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Open source evolution sim Thrive adds graphics improvements and more planet customization
The original Pillars of Eternity is getting a turn-based mode Beta on November 5
yet another newbie needs help
After years using windows I finally want to switch due to reasons i probably don’t have to explain in this community. As a software developer myself I think I can handle the most common issues. But because my Linux experience is extremely limited I have a lot of questions.
Probably the most asked question, which distro shall i pick? I tried to figure it out myself but simply got overwhelmed and I don't want to spend hours to try "everyone" out. I'm searching for a simple distro with no bloatware. I don't want any pre-installed applications like web-browser, media player or whatever. This stuff I can install myself when and if i need. Although I don't like installing driver and stuff so if a distro comes with pre-installed and managed driver I would like that. Anything else I don't care. I'd prefer to be a stable fork and having some GUI. Even a one-time-pay-distro would be an option, just subscription are definitely out.
Because I anyway need a new PC i ask myself if there are some kind of hardware restrictions I shall consider. E.g. I remember in the past I got told Nvidia Cards are not a good option because the driver support for Linux based OS is horrible or even not existent. No Idea if that's still the cause 'cause I read somewhere Nvidia want to change that but not sure in what state of development they are now. Would you still recommand AMD or is Intel and/or Nvidia still an option?
In my current setup I'm using NZXT hardware (and yes a know now it's shit), are there any brands which you would not recommand due to compatibility issues?I love Logitech's Powerplay and therefore all my other peripherals are from Logitech as well. Because of that I also use the G HUB Software. As far as I know G HUB is not supported under Linux. I do not really need G HUB as long the devices work itself. Are there any other known issues related to Logitech compatibility?
Due to work and game compatibility reasons(anti cheat) I still plan to duel boot windows11. Because of that I plan to have a shared partition for stuff like steam install. Are there any good guides and/or known pitfalls you can recommand?
Any other hints, tips, tricks and considerations are welcome
Thanks already in advance for any response even if it's just to one point.
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AntiMicroX help, where's the macro recorder?
So I'm trying to string together a button sequence for a game and the guides I'm seeing say there's a macro recorder in AntiMircroX but I don't see it. Any help?
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Linux + GOG Games: Your Experience?
Hey everyone,
I’m curious about how Linux handles GOG games in general. Specifically:
- What was the game brought you to GOG?
- How was your experience running it on Linux Mint (or other distros)?
- Did it work out of the box, or did you run into errors or extra steps?
- Any tips or pointers for installing and running GOG games on Linux?
I’m thinking of diving into my GOG library on Linux and would love to hear real experiences from the community before I start.
Thanks in advance!
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lightweight linux just for steam
now that theres no more win 7 and 10 support im switching to linux. my laptop is very old so i want a minimal os. is mint xfce good? does it work wizz proton? id be using dis just for steam and gog.
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How to apply the Tinker steps form ProtonDB?
For example, i want to run GTR2, the guy says
"Tinker Steps:Switch to older version: 9.0-3, protontricks
$ protontricks 8790 -q mfc42 d3dx9 vcrun2003 vcrun2005"
What am i supposed to do with it? Switch proton per game? Where do i put this $ line? In the game's launch options or?
I'm linux noob so sorry if it's obvious. Tnx all.
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Linux mint, Dragon's Dogma 2
I have 16 GB of Memory, but for some reason, only in this game am I seeing the issue where it can only use 5.11 GB. I don't know the cause of the problem, and I would really appreciate a working solution for it, since because of this issue i can't play the game with Good FPS even on the lowest quality
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why is Roblox slower by 40 fps in linux
I used windows now I'm in linux mint cinnamon and I installed sober and launched Roblox but I've got like 20 fps on linux and on windows 90 to 120
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Steam snap is horrible, we should tell everyone to avoid using it
I say this according to my experience with ubuntu snap. I have to say it's painfully horrible. The only game that worked is CS2 meanwhile others can't even work, even an indie game like Deltarune. I can't figure out how to get them to work on Steam snap. The only error I've seen in the output is
"pressure-vessel-wrap[32819]: W: Failed to load Vulkan ICD #0 from /var/lib/snapd/lib/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json: openat(/var/lib/snapd/lib/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json): No such file or directory"
There is no way for me to force it to use the mesa_vulkan, it's just straight up using the non existence Nvidia Vulkan. it's so frustrating
My hardware is
CPU: Intel I5 1135G7
GPU: Iris Xe
Ram: 16GB
SSD: 512GB
Linux distro: Ubuntu 24.04lts
Edit: I got 90% of my games working by switching from Proton Experimental to Proton 9.0 stable, but some game like Final Sentence and The Final still doesn't work
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Try install bazzite with black screen
I'm desperate. I've been trying to install Bazzite for about 3 hours and I can't get it to install. I've booted from a USB drive, using Ventoy, Rufus, and even MintStick, and after selecting 'GRUB' from the menu, the screen goes black, but I can see the cursor. I can't proceed with the installation! I have CSM disabled. Obviously, I configured the boot process to start from UEFI, and I can't get past the black screen.
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Dual boot with secure boot enabled?
Hi, I wanna install EndeavourOS as a second boot option in my w11 desktop. But I want to keep secure boot enabled because some of the games requires secure boot to play online and I wanna keep w11 (some of my business related apps just works on Windows). I couldn't find a guide for a dual boot with secure boot. Is it possible?
