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Linux distro for gaming and general purposes? (Video and photo editing as such) I'mtired of Windows

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 1:13pm

I've wanting to switch since the forced us W11. I installed it and I hate it. Is there any viable Linux distribution for gaming? Preferably actively updated. Thank you.

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Why is my discord stream like this

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 1:05pm

When I stream on discord (I use Vesktop) often these artifacts come up. I even see them myself and they come out when I'm on fullscreen. I have no problems while recording with OBS. I have a GTX 1660 Super, two monitors, I use Fedora on Gnome with Wayland. Any help is welcome :)

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DualSense button prompts via Steam Input?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 12:39pm

Hi there!

I often use Steam Input to remap some buttons — for example, to make the Start button quicksave on a single press, quickload on a double press, and so on.

However, when I enable Steam Input, the in‑game button prompts in Cyberpunk 2077 switch to Xbox ones. Is it possible to use Steam Input while keeping PlayStation button prompts?

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Recreate a color profile

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 12:17pm

Im trying to recreate this on Linux using vkBasalt. What effects/shaders do I need?
Ive been fighting this vkBasalt thing all day now and per game config still wont work

https://preview.redd.it/rhgmwshthx9g1.png?width=1073&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e86a67eda21e0df4fddbf22118074c966e3c4fe

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How do i merge this wine tray with waybar?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 12:17pm

OS: Arch Linux
WM: Hyprland 0.52.2 (Wayland)

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Wondering where to start from ?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 11:14am

Hello everyone,

With my latest upgrade of my configuration (that you can find below), I've become quite fed up by Windows overall (currently 11) as I feel like it's dragging my specs now, and with the whole future features planned, I feel like it's only about to get worse.

https://preview.redd.it/nqrxg7gj6x9g1.png?width=533&format=png&auto=webp&s=55ce264f71e0460a1ce1e9d8fe16038393c1c7c2

In terms of usage, nowadays I only play solo games from Steam/GoG, sometimes Emulators and using Firefox to browse stuff and watch Youtube.

I've always been tempted to try some Linux solution (sorry if I keep confusing Linux Distribution, I know there are Ubuntu, Fedora etc...) in the past, but I'm quite a newbie to say the least. But more importantly, I was always afraid of having all drivers compatible, and also all games. I'm a Steam Deck owner for 2 years now, and I've been impressed by Proton sustainability and so it reassured me, even if I still have a few doubts about modded games such as Fallouts.

Also I was thinking for starter to not yet completely switch from Windows to Linux, but to have it on a second Disk to first test, and if I get along with it, I would eventually do the full switch.

I did read when browsing the subreddit that Ultramarine Linux was a really good candidate for a first newbie experience, but may be incompatible with some specific features like ethernet (may have missunderstood, but as I don't have any wifi...).

What would be the best Linux OS for a newbie, focused on gaming ?

I thank you in advance for your answers!

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Anyone else has problems with Total War Warhammer 3 and shadows?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 11:11am

Both native and proton crash instantly when you launch with shadows turned on. This is happening to more people according to protondb. I wonder if devs know about this or if someone came up with a fix.

Using Nvidia with Bazzite.

https://www.protondb.com/app/1142710

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Questions about Pop_OS!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 11:08am

Hey guys. Been working on Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) for a few years as a computer science student and I'm finally committing to switching to Linux for my gaming desktop, which leads me to the following questions:

Is Pop_OS working out-the-box? I have an AMD CPU and a 4070Ti.

On System76's website, they state that every program working on Ubuntu will work on Pop_OS!. Is it enough to say that it is an Ubuntu-based distro?

I have a 8BitDo Ultimate controller which works thanks to a dongle, is it supposed to work out-the-box on Linux too?

Thanks to anyone who gives me a piece of advice.

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Linux Mint + NVIDIA laptop: game + browser always freezes system

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 10:56am

Hi everyone. I'm trying to understand what's going on because this looks really abnormal.

Laptop:

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3

Ryzen 5 (integrated AMD iGPU)

NVIDIA RTX 3050 / 3050 Ti

8 GB RAM (yes, I know it's not ideal, but this was

NEVER an issue before)

On Linux Mint, games run perfectly fine when they are the only thing running. But the moment I open a browser (Brave / Firefox), everything breaks(graphical session freezes)

This happens consistently when a game + browser are running at the same time.

Important details:

This did NOT happen before on other distros (Pop! _OS, Ubuntu) Same laptop, same hardware

What I already tried: NVIDIA drivers 580 and 535 Verified NVIDIA is actually used (nvidia - smi, OpenGL renderer = NVIDIA, not iGPU)

I would be very grateful for any help or suggestions. Thanks.

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Need help for ZZZ

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 10:52am

So ive been having trouble getting zzz to work after a previous post ive been able to use sleepy launcher to open the game but when attempting to log in i get the message "Server connection timed out. Attempt to reconnect?" And even after retrying im unable to log in ive tried other launchers even using proton experimental with steam but the same issue happens Im on mint btw

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So for people who says we don't need gog galaxy for linux.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 10:46am

Well I would really like to see it because I want to use things like achievements, cloud saves and playtime being all in one place.

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Thrustmaster TMX drivers for Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 10:06am

Hello everybody, ever since I switched to linux its been a mess with installing drivers for my thrustmaster TMX, do I've wanted to make something which would make that installation easier. So I did. Here is an automatic installer, no deadzone for me, FFB effects working perfectly. If you guys could give it a try and tell me if it works I would be thankfull. Works on arch with any kernel, should in fact work on Debian also Ubuntu but I haven't tried those. You can download the installer from here: https://github.com/Kuba7500/Thrustmaster_TMX_Driver

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Arc Raiders

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 9:55am

Hi there, In Jan I am aiming to remoce Windows and get Linux installed. I am currently playing ARC Raiders through steam. Can someone confirm if that game works on linux and on which linux platform?

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I can't play Rocket League.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28 Dec 2025 - 9:06am

I installed the game on Epic Games using Lutris, but the keyboard and gamepad aren't working. In Outlast, only the keyboard didn't work, the gamepad did, but in this one, neither works.

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