Greetings, as a Linux user I was experimenting to get Runelite to open on Linux through steam if you have a jagex Account / Launcher connected, while basically being able to choose which account I want to login (same as a Jagex Launcher), at least on Arch (CachyOS for me) I did it following steps:

Install Runescape on Steam (if not already)

Install Bolt Launcher

yay bolt-launcher

1. And set the Launch parameters for Runescape in steam as:

env -u LD_PRELOAD bolt-launcher %command%

1. Now clicking PLAY on Runescape (on Steam), should launch Bolt Launcher which in return basically lets you choose your account that's connected to your Jagex Account to play in and run Runelite, and also the time will be tracked as playing time on Steam.

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Hello everyone, I am a big gamer and recently I got a small rig to play and discover older games (ps3 era and before) I want to use it as some sort of console that I could use as a PC whenever I want so I installed Windows 10 and Playnite to gather all my games. The thing is that I’m currently debating whether I should have installed Linux or not, it seems really interesting and powerful but I don’t know if it can run all the games that I want, I mainly get my games from GOG or any other website that would allow me to possess the game without DRM and not only have a key to use it, I think GOG already supports Linux but I don’t know about games that I got from other places (like Halo CE that I got from internet archive for example). So my question is : Is there a version of Linux that could allow me to play all my games or not ?

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As the title says, my PC freezes, mostly when launching a game or during gameplay. I'm on Arch Linux, KDE Plasma, Wayland, using Proton-CachyOS. I have a full AMD system (5700X3D, 9079XT). I'm checking the logs and frequently seeing error: Pageflip timed out.

I tried everything: disabling lact, reverting back to regular mesa, and some other things that I don't remember.

It's kind of annoying and problematic. I need to hard power down my PC, which I don't enjoy doing. Honestly, I like Linux better, mostly because of the customizable nature of it, but if this is the cost, it's not worth it. At least on Windows when the driver crashes, it can reset itself. The screen may flash, but I don't need to restart the PC...

Anyone else experience anything like this?

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Hey everyone

If you grab a lot of Linux games from sites like freelinuxpcgames.com, you know how annoying it is to download a .tar.gz or .zip, extract it, hunt for the real executable, fix permissions, and then make a shortcut 😩

So I built a small CLI tool called Spawn to automate all that. With one command, it:

• extracts the archive
• finds the game binary
• sets permissions
• creates a desktop entry
• links the icon

It’s super simple and saves a bunch of time.

This was my first Rust project, so I’d love to hear what you think — especially if you also download games from places where everything comes in .tar.gz files.

Check it out on GitHub:
https://github.com/Anayo-Anyafulu/Spawn

Any feedback or improvement ideas are welcome! 🚀

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My YouTube is full of recent videos making claims of people abandoning windows in droves - mostly gamers reaching for gaming distros, there are also reports of daily Linux users now exceeding 3%.

Is this really it? Are we finally breaking the ice?

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I, uh, have an nvidia card but my laptop doesn't have a mux switch so it routes the GPU signal through the igpu. Like how well would it work? It's a 4050/i5. I played like 500 sessions of overwatch and 100 sessions of marvel rivals.

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I have been banging my head against this for about 2 hours.

In CS2, the menus work fine. However, I can't aim passed where my cursor is hitting the border of the screen.

I just installed Fedora KDE Plasma earlier today, and CS2 is the first thing I'm trying to get going. Drivers are all installed and the game itself is seeming to run great (other than not having a true fullscreen mode in game no matter what I do?)

This is my first time touching Linux since Ubuntu 15 years ago, so I'm feeling pretty noobish :)

I have tried to google it any way I can think to word it, but I just keep finding 1-2 year old reddit posts with no relevant information. I've also bounced the idea off of a few LLMs with no luck. There's gotta be a way right haha right?

I'm using gamescope to stretch 16:9 to my 21:9 monitor if that matters.

