Hello, I was wondering if there are any plans in bringing AutoHDR in Linux, in KDE maybe?

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Thank you all so much for the support. It's been amazing so far and I really do appreciate it. So, thank you.

Today I wanted to share how I set up Steam and Lutris on Linux and how I’m actually installing my games right now. I’m new to this, so yeah, I’ve made a few mistakes, but this is what’s been working for me so far.

When I first set up my system, I used the software center Discover to install Steam and Lutris. It was just the easiest way for me to do it at the time. I ended up installing both as Flatpaks. Didn’t really know there was a difference when I started, really.

Right now, I’m installing games through Steam inside the Steam client itself, and also through Lutris by adding launchers like Epic Games, GOG, and Ubisoft.

Since then, I’ve learned that using Flatpak versions of Steam and Lutris can sometimes cause issues, especially with Proton versions and drivers and things. Apparently, the better way to install Steam and Lutris is natively using the package manager so they work better with your system drivers and that sort of thing.

I haven’t switched yet (correction: I did swap over Lutris) because so far everything is running fine and I’ve installed lots of games. I’ve installed the launchers, I’ve logged into those launchers. But at least now I know that if I do run into any problems, that could be it, and then I’ll probably reinstall the native versions.

So if you want to install Steam and Lutris the native way, here’s what I’ve learned on Fedora. Basically, you open up the console and type:

sudo dnf install steam

Really, really easy. Loads of text will appear on your screen, it’ll install, and then you can open up Steam and go through the usual process.

Same with Lutris:

sudo dnf install lutris

That’s what I quite like about package managers. it’s that simple. Really elegant. You just tell it “I want to install Discord”:

sudo dnf install discord

I think that might work, although I think for me I did it through Discover. But anyway, it’s very elegant and I quite like that.

My current setup:
I’m using Steam (Flatpak version from Discover), installing my games through the Steam client.

I’m using Lutris (Native version through DNF), installing and running launchers like Epic Games, GOG, and Ubisoft

I’ve also installed Escape from Tarkov on Linux, the PVE version. In fact no, it doesn’t install the PVE version, it installs the whole package. I can only play the PVE version, and I can only play the PMC PVE version. I can’t do the Scavs, because Scav mode runs on Battlestate servers and that has the anti-cheat on.

So if you want to play Escape from Tarkov, you can, but you can only do the PVE version as a PMC.

I’ve also installed OBS, Discord, Teams client (or the unofficial Teams client), Krita, all through Flatpak, and they’re all working fine so far.

If I do run into problems, I’ll probably reinstall stuff, especially Steam, natively. But for now, this is working great.

I’m still learning Linux gaming, this is just my experience so far. If you’re also trying to figure this out, let us know below!

Here is the video version for those interested. No problem if not :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flPbAUX2sr0

That’s all for now! Next, I dived into Timeshift and what a bloody mess that was! lol

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I believe this is just a Linux deal because its not happening on Windows. Weather i run gamescope or native Wayland, the slider can go all the way to the right and never makes the square actually dissapear. Running Cachy os with an LG WOLED 27gs95qe wich can do very good HDR. Game play looks good i just wonder if it can look better. Anyone else have this issue with Resident Evil 4? I think the only HDR bug iv seen with Wayland so far. Iv done the calibration in KDE setting first screen to 600 which is my peak without the MLA lenses and 276 on second screen for SDR brightness.

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I want to fully make the switch to Linux as a daily driving PC if I can.

Installed NixOS, but after some weird issues already, the sort of problems it's foreshadowing is pushing me to try Nobara.

Anyhow, my GTX 1080 might be getting a bit too old to get good support... So If I get to upgrade, wondering if I should go for an AMD instead to get better Linux performance.

And with this in mind, is Nobara solid choice? The only thing I've daily driven up to now was Kubuntu (for work, loved it), but I feel like getting stuff to work involves trying a bunch of stuff which leaves my system in a very messy state.

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So i'm between choosing a second-hand GTX 1080 TI 12GB, and a brand New Rx6600.

Would driver compatibility be a problem with the GTX 1080 TI or is it a solid choice?

Also which one is more recommended for some video editing on davinci resolve on the side?

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TL;DR: Is Steam more or less the same across distros? Has anyone had issues with games on Steam that were specific to their distro (ex: Steam installed from official repos on two distros; game runs fine on distro A but not on distro B)?

I'm releasing a game on Steam soon, and during the review process, Valve told me I should test it thoroughly on a fresh Linux system. I've been a Linux user for about a decade, and while that game does work on Windows, I've been approaching it Linux-first since that is what I use (Debian, specifically).

I can see from Steam's hardware survey that Arch is the most common distro for Steam players, and I know Steam deck or something like that is based on Arch. I've used Arch plenty, but setting up Arch just for the sake of testing this game feels like a bit much (particularly after encountering a bug in archinstall). Does anyone here know if there would be any significant difference between Steam on Arch and Steam on something like Linux Mint? I just don't want to spend a bunch of time setting up and configuring a system if I don't have to.

