Valve have released the latest stable update for SteamOS version 3.7.19, bringing a bunch of bug fixes to improve the Linux gaming platform.

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Another official SteamOS handheld has been announced, and it's Lenovo again with the Legion Go 2.

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Steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337660/Cosmotiles/

Feel free to ask any questions!

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Quick one, anyone know what the go is with NVIDIA and X11 vs Wayland? Plenty of mentions around saying Wayland is better, but what are we talking here? Incompatibilities, FPS differences, glitches or all of the above?

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Hello everyone. I’m using Arch Linux with Hyprland.

I wanted to play Outlast on Steam, but the FPS wasn’t very good, so I decided to lower the resolution. I set it to 1280×960 and the FPS became fine. However, when I switch the game to fullscreen, black bars appear. If I don’t use fullscreen, it just stays as a small window. I read about gamescope and tried using something like this: gamescope -w 1440 -h 1080 -W 1920 -H 1080 -f -r 60 -- %command%

The game does stretch to fullscreen, but black borders are still there, and the mouse cursor disappears.

Could someone please help me fix this?

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I am trying to fully uninstall the game and the launcher, but there doesn't seem to be a way to uninstall the game itself, just the launcher. I am on Mint version 22.2 (and using Cinnamon).

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I saw quite frequently while navigating through Proton configuration threads that a lot of people are complaining about having to set the launch options per game, especially for DLSS preset override. (Either for cachyOS proton via PROTON_DLSS_UPGRADE variable or the two others for Proton Hotfix / Experimental).

Just a small reminder that for such options you would like to run for every games, or if you want to dedicate a proton version (for instance the cachy one) for such options, you can create a user_settings.py file in the folder containing the Proton version you want to adjust.

For instance, for Proton Experimental, you should create it (or copy it from user_settings.sample.py located at the same folder) in ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ Hotfix

For cachyOS (or any custom Proton versions added via ProtonUp-Qt), it would be ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/proton-cachyos-10.0-20260101-slr-x86_64_v3/ for instance.

Then, within it, you can add every launch options you want within the user_settings variable. For instance, to use the latest preset for Nvidia GPUs:

user_settings = { # Use latest Nvidia preset models: "PROTON_DLSS_UPGRADE": "1", # Output preset details "PROTON_DLSS_INDICATOR": "1", }

Then, all games using the Proton version you created a user_settings.py file for will use those launch options automatically.

That's all folks.

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I realize there are alternatives for certain aspects of what these apps do, but having a familiar GUI experience for people who might come over from Windows would be extremely beneficial for keeping those same folks on Linux. The current workarounds are fine, but having access to Radeon Chill, Vsync override, AFMF 2, FSR 4 override, and all the other features in Adrenalin available to folks who try out Linux would be great.

Same goes for the Nvidia App. Familiar toggles for Max Frame Rate, DLSS Preset Overrides, DLDSR, Smooth Motion, etc.

I also realize driver updates are handled differently on Linux. I think you just bring the Apps over to Linux with all the features except driver updates.

I think these apps provide normal people an easy-to-digest experience to tweak their gaming. I really feel strongly those apps would play a big role in helping people feel more comfortable to take the leap into Linux. Giving them an anchor point to feel like it isn't completely different than Windows and like a whole new beast to learn how to do new things.

I know Linux is kind of for the tinkerer, but it's also going to continue to grow for casual gamers as Valve continues to invest in it. I would love to see it grow even more.

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Hi there,

Im trying to find a fast controller I can use to control a robot. So far I'm using a very old xbox wired controller (with PS/2 connector) that runs at 120 Hz.

https://preview.redd.it/idanknkyvvbg1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8e2ba9e4138c3f886653d15af123e6173d6a3946

I dont know if newer versions of this controller are faster or not since they dont show that kind of characteristics. I have seen the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wired Controller which seems to be compatible with my needs but I'm not sure...

Im a total noob at this stuff as you can see and im getting a hard time getting proper information from sellers to choose one so I came here to see if anybody can help me to about this. The only requeriment I have is that I'm using HID API library so it needs to be compatible with it.

