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Just discovered this. I had just installed gamemode with sudo dnf install gamemode and was just setting gamemoderun %command% launch options in Steam thinking it was doing something.

Fixed my configuration for gamemode, and it was a night and day difference for some games.

Docs: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GameMode

Make sure your user is in the gamemode group

sudo gpasswd -a <your user> gamemode

You can verify it worked with:

groups

Should print something like <your user> wheel ollama docker gamemode. If gamemode doesn't show up, try to logging out or restarting you computer.

Configure renice

Edit the /etc/gamemode.ini to set the process priority for games. Likes this:

[general] renice=10

Renice can go from 0 to 10. 0 is normal priority and 10 is very high priority.

You can modify that limit to be even higher than 10 in the /etc/security/limits.d/10-gamemode.conf/, but 10 is arealdy very good and you should avoid messing with it for security reasons. Even if you do, don't go over 19.

Testing everything

gamemoded -t to test your config. All tests should pass.

You should not need to sudo. If you can only get the tests to pass with sudo gamemoded -t, then you messed up somewhere.

When a game is running, run gamemode -s to confirm it is active.

If you configured renice, check your system processes to make sure the games are indeed launching at your chosen priority level.

Bonus - launch options for CS2

For CS2 to launch at a higher priority, you have to both use gamemoderun and the -high option.

Using just -high makes the game launch with normal priority (at least for me).

Using gamemoderun without -high makes the cs2.sh process high priority, but the game itself normal.

These are my current launch options for CS2: gamemoderun %command% -high -vulkan -sw -w 2560 -h 1440 -freq 144 -nojoy -console

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I have used the guide on the boilingsteamy page and I still can't get Luna to detect my controller. I'm using Bazzite (but the same thing happened to me with Mint). I would like to be able to take advantage of my Prime subscription. Thank you very much :) URL: https://boilingsteam.com/amazon-luna-on-steam-deck-and-on-linux-pc-how-to-get-it-to-work-and-enjoy-it/

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Some 10 years ago I was a 100% Linux user. Then corporate gamedev job came, and yeah, with it all the Windows-only software and habits.

Now I run a small indie studio and we're using almost free/open software only (Godot, Blender, etc), so I guess, time has come to break again from the corp chains. But I don't have the time to mess with DKMS and playing out with fwcutter or what was back in time the trick to make Broadcom WiFi work. And I don't have the minimum idea how the market situation is and what is the AMD vs nVidia state of affairs.

TL;DR: Please suggest an affordable laptop which just works on Linux, with a solid GPU at par with 1080Ti perf on Windows. Doesn't need to be the latest model either.

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I know this is a dumb question but does crostini count as linux and can it be used to game?

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I installed Pokémon TCG Live via Lutris, but it is not working. When I log in, this message appears and does not proceed, even with the correct login credentials. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this? Or is there an alternative way to install it?

OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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Specifically Steel Beasts Gold

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Hi! I was going to play Forza Horizon 5, but suddenly a pop up with a title "Sign in needed" stopped me. I am familiar with this bug, which you can easily solve on Windows using Credential manager, but on Linux I am not able to fix it easily. Anyone could help?

OS: Arch Linux
Proton version: GE-Proton9-27
CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Driver: NVIDIA 570.144

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Hello guys,

I'm running Steam Flatpak on Fedora 42. The problem I'm having is that the intro video when you start the game, as well as videos that show up before each opponent in arcade mode don't show up normally. Instead you get colored bars. I also changed Proton from 9.x (the default) to 10.x (beta), but no change. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thanks!

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I have purchased the game on steam. I have the overlay enabled, it works on other games, yes, it is not disabled on this game either. I tried every piece of advice I could find on the internet, have been struggling with this for hours. The controller works in other games (Ghost of Tsushima, Balatro, etc, even worked with Jedi Survivor, when I was testing to see how it would run).

What I see:

The game starts and works, but I don't get controller input in it. I can't open steam overlay. When I open the game, the EA app pops up for a couple of seconds, saying "Preparing game" or something similar. When I see that, I can open steam overlay (in that tiny window). I believe that there may be an issue with the injection of steam's overlay into the game. Starting the game in big picture mode doesn't work either.

My main question is: how do I get the controller to work? I don't really care about the overlay.

Thank you in advance for any useful input you may have!

PS: Other info that might be useful:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
GPU: AMD Radeon RX7900XT
RAM: 32 gigs, 6000MHz
OS: Kubuntu 25.04 with Wayland
Steam: Installed via apt, steam-devices installed after.

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I've been on Ubuntu for a very long time (around 15y I guess?). I've always managed to play and it's been getting easier and easier with a broader choice in the recent years. However my Ubuntu system (24.10, all AMD now) seems to be getting slower and slower (I probably should have installed it again at some point, I tend to copy from disk to disk over years). And I would probably enjoy a more up-to-date distro. I read quite a few posts here about Nobara or Bazzite, that seem most recommended.

