

• Championship Manager 01/02

-Gta original.

So what do you guys advise ?

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I'm using CachyOS currently, and it has been so far a wonderful gaming experience. I improved the way I parametrize Steam games through launch options using scripts for base ENV variables that I tested work well and enable features along with more stability. Furthermore, I can set gamescope resolutions for many cases, even widescreen scenarios.

But I recently started to use Steam to launch the Epic Store launcher using this script. I noticed it's challenging to pair this solution with my script wrappers; games simply won't launch. I understand that once Steam is handling a non-Steam game/software, the behind-the-scenes process is different, and for that reason they fail.

Likewise, I wanted to ask the community about this kind of situation; the idea at the end is to have all games on Steam, native or not.

Does anyone have an idea on how to sort this out? I've attached some pics to demonstrate this setup working for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Steam native) and Tomb Raider (Epic Store). What I want to do is to use the same wrapper used for the Tony Hawk game with Tomb Raider. Why? Because I'm using Hyprland with specific window rules for Gamescope, I would like to preserve that behavior across all my games.

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Hi! Does anybody know a way to make my mouse work as a joystick? I want to play LoZ:WW on Cemu (via Lutris) but could not figure out how to get a joystick (which I want for the right joystick). I did manage to emulate that on windows using vjoy and another program, but could not figure that out with what I had on Linux (to be fair I forgot the name of the application, but from what I read it's fairly popular for virtual joysticks). Can anybody help? Has anybody else had a similar experience? I am running PopOs

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Hi, I’m looking for help confirming a possible Mesa / Wayland / VRR frame pacing issue with World of Warcraft on Linux. I have great fps but microstutters get it low as 10 fps and it drives me crazy. I tried every possible solution but could'nt find any yet.

System information

• Distro: Nobara
• Kernel: v6.17.10-200.nobara.fc43.x86_64
• Desktop / WM: KDE Plasma - Wayland
• GPU: AMD RX 9060 XT
• GPU driver: RADV
• Mesa: 25.3.1
• Monitor: 144 Hz (143.98 Hz)
• VRR / Adaptive Sync: tested ON and OFF (Tried adaptive sync never and auto)

Issue:
Did not happen on this same PC in the past but now I have microstutters every 4-5 second. Tried it with Lutris and Faugus with many proton version including Ge-Proton, Proton Exp. CachyOS protons and Lutris GE protons. Still happens after playing 2-3 hours so no shader compiling.

The weird thing is when I screen record using KDE Spectacle, the microstutter completely disappears and frames get extremely smooth.

Here is the recording

What I’ve tried

• Fresh WoW install (lutris, faugus and faugus steam shortcut)
• Addons or without addons still same stuttering
• DX11 and DX12 (Tried auto too)
• VRR on/off
• FPS caps
• CPU governor confirmed as performance

Suspicion

This strongly feels like a Mesa 25.x + KWin Wayland + VRR / present-mode interaction, not a WoW or shader issue. Screen recording forcing smoothness points to compositor or presentation timing.

Question

Has anyone on AMD + Mesa 25.x + KDE Wayland seen similar microstutter in WoW or other DXVK/VKD3D games?

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I created a post in Path of Exile 2 forum asking for a Linux Native version of the game

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3888175

If someone is interested, please leave a comment there.

Thanks!

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