My budget is up to 300€ and I'm in spain. I will be using it on linux (ubuntu 24.04)

Thanks in advance!

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Hello, I've been having trouble getting my generic controller to work.

General info:
OS: Arch

WM: Hyprland

Nvidia 2060 (nvidia-open-dkms)
Controller is a generic controller that is registered on the pc as a Xbox360 controller.

I have been trying every driver: xpad, xone, xboxdrv, xpadneo, you name it.

The controller DOES get recognized on plugin, as stated via dmesg.

When using different drivers i do get the instance /dev/input/js0, sometimes also js1.

At the moment of running jstest, i get the testing screen but no output is read.

I remember having solved it before in some schizo way by stopping xpad, and it worked, i even avoided rebooting my pc for it to keep working, until i did. That was while i was still on i3wm.

I have seen some posts that talk about this subject:
They said to execute a python script with xboxdrv, but it's supposed to be implemented in xpad.
It's been either they state that it has already fixed in xpad.

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I've been using Linux for more than 3 years now, and have never really optimized my system, since it can handle almost everything I do (most of the time), but eversince I upgraded my GPU, PSU, and RAM this year: RTX 2070 to RTX 5070TI, 32GB to 64GB RAM, and 750W to 850W PSU, I got curious about it.

However, I'm quite confused about how to OC.

On Microslop Binbows, there is MSI Afterburner that has both the OC and benchmark tool, which can also tell you about how "good" your OC setting is after some benchmark tests by telling you its "confidence" level.

It's pretty much a no-brainer. Just set your desired OC, then run the benchmark. If it fails, lower it a little. If it didn't, increase it.

On Linux, I use LACT.

Not really sure what's a good starting point, so, if you have any tips or have the same card, please do share.

Also, the main reason why I didn't switch to RADEON, even though I really wanted to, was because of the lack of resources about how well an AMD GPU perform on Davinci Resolve (on my search, atleast). I chose an NVIDIA GPU because I already know that it works well with it.

Thanks in advance!

Added info if necessary:

• Operating System: Arch Linux
• KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
• KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
• Qt Version: 6.10.1
• Kernel Version: 6.18.3-zen1-1-zen (64-bit)
• Graphics Platform: X11
• Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor
• Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62.7 GiB usable)
• Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
• Product Name: X570 AORUS MASTER
• System Version: -CF

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TLDR:

1. Add the Game to Steam as a Non-Steam Game and launch it once
2. Download the .exe installer for the .net version that the game asks for when failing to start (The error message usually has a link to do this)
3. Install Protontricks
4. Open the .exe with Protontricks (On KDE Plasma right-click the .exe and open with Protontricks)
5. It will ask you for which Proton profile (game) do you want to install it, select the game from step 1.
6. The .NET installer should open, follow the installation process like any other Windows software.
7. When it finishes the game should launch
   

Explanation so it can be found by people with the same problem

I've been looking for hours how to do this, everyone seems to just disregard the question online as the app/game usually has the .NET runtime bundled in by default, which is clearly not always the case. I was trying to run PKHeX trough Proton but it would fail with a message asking for the runtime.

I hope this helps someone in a similar situation!

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When I first installed Sonic 3 air audio was working flawlessly. I went to install a backed up save file and now the audio suddenly stopped working. How do I make the Audio work again? I'm Running the latest version of Linux Mint.

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Can we see some awesome gaming videos on Linux?

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I have been playing on XBox for 20 years, and am finally jumping ship (Way too late). My current system is still the old, original XBox One that shipped with the release of Fallout 4.

Depending on Steam Machine pricing, I am looking to move into PC Gaming by either building a rig or going off of Valve's new GabeCube (This is not a debate on build choices, I just want to play my basic games without paying $2K or a $30 a month subscription).

However, I have concerns with playing some games that use Anticheat Software (EAC in particular) while also having the freedom to Mod Games and do what I want with the system.

