Q. Im new to Linux what distro should I use? A. Cashy OS, Fedora, bazzite, nobara, (anything with an up-to-date but stable kernel)

Q. What desktop environment should I use? A. KDE plasma (steam deck runs it plus they generally implement new features earlier eg VRR)

Q. Where do I install/buy games A. Steam just use steam (lutris, heroic, etc are good options however you should just use steam if you can its so easy)

Q. My game doesn't work!!!! A. Look up your game https://www.protondb.com/ here/use chatgpt/ask reddit

Q. What games support anti cheat on linux? A.Look here https://areweanticheatyet.com

And remember to keep your system up to date so you get the latest bug fixes/drivers, Linux development moves fast with updates usually coming in multiple times a week.

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I am having problems connecting to CS2 and deadlock servers to play online. I believe the issue is the same for both games. I only have this problem with CS2 and deadlock not any other online/multiplayer games. Have not installed and tried other valve games like TF2 and dota2 to see if the same problem occurs.

I was using EndeavourOS and was having this problem. I read the arch wiki and tried setting up DNS and NetworkMananger. Also tried reinstalling the game, verify game files and other things recommended by other posts with similar problems.

To try and solve the problem by swapping distro I swapped to CachyOS and it just worked. I was able to connect and play both CS2 and Deadlock for 1-2 days before the same error appeared again and now I am back to square one.

There is some kind of problem with my PC and valve servers to communicate, that I am unable to understand or solve. Why I am asking for help here if someone knows the problem to this please share!

Note: When I change my MTU to 1500 bytes in my internet settings I get a different error in CS2:

"Failed to reach any official servers. All attempts to ping any relay in the worldwide network via UDP have failed. This could be caused by firewall or MTU."

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FUMES really is awesome and it has an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam which it gained quickly after release, and the developer keeps improving it.

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As the title suggests Stormworks is not using my discrete GPU it seems to be using on board graphic. This is a new issue as I haven't played the game in a while. It was running on my GPU previously (the unmistakable coil whine of my 7800xt lets me know)

Any idea how I'd go about fixing this? Is it a linux issue or a Stormworks one?

Ryzen 7 7700 Radeon 7800xt

Thanks for your help

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Humble Bundle have another great selection of games if you love a challenge in the Humbling Soulslike Bundle.

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Bandai Namco Entertainment released DRAGON BALL GEKISHIN SQUADRA, a free to play MOBA set in the Dragon Ball universe and it works well on Linux / Steam Deck.

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Hi! I play Genshin via Epic on Heroic. While trying to buy the battle pass or the welkin moon (crystals don't work either) the method payment window doesn't pop up. The loading pop up shows for a second and then it just says Payment failed, without letting me do anything. I don't know much about tech at all nor how to fix it, so I'm asking for help. The other thing that I noticed is that the community tab on the menu doesn't load either. It used all to work back on windows, so how do I do it so it'll work on Linux (mint) too?

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Nintendo likely won't be happy about this one, so get it while it's hot, Super Mario Bros Remastered is out now and open source.

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Posting here because I'm on Linux (Kubuntu 24.10). I have both Joycon pairs connected via bluetooth, and Steam recognizes both of them, but only as separate controllers. There is an option under Controller settings in Steam to combine joycon pair, but ticking this option does not appear to have any effect, even after restarting Steam. My Steam client is up to date (version 1757650573). What is the correct way to combine the Joycon pair? Am I doing something wrong? I can't seem to find anyone else online who's had this problem, either. In all the online guides and videos I've seen, checking the box for Combine Joycons seems to just work instantly.

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GSC Game World continue improving the recent S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy release, with version 1.3 out for all three titles.

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What have they done to chess? Mate'Morphosis warps it into a puzzle game where you become the piece you capture where you constantly have to adapt.

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Slay the Spire 2 was originally due in Early Access this year, but the developers have announced it's moving into March 2026.

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Hello :-)

Asking in terms of UI being the most friendly to use for a Windows user

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Wine 10.15 has rolled out as the latest development release on the Windows compatibility layer towards eventually the Wine 11 release next year.

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Baldur's Gate 3 players on Steam Deck and SteamOS may have noticed recently it appeared like it uninstalled itself, here's what's going on.

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I've noticed german amazon now has these cable matters which were referenced here quite a few times.

https://amzn.eu/d/hPM3aKN full cable https://amzn.eu/d/799jHFZ only adapter

How reliable is the VRR experience? I don't have 4k120hz tv but have freesync TV which I would love to use for those occasions where games drop to 55fps and so on.

Distro of choice is Bazziteos which I think should work out of the box

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I love gaming on Linux but one thing destroys my gaming experience. I need to bind spacebar=shoot; caps lock=ads (mb2) and its great when games have option to change bindings to my liking but its not always the case and even today when Linux made so much progress i cant seem to find simple utility that would let me to change keyboard n mouse bindings on wayland! Maybe someone who is better and smarter with Linux, could help me out? I am using Pika os hyprland (debian syd).

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I’m running Arch Linux on an RTX 4070 with the latest NVIDIA drivers (580.82.09) and Vulkan installed. I’m trying to play World War Z: Aftermath via Heroic Games Launcher using Epic Games version, but I’m stuck at the warning/loading screen.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

• Verified Vulkan works (vulkaninfo shows NVIDIA driver properly)
• Installed Proton-GE
• Tried -dx11 launch flag
• Ensured NVIDIA drivers and 32-bit Vulkan libs are installed

Despite all this, the game is still stuck on the warning screen. Logs don’t show any obvious errors — just the game hanging.

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I tried it with Garuda last year, but that didnt work out properly, but now that FSR4 is possible on my 79XTX , i put more effort into it, and CachyOs is just awesome! Most of the Stuff works kinda outtada box, but still u gotta have some knowledge Bout computing! Since two days i was trying to figure out Ubisoft on Linux thru Lutris, yesterday DIDIT! 😁 I think Linux is just awesome, even when yesterday did a win11 update and it spoiled my Boot Partition, Cachyos was still therr! Luckily I had my Workstation for making Boot usb. But for my gaming System, I am considering to use mostly LinuxI its just wonderful! .... Hm... My type writing Has gotten much better! So thats about my State ATM! 😉

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I was having issues with my run button in hollow knight silksong. For some reason it turns the sprint button to a toggle (a busted one at that...). Found a post and turns out steam decks are also having the same issue (i'm using arch and an 8bitdo). The fix for me was to install protonGE (using version 10) and swap compatibility in steam. Regular proton is missing a codec for the cutscenes so they won't play.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1030300/discussions/0/595159120097771943/

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