Edit: It seems running the game at native 21:9 solves this issue. Is there some other way to achieve the stretch, or anyone know a fix to this issue? I gotta have my stretchhhh

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https://preview.redd.it/pcmpgtjwew7g1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=26757adc548761fcfca8d8335550545919eb5895

About Distro

I'd recommend trying gaming-focused distributions like Nobara Linux. I gave Nobara a shot and it worked brilliantly! However, over time I ran into some issues with dnf updates and package conflicts. That's why I switched to CachyOS, which I'm currently using. But hey, if you'd rather stick with your current distro, that's totally fine – this is just my personal take!

Installation Methods

You can try using Lutris to install Genshin Impact. If you encounter errors during setup and don't want to dive too deep into troubleshooting, PortProton on Flathub is worth checking out as an alternative.

Cloud Gaming Option

If you want to jump right in without dealing with complicated setup steps, GeForce Now might be your best bet.

Troubleshooting

Anti-Cheat Issues

One common problem when playing Genshin Impact on Linux involves anti-cheat detection, since Wine environments aren't identical to native Windows. You'll notice this when clicking "Start Game" in HoyoPlay – it closes but doesn't launch Genshin Impact, and HoyoPlay just reappears. The simplest workaround right now is to temporarily disconnect from the internet. While you're in HoyoPlay, disable all your device's internet connections (WiFi, Ethernet, etc.), then hit "Start Game." Once the game loads, you can reconnect to the internet. You'll need to repeat this process each time you launch the game.

HoyoPlay Won't Start

There are various possible causes, but first, if you're using a power-saving mode, try switching to Balanced or Performance mode. I'm not entirely sure, but on my system, HoyoPlay won't launch when Gnome's Power Saving mode is enabled.

A Quick Note

These are just my personal experiences and observations, so there might be some gaps or inaccuracies. Also, since English isn't my strong suit, I've used AI to help with the translation – please forgive any shortcomings! I hope you find this helpful!

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Pop or Nobarra i also want to know which one runs wine better

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Hi, I'm new to Linux, and I use Debian with KDE-Plasma.

I have an 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller for Xbox that has worked great on Windows 11 using the included 2.4ghz receiver. After my switch to Linux, I've found that it's only picked up as a "Generic Xbox Pad" instead of an 8BitDo controller. Meaning I am unable to use certain features like the share button. Even when connecting over USB.

Doing some research, I tried installing xpad, xone, and xpadneo (separately, of course). But unless I did it wrong, none of them seemed to have worked. The only way Linux will recognize the controller properly is if I connect it via Bluetooth, in which case it worked perfectly. (but obviously Bluetooth isn't that great).

Any suggestions?

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I dont want to disable my igpu in my bios (in the event that my gpu for some reason). Is there any other way?

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I am using a Fedora 43 (Gnome) almost fresh install and every time I try to play with discord on its seems fine until anyone starts a livestream, enters the call, leaves the call or exit my live stream I got a HUGE frame drop for a second, anyone has this problem?

I tried to use Equibop, Vencord, Legcord and Discord without hardware acceleration seems to have the same problems.

SPECS:
OS: Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition)
KERNEL: 6.17.10-300.fc43.x86_64
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE (radeonsi, navi31, LLVM 21.1.5, DRM 3.64, 6.17.10-300.fc43.x86_64)
GPU DRIVER: 4.6 Mesa 25.2.7RAM: 48 GB

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I use my Thinkpad X1 Lunar Lake 268v for gaming cuz it plays everything I own just fine. Black Ops III, Star Wars Squadrons, my two main gaims, they get 60fps on 1080p max graphics in Balanced power mode.

(I'm impressed, it plays these games perfectly and temps hover around 55-65C to boot.)

However, if I plug in my OWC Thunderbolt 4 dock which connects my big monitor and sound system, with the laptop lid closed I get 50fps, and with it open, it drops to 20-30fps.

Same monitor, when plugged in via a generic USB-C to DisplayPort plug, exhibits no FPS loss at all, even with the laptop screen on.

What would be the culprit here? The kernel, or Mesa driver? I'd like to raise the issue with the devs if that's a viable path to resolution.

(No, I can't turn the laptop up to Performance mode cuz it gets super hot, throttles bad, and will shut down after a few hours of doing that.)

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