Right now, it seems like one of the best things I can do for myself is to dual-boot my perspective system when it comes, and having one boot dedicated to mods, and the other dedicated to Clean/Online games (Though I frankly know nothing about if this would even work, either).

My main questions are this:

• Can I dual-boot two instances of SteamOS and have it work in this configuration? I want to avoid Windows as much as possible, and would like to stick to what I see with the SteamOS Software.

• Are there any other considerations I should have for protecting myself from Online Games while Modding Singleplayer?

• Some Games (Ex: 7 Days to Die) seem to have EAC, but they can be toggled off on Steam for offline only. What is the difference between disabling it in the Files, and Disabling it in the Launcher?

• Some games (Ex: Older Call of Duty (Bo3 and earlier) seem to have their own Anticheats. Will these have issues with other Anticheats (Like EAC) in different games, if caught modding?

The games I am looking to primarily do are:

Clean/Online: - Dead by Daylight (My biggest concern).

Modded: - Fallout 4. - Cyberpunk 2077. - OG Call of Duty (BO3 Zombies and Prior, Custom Maps and the like). - 7 Days to Die (With EAC turned off, of course. I only intend for this to be a Zombie Survival Sandbox game for me).

I have other games I am looking to get into (Ready or Not, Project Zomboid, etc.), that would fit into these categories as I decide to go about them.

Thanks for any help!

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This is an archival post. If this doesn't apply to you ignore it and move along please. I don't need all the snarky "Why are you posting this?" comments.

January 2026 - Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon

No clue how this worked but if anyone has issues with Steam BPM Lagging try this:

Launch Steam Big Picture Mode.

Go to settings (struggle through the lag if it's bad for you)

Enable windowed mode, (aka turn off fullscreen). You shouldn't have any lag anymore. At least I didn't.

Do NOT maximize the window, for whatever reason if you do it glitches out Chromium (which Steam BPM runs off) and you will lag again.

Fully exit steam. Full shutdown, NOT minimize to tray.

Run this command in the terminal: steam -bigpicture

Disable windowed mode in settings once steam bpm launches and it should stay not-laggy.

Enjoy

Bad news: you will need to run the command every time. So make a .sh file to launch from to make it easier. But in my opinion I like it better that way because it will go straight to BPM instead of regular steam without needing the setting turned on if you don't want it on... which I don't.

PS: I have Gpu Acceleration on and turned off the GPU Blocklist. That might have something to do with it too.

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I noticed on my RX 5700 XT few games are causing the ring gfx driver time out which freezes my screen while I can still hear the audio from the game, sometimes it resets but sometimes I have to manually reboot the PC. It happens in Witcher 3 only on DX12 after 5-30 min playtime, while on DX11 it runs flawlessly. Also I use Shadow of the tomb raider demo just for benchmarking and it does not have Linux native support like the full game, and my driver crashes in the main menu always on DX12, on DX11 I have no issues. If I limit the frames to 120 in SOTR for example it does not crash in the main menu on DX12. I first thought it is something wrong with my GPU and I tried those games on Windows but did not have any problems there, so it is something with the Linux Drivers. Anyone else is experiencing the same with other AMD cards (RDNA 2,3 and 4) or is it just RDNA 1 issue?

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Currently trying out Spider Man Remastered...

The raytracing is really bad, noisy and looks glitchy as well. But it's not the first time i encountered this, it was also extremely noisy and grainy in Robocob too, and Cyberpunk (to a much lesser extent).

The performance is good, it just looks like ass. No upscaling, everything on maximum.

Does this have something to do with linux or is ray tracing just that bad in games?

CachyOS, RX 9070, proton-cachyos-slr.

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I am using a laptop where I limited my cpu's power setting to reduce temps. But if I start a certain game it gets overwrited and my cpu is at max frequency again. Can anyone help me what could overwrite it? The game where I noticed this is Hunt: Showdown. I set the limit with an app called cpupower-gui. My laptop is an ASUS TUF A15 with an AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS and RTX 4050. Thanks in advance!

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