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Lutris and RetroAchievements
Been using Lutris as my main launcher for retro gaming and loving it. I'm wondering if there is a way to tie Lutris to the Retro Achievements site to track progress or if thats only possible when launching from an emulator directly
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Trying to set up PKHeX on Linux Mint using Wine. Yes, I'm using Wine.
Alright, we are trying this again. I am trying to get PKHeX up and running on Linux Mint 1.22.1.
I tried Lutris, and I tried Bottles. The program wouldn't go. I went to the PKHeX Discord, and asked them straight up if they were planning on adding Linux Support, since that's the hot new trend as of late. They directed me to a Wine Installation Guide on their main website, which would be great if I knew what the fuck I was doing!
I have Wine and Wine Tricks installed, and opened, but now I'm trying to get Wine Tricks to install Dotnetdesktop9, but it won't appear on the listings despite me having the damn file. I NEED that particular file in order to run PKHeX! I have the file!
What do I need to do? Please, help me understand what it is I am looking at. I have provided a link to the walkthrough here, but I cannot make heads or tails of it.
Please just help me understand. I want this to be done and over with so I never have to think about it again. I'm tired of running into dead ends and the last time I asked I was basically left floundering in the dark.
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Battlenet Error
I (unfortunately) play WoW, and as such, need to have the battlenet client around so I can update it, and for the past week or so have been getting this error (BLZBNTBNA00000006) whenever I try to launch Bnet. I have been using Bottles and kron4ek-wine-10.6-staging to play the game, and while I can get into the game fine by just launching it directly and skipping the launcher, I'm going to need to update it eventually, which I currently can't since this error is currently sitting between me and the update button.
PC info:
CPU: Intel i9-9900K
GPU: Powercolor Hellhound 9070 XT
RAM: 32 GB
Kernel: 6.17.2-arch1-1 x86_64
Bottles 52.0
kron4ek-wine-10.6-staging
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LinuxPlay, open-source ultra-low-latency remote desktop for Linux (now with GitHub Sponsors!)
Hey everyone, after about a year of development, I’m happy to share an update on LinuxPlay, an open-source, ultra-low-latency remote desktop and game-streaming stack built specifically for Linux.
LinuxPlay has grown a lot this year, with smoother latency, new input features, and better hardware support, and it’s now live on GitHub Sponsors for anyone who wants to help push it even further.
It’s built for performance, privacy, and complete control.
Key Features:
- Sub-frame latency with hardware-accelerated encoding (VAAPI, NVENC, AMF)
- LAN-aware “Ultra Mode” that auto-adjusts buffers for near-zero delay
- Clipboard sync and drag-and-drop file upload
- Full controller support (Xbox, DualShock and any other generic controllers)
- Certificate-based authentication for secure pairing after initial PIN login
- Multi-monitor streaming with intelligent fallback systems
--- Host automatically switches between kmsgrab > x11grab
--- Client supports layered fallback for kmsdrm > Vulkan > OpenGL rendering
What’s new
Recent updates added:
- Smarter network adaptation for Wi-Fi vs LAN
- Better frame-timing stability at 120–144 Hz
- Clipboard and file-transfer reliability improvements
- Certificate auto-detection on client start
Support & Community
I’m the solo developer behind LinuxPlay, and I’ve just opened GitHub Sponsors to help sustain and expand development, especially for hardware testing, feature work, and future mobile clients.
GitHub: [https://github.com/Techlm77/LinuxPlay](https://github.com/Techlm77/LinuxPlay))
Sponsor: [https://github.com/sponsors/Techlm77](https://github.com/sponsors/Techlm77))
Your feedback, testing, and sponsorships make a huge difference, every bit helps make LinuxPlay faster, more stable, and available across more Linux distros.
Thanks for all the support so far, and I’d love to hear how it performs on your setup!
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Proton issues.
So I made the switch to Linux Mint Cinnamon edition after Microsoft ended support for windows 10. Some growing pains but I've gotten most of everything set up.
But after scouring the internet and forums and some reddit post I can't find the answer I'm looking for.
So I'm on a older laptop developed in 2018 (according to my mother board bios) I understand completely that i wont be able to play a lot of games on this laptop but i cant afford to get a different PC ATM.
I play some older games IE Borderlands 2 Resident Evil games and a few select others.
When I was on windows in this games i was getting on average 30-45 fps now if i run the same games under proton I'm getting 12 - 25 fps.
Is this just a compatibly issue with the hardware in the laptop or a program issue i can potently fix? I'm not looking for a huge boost in performance i just want it to be playable. Most Linux games that have a port run surprisingly better than the windows version when i tried it on the same laptop.
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Linux Mint - Halo MCC unable to get passed microsoft sign in
Running off of steam. I have tried various different versions of proton. After inputting my microsoft password I am stuck on this screen.
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Where are save files stored?
On windows you have some saving on appdata, some on documents, and some on the "saved games" folder. so where would those be saved on linux?
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Help Unity UI is super small
hi all i wanna start learning Unity, but the UI is way to small is there a way to make it bigger?
i use ARCH hyperland and i am with a 4k display.
anyway i can get the UI scale option or the equivalent of this on unity Linux?
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