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Gamescope session first experiment

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 1 Jan 2026 - 6:31pm

I'm using CachyOS+Hyprland for my desktop, and it has been a blast for like 99% of the games I've tried (I'm looking at you Cyberpunk 2077).

Currently I want to adventure myself into the consolized version of this setup (R7 9800X3D+R9 9070XT). I wanted to start a full Gamescope session and connect this PC to the TV, I know for sure something will need to be fixed, but in general terms, I'm wondering, what should I expect from Steam within this exclusive Gamescope session, specifically the launch options already set for my games? Will those be overridden by the Gamescope session itself somehow, or should I put them away temporarily?.

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Steam, can't update, google results ineffective

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 1 Jan 2026 - 6:22pm

Hello all, As title, steam updates either time out immediately or stall with install at some percentage and download at 0%. Network shows a blip at the start in latter case but then nothing, the install does a big spike and tapers of slowly until it hits zero. I followed the troubleshooting guide just in case and followed it short of reinstalling steam client.

I am in Poland rn so it might be Steam server issue not me.

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[Pop!_OS 24.04] Minecraft 1.12.2 does not properly enter fullscreen

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 1 Jan 2026 - 6:22pm

I just recently installed the new Pop!_OS update, and with it the COSMIC DE built on Wayland. I was interested in trying it because Minecraft 1.12.2 really didn't like being taken out of fullscreen when running on Pop!_OS 22.04 (due to an issue with X11/GNOME), and I would have to restart the GNOME shell every time I closed the game or alt-tabbed out of it. While it now works totally fine when I click out of the window, a new issue has arisen: it just doesn't enter fullscreen properly. Minecraft 1.21 works fine, as shown initially in the video. But when I press F11 or toggle the option in 1.12.2, the window increases in size by a bit (but doesn't even maximize) while the in-game graphics appear to render at the intended fullscreen size.

I figured this was an issue with Wayland, but from searching around the internet I couldn't find anything similar. I'm currently using the flatpak version of Prism Launcher, though I think this is more of an issue with the game/DE rather than the launcher. The game itself seems perfectly stable so far and hasn't crashed. I've tried using the GLThreadedOptimizations environment variable set to 0, which didn't work. I also haven't been able to get gamescope to work on this PC (missing dependencies with apk, and even though I downloaded it successfully with flatpak I haven't been able to make it work with Prism Launcher or my instance), and from what I've read I don't think it'll solve my issue either.

My specs are:

  • AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7GHz 8-core
  • GeForce RTX 5070Ti 16GB
  • V-COLOR DDR5 2x16 GB (8000MHz)

(My PC should DEFINITELY be able to run it)

If anyone might know why this is happening or help me find solutions, please let me know!

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