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New on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 18:30

Hello Im Very New into Linux (EoS Win10) And mostly im looking for a distro for beginners for my Ryzen 5500,Rtx3060 Im using it mostly to record Audios for VA and play some games and Zoom where can I find a Distro for my needs?

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SteamOS on 14 year old AMD FX 8320 system with NVME boot modded bios.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 18:25

Not sure if anyone else has been stupid enough to do this but, a bit of morbid curiosity made me see if I could get an old AMD-FX system to boot official SteamOS natively with an NVME drive.

I know I could just have installed Bazzite on this PC and called it a day but wanted the official images booting on the machine.

Specs:

  • Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard
  • AMD FX8320
  • AMD RX480 8GB (Bios modded 4GB model which had 8GB soldered to the board)
  • 16GB DDR3 1600 RAM
  • 128GB NVME drive in a 4X PCI-E adapter boot drive
  • 1TB Orico SATA SSD
  • 1TB Seagate ST10000DM010 HDD
  • 2TB WD WD20EARX 2TB HDD

Bios was flashed with a modded bios from Win-Raid forums adding NVME boot to the system (I think it was this source) https://winraid.level1techs.com/t/offer-gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3p-rev-1-0-nvme-mod/33089

That was the first hurdle over. Then I downloaded and flashed the official SteamOS Recovery image.

Everything is working as expected with the old dog but the big issue is shader compilation takes an absolute age on some games, thanks to the really weak CPU IPC.

It pumps out lots of heat, isn't at all good performance per watt and is possibly the worst PC i own, but I liked making this happen all the same.

SteamOS/Linux really is the gift that keeps on giving on old hardware that would be in the ewaste pile had Microsoft had its way.

Time to see what this old thing can do with more games.

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I created a "site" for games outside the protondb catalog

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 18:21

Have you ever wondered if a game outside of ProtonDB works on Linux? I bring the solution! a "site" made by me focused on linux games where I bring tutorials, games and portondb plus which would be a protondb for games out of the catalog https://nglbr.blogspot.com/p/proton-db-plus.html

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What are the chances of me getting banned playing an online game on Linux that is steam deck verified?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 18:19

I got Sonic Racing CrossWorlds for my birthday, and I have been playing it online on a external ssd on windows because I am to nervous to try it on Linux. It's platinum on protondb, but I have seen a couple forums where people think they got banned because of Linux.

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The Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress has arrived

Gaming on Linux - 03. November 2025 - 18:13
Dwarf Fortress has levelled up with the big Siege Update out now bringing with it a whole lot of trouble, which should spice things up a bit.

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Hi everyone! I need help with something

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 18:08

My little brother got his first laptop. And. It has windows 7. Buut, it doesnt run well. So i thought about inatalling linux. But i just saw some complications and i dont know what to do. First the machine has an intel processor which instead of having intel graphics it has powervr graphics renamed to intel graphics media accelerator. Here are its specs: processor: intel atom n2600. Ram: 1x4gb ram ddr3 1333mhz. Storage: Western digital sata HDD 500gb at 7200rpm (but im thinking in replacing it with an ssd) and graphics: this are integrated on the processor i think. Intel gma 3600.. he will use it for searching online. Using libre office. Reading emails. And playing games (ofc not demanding games but i think at this point everything is demanding to it lol). He wants to play minecraft. A game called stumble guys. Roblox (this one not. I dont think this machine will run it). So as far as i know finding graphic drivers for linix will be complicated. And i dont think it will have propper acceleration. Also minecraft i dont know if it will run. Maybe an older version?. Anyways. Thanks everyone and i wish you all are having a great day

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I could use a validation-check from everybody before I spend the money

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 17:22

Hi!

I'm sick and tired of M$ trying to force me into using their account and issuing s***y software written by AI bots, etc. I'm going to just bite the bullet and switch to Linux for my daily driver. I've got some Linux background, but it's been awhile and I'd like some more recently-experienced eyes to validate what I'm planning on doing before I spend the money.

I currently use my laptop for a few things:

  • Manage my Calibre book library
  • Various web tasks
  • Steam games
  • Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends (yes, I'm old and I like my old games)
  • Occasional use of Davinci Resolve for editing home movies recorded with my wife's phone.

My current daily driver is an HP Envy h1023dx with an i9-13900H, NVidia RTX4060 and 16GB RAM. I have an HP Thunderbolt Doc 280W G4 with Combo Cable that's driving a couple of 27" 2k displays (not at home, can't remember the brand). I typically use both displays and the laptop lid open for the third display. This setup has handled anything I need to do well and my issue isn't with the laptop's performance, it's with how M$ is "managing" my experience on the laptop I purchased. Some quick Googling shows that this laptop doesn't do well with Linux, so I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'd really like it to handle what I'm doing without having to buy a new dock or anything other than the laptop itself.

I've been reading online a bunch (including the FAQ) to ensure I get something that's going to handle Linux easily without a lot of fuss. Honestly, while I have the technical skills to figure out some issues, I'm too old and tired to want to mess with it. I just want it to work.