I enjoy gaming but also do a lot of things on this computer (3d printing/modeling, developing, electronics, some AI stuff etc...). How would be the experience on gaming distros for these tasks ? Just as easy ? I don't really understand how being gaming-focused changes overall experience.

thanks for reading

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I have a mini pc (Minisforum UM870) and I want it to be my Linux gaming desktop. After much research I think I will go with either Bazzite or CachyOS.

What is the consensus for ease of use and performance? The iGPU is an AMD 780m.

Thanks!!

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Hi everyone!

I’ve been testing Linux (Fedora 42) for gaming, and honestly, I’m super impressed by how well most games work. But trying to enable G-SYNC has been a nightmare.

Here’s what’s happening:

✅ On Wayland, the nvidia-settings utility is missing most of the options (no G-SYNC toggle, no G-SYNC indicator). So I installed an X11 session instead.

✅ On X11, the nvidia-settings options finally appear. I enabled G-SYNC and turned on the indicator…
→ But when I launch games, the indicator always shows “Normal” (no G-SYNC active).

Sometimes G-SYNC kicks in after toggling between fullscreen and windowed multiple times, but only whenusing VRR testing tools (https://github.com/Nixola/VRRTest)— it works once in a while, but no reliable behavior.

I read that Wayland now supports G-SYNC, but since nvidia-settings has no G-SYNC options or indicator on Wayland, I can’t even tell if it’s working.

At this point, I just want any reliable way to make G-SYNC work (either Wayland or X11, doesn’t matter).

What I’ve tried so far:

✅ Experimental features:

gsettings get org.gnome.mutter experimental-features
Result :

['scale-monitor-framebuffer', 'variable-refresh-rate', 'xwayland-native-scaling']

✅ Kernel parameters:

cat /proc/cmdline

BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,gpt4)/vmlinuz-6.14.5-300.fc42.x86_64 root=UUID=18dd1431-dd25-4851-8492-c85471e7a9da ro rootflags=subvol=root rd.luks.uuid=luks-c38ec1cb-0e59-43e8-a056-10e782b6553b rhgb quiet rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau modprobe.blacklist=nouveau nvidia-drm.modeset=1

✅ Xorg config:

Here’s my /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

bghjhj

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings # nvidia-settings: version 570.144 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout0" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" Option "Xinerama" "0" EndSection Section "Files" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "InputDevice" # generated from default Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" EndSection Section "Monitor" # HorizSync source: edid, VertRefresh source: edid Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Unknown" ModelName "Acer XB271HU" HorizSync 34.0 - 222.0 VertRefresh 30.0 - 144.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Device0" Driver "nvidia" VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090" Option "AllowGSYNC" "True" EndSection Section "Screen" # Removed Option "metamodes" "2560x1440_144 +0+0 {AllowGSYNCCompatible=On, AllowGSYNC=On}" # Removed Option "metamodes" "2560x1440_144 +0+0 {ForceCompositionPipeline=On, ForceFullCompositionPipeline=On, AllowGSYNCCompatible=On}" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Device0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 Option "Stereo" "0" Option "nvidiaXineramaInfoOrder" "DP-0" Option "metamodes" "2560x1440_144 +0+0 {AllowGSYNCCompatible=On}" Option "AllowFlipping" "true" Option "SLI" "Off" Option "MultiGPU" "Off" Option "BaseMosaic" "off" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection My questions:

• Is there any way to show G-SYNC indicator on Wayland?
• What’s the **simplest reliable way to make G-SYNC work (I don’t mind using X11 or Wayland — I’ll use whatever works best)?**

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Hi, i would like to ask why is this happening? Whenever I put an external keyboard on disgeapc it will not stop drifting upwards, I know you can just tell me to just use the dedicated keyboard, but on my defense I would like to use the dedicated keyboard less to prolong it's life. Is there a fix on this? Thanks

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I don't know if I'm the only one with this problem, in any case I can no longer use the two joycons as one joypad.

I used to pair up the two joycons separately, insert them into the slot and press the triggers to make them read as a single joypad.

Before the LEDs would flash continuously and once paired only the first LED of each joycon would light up, now they are fixed at 1 and 2 LEDs lit (respectively) and there is no way to get them to read as a single joypad.

I'm on fedora 42, kenel 6.14.5

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guys, do you think is it possible to add raytracing emulation to nvk? like it was done for radv?

since nvk is starting to be compatible with older Nvidia GPU?

i don't know a lot about those thing so i am asking.

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I have the opportunity to try Dune Awakening over the next 2 days, and wondered if anyone else has tried this game on Linux. It has Battleye enabled. I would rather someone else used the special code if it is not yet compatible.

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