Has anyone had any distro-specific issues with Steam games?

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I tried going to the terminal, but it says that I don’t have the Package: header

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Hi,

I'm having difficulties with game resolutions when using fractional scaling on the desktop.
I have a 4k (3840x2160) screen and at 100% (every DE) is almost unreadable to me. I so scale it to 150%.

However, when I load up a game (e.g. Guild Wars 2, Baldurs Gate 3, etc.) the game resolution is even bigger and goes to 4096x2304 or 5120x2880. When I set the game resolution to the normal 3840x2160 of my screen, everything is so small it's unreadable.

When I scale my desktop to 100% again, everything is fine. Default game resolution is 3840x2160 and it's readable.

I have no idea how to fix this but currently I'm constantly switching off my fractional scaling whenever I launch a game.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? Or is it a known issue?

Some info:

OS: Ubuntu 25.04 (hopping a lot and the issue is not limited to Ubuntu)
DE: Gnome 48 - for some reason KDE is not having this issue. Mate, XFCE and Gnome won't work.
Window system: Wayland - had the same issue with X11
Graphics: GTX 1660 Super
Drivers: Proprietary Nvidia 570.133

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KDE developers confirm Plasma will continue having a maintained X11 session, and now we know Kubuntu will be Wayland by default.

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Hey. I recently switched from Windows to Linux Mint for daily use.

I tried to do some gaming and while the games do run correctly on Steam using the Proton hotfixes, the 3D games have incredibly low FPS compared to when I play on my Windows install.

Specifically, either I set the graphics so low that the game becomes animated pixel art, either the game is so slow it becomes a slideshow. While in Windows, I can run most games smoothly at max graphics.

What I did:

I followed the tutorial on https://linux-gaming.kwindu.eu/index.php?title=Improving_performance#Major_tweaks

- Disabled composition on fullscreen apps

- I correctly launch games on steam using GameMode

- Installed the drivers (not through the steps in the tutorial but by using the Driver Manager tool. I am currently using nvidia-driver-570-open as shown in the screenshot)

https://preview.redd.it/zq74o0mwlo8f1.png?width=636&format=png&auto=webp&s=48028f8d11765a17c1b5d0481a1da43c7787a62f

What should I do ? Thanks!

Edit: Specs

https://preview.redd.it/hrbh24cjqo8f1.png?width=642&format=png&auto=webp&s=0b170a3f5d54a7dc324593ca87640a496f8c6095

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I'm wondering about all three vendors, but mostly about nVidia, given that's what I currently use.

Is it possible, does the tool have a curve editor, and is there an automatic overclock tool like in MSI AB? I find that to be the best starting point for undervolting.

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Backpack Battles is a PvP inventory management auto-battler from developer PlayWithFurcifer, which just hit the big 1.0 release.

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When i go to the games page in my library the install button is grayed out and next to it there is a message saying "Available for (Windows logo)", and when using "steam://install/{game-id}" i get an error saying "Invalid Platform".

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This is not your normal Football game. GOAL3 puts you in various dangerous arenas, where mother nature is out to get you.

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From developer 8BitSkull, their latest game Skull Horde now has a demo available to test ahead of the release later this year.

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Destiny 2 is my crack daddy and he’s been booty calling me for the past week now. Issue is, it can’t run on Linux at all and requires just straight up Windows. Even a VM isn’t perfect and can lead to bans for cheating. So I’m asking, is Win10 the only useable OS for dual booting? Out all the windows products it’s one of the least bad, and functioning as the motel for my conjugal visit shouldn’t be too bad. However, is there a better alternative? I know of AtlasOs and all the other modified windows which are massive security risks, so it’s looking I’m going to need to just install win10 on a partition and debloat the hell out of it.

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I Have been using after x server setting to set a gpu overclock with powermizer offsets. But When I reboot after it resets my powermizer memory and clock offsets. I would want it to not do that since its a little annoying setting it on every boot up.
im running Kubuntu 24.04 LTS with a RTX 3060.

I tried making a startup script like the below one but it seams the lines that change the clock offsets do not work.

Also just running nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUGraphicsClockOffset[3]=150'by its self in the terminal does not work either.

#!/bin/sh nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUPowerMizerMode=1' nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUGraphicsClockOffset[3]=150' nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUMemoryTransferRateOffset[3]=900' submitted by /u/guineapigboyx
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Valve clearly haven't heard of the dangers of pushing things out on a weekend, as we had multiple updates for SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Desktop.

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so i run Fedora-gnome on my rtx 3050 laptop, whenever i boot it tells me "nvidia kernel module missing. falling back to nouveau"

chatgpt told me to:
1. turn off secure boot
2. disable nouveau
3. install akmods nvidia thingy??
4. force ak mods??

pls tell me if this is safe, i tried installing the drives before but since i am experiencing problems with laptop not starting after automatically turning off due to intactivity.

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