I was going to buy a System76 Gazelle , but I keep seeing horror stories about the build quality of the laptop chassis. I couldn't find a Dell or an HP that I felt comfortable risking as a daily driver with Linux. So I'm now looking at a DIY version of the Framework 16.

The configuration I'm looking at is:

  • Ryzen AI 7 350 (I've always run Intel before, don't really know AMD)
  • AMD RX 7700S (I've always run NVidia before, don't really know AMD)
  • Memory: Bring your own (going to buy some good memory during Cyber Monday)
  • Primary and Secondary Storage (again, Cyber Monday)
  • OS (thinking Linux Mint for now)
  • Power adapter - 240W
  • RGB US English Keyboard (I can see the keys better if they're backlit - old eyes)
  • numpad (I regularly enter lots of numbers and I do 10-key well)
  • 2 x USB-C (I understand that AMD does USB4 for two USB-C ports)
  • 1 x USB-A (for backward compatibility)
  • 1 x HDMI (will stay in the laptop bag in case my Mom wants to see some pics or something on her TV)
  • 2 x DisplayPort (in case the dock doesn't work and I have to drive my two monitors directly
  • 1 x Ethernet (because sometimes WiFi doesn't work)
  • 1 x MicroSD (makes it a bit easier to program my various Raspberry Pi projects)

I know I can get a higher-spec'd laptop for less, but I like Framework's philosophy and I *really* don't want to have to mess with Linux compatibility. They claim to have community support for Mint, so hopefully it won't take me the entire Christmas vacation to get my new laptop working.

Am I missing anything obvious? I understand that the AMD graphics card is a generation behind the NVidia, but I also hear that NVidia is 15-20% slower on Linux, so I'm guessing that's a wash and having better support for AMD GPU in the Linux kernel will be an advantage.

Thank you for reading this far and for any helpful comments!

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Quitting linux for gaming.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 17:18

I just adore linux. BUT.. gaming on linux has been by far the worst experience i have come across. Let me be clear. I live in a third world country and computing is kinda expensive. Although i love gaming, i cant afford to spend money on gaming or hardware that can allow me to game well. I have a thinkpad. It got 8gb ram and an i5 8th gen as the processor. I would absolutely love to upgrade someday and am actively saving to buy a PC. But since im a student i dont really have any major sources of income. So im forced to work with whatever i have. The laptop originally came with windows 10. But i installed linux after lots of research and youtube tutorials. And its been 2 years since then. But recently i wanted to try some games that doesnt have a native linux version. For example the old skyrim and assassin creed series. So i tried using lutris and heroic. And it doesnt work. I tried to fix errors after errors but the game fails to load. I tried changing my wine and proton version, reinstalled heroic and lutris, tried changing the prefixes and using winetricks to install the dependancies. Everything failed.
I think the reason is my weak hardware? i dont really know what to do at this point. I really hate windows, but gaming is something i cant give up windows for.
Im stuck in trying to choose between linux and gaming. I dont really know what to do. It would have been so nice if i could figure out a way to make it work. Any kind of help is much appreciated. Im on zoris if it helps.

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Are there any alternatives to Universal x86 Tuning Utility (AMD CPU/GPU Curve Optimizer adjusting and OCing + Nvidia GPU OCing) for Linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 16:24

I would prefer a GUI but if the only option lacks one I'm not gonna turn it down.

I would also like it if, like UXTU, it could save its settings and be quickly loaded when you start the program.

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Trying to play a game and need C++

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 16:04

I'm trying to play a game I installed with Lutris but I launch it it says I need to have C++ Runtime Installed.

I did some research and thought I could use winetricks to install it by doing "select default wineprefix" then "install windows DLL or component" and selecting "vcrun2019" but when I do that it gives me more errors.

Wine bug 50894, failing wusa.exe, returning status 102, aborting.

Does anyone have any idea what I can do to fix it?

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Nexus Mods app improves file conflict management ready for Fallout 4 and Skyrim

Gaming on Linux - 03. November 2025 - 15:33
The newer cross-platform Nexus Mods app is getting a lot closer to supporting games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, with version 0.20.2 out now for testing.

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The Crew Motorfest plans to be Steam Deck Verified for November 5

Gaming on Linux - 03. November 2025 - 15:16
Ubisoft have confirmed that The Crew Motorfest will be bumped up to Steam Deck Verified with the arrival of Season 8 on November 5th.

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8BitDo Ultimate 2C XInput not working on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 15:03

I have an 8BitDo Ultimate C that’s always worked flawlessly on Linux. It’s recognized as an Xbox controller, so it works out of the box in Steam games, Bottles, Heroic Launcher, etc.

I just got the newer Ultimate 2C, but it shows up as a Generic Controller. That means I have to rely on Steam Input to get it recognized in-game.

Is anyone else running into this? How can I make this controller be recognized as an Xbox input device, like the Ultimate C?

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Kernel 6.17.5-arch1-1

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I needs some help for repo

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. November 2025 - 14:47

Whenever i open this pops up and crashes my game but no erros nothing just colses it.

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