1. https://www.techradar.com/best/best-linux-distros-for-beginners
2. https://linuxblog.io/best-linux-distro/
3. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/s/StWRQNxQ0T
4. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/s/P31XfLcfv5

This Is what found with a quick search. It maybe not be the number 1 result but Pop OS IS recommended by users for years.

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Hey guys!

I've been gaming with linux for a couple of months and everything has been great

Lately I got an invitation to play deadlock, but the game won't even start

I launched steam with the command line and got this when I try to start the game i get the following log

[2026-03-07 20:27:22] Download skipped by HTTP 304 Not Modified [2026-03-07 20:27:22] Nothing to do fsync: up and running. System.PlatformNotSupportedException: Video driver not supported at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.Create () [0x0003e] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.get_Instance () [0x00007] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Ui.UiMain..ctor () [0x00027] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.MainClass.Init (Xalia.Gudl.GudlStatement[] config) [0x0001b] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 fsync: up and running. System.PlatformNotSupportedException: Video driver not supported at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.Create () [0x0003e] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.get_Instance () [0x00007] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Ui.UiMain..ctor () [0x00027] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.MainClass.Init (Xalia.Gudl.GudlStatement[] config) [0x0001b] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 Fossilize INFO: Setting autogroup scheduling. Fossilize INFO: Setting autogroup scheduling. chdir "/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Deadlock" ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. Game Recording - would start recording game 1422450, but recording for this game is disabled Adding process 3262 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3263 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3264 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3340 for gameID 1422450 fsync: up and running. Adding process 3341 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3342 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3343 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3346 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3348 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3351 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3360 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3365 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3372 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3395 for gameID 1422450 Adding process 3414 for gameID 1422450 System.PlatformNotSupportedException: Video driver not supported at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.Create () [0x0003e] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Sdl.WindowingSystem.get_Instance () [0x00007] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.Ui.UiMain..ctor () [0x00027] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 at Xalia.MainClass.Init (Xalia.Gudl.GudlStatement[] config) [0x0001b] in <743e8bdcd9c54484ad89463ed4e626f6>:0 Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/migue/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/1422450/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache". pid 3344 != 3343, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) Game Recording - game stopped [gameid=1422450] Removing process 3414 for gameID 1422450 Removing process 3395 for gameID 1422450

My setup is:
gpu: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RADV NAVI10)
cpu:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

I updated all drivers recently and other games that use vulkan run without a problem

Do you guys have any insight of what could I do?

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I installed gamescope , Tried this command and didn't work , it's not proton version because if i remove the command it starts fine but black bars (because is a 1024X768 game)

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That's my secondary PC, running windows 10 at this moment, and it has some low fps on some games I play, mainly on palworld (20-30fps max at 720p)

I was thinking about putting Fedora on it, because I heard some people had crazy FPS differences on it and that it was easy to use.

Wanted to know if Fedora is in fact a good option for performance (even in windows games) and for user experience (I don't wanna see terminals or anything complicated) or if there's any other better distro for that.

Pc specs: AMD phenom Ii x6 1090T Radeon RX 550 4gb 8gbs DDR3 240gbs HDD

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So i switched from Windows to Linux, and i feel like my mouse dosen't feel the same in game, with the same sens and the same dpi. Even after, turning off mouse accel it just feels off. Does anyone know why and has anyone resolved this or is it a matter of getting used to it. Thanks.

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Yo, so i did the big switch yesterday from windows to Linux

I’m playing Overwatch 2 on Linux Mint through battlenet using the Faugus launcher, and every time I start the game it processes shaders for a really long time on.

I figured the first time would take a while because it has to compile everything, but the problem is it seems to do it every single time I launch the game, which makes starting the game take forever.

It also feels like the shader cache just isn’t saving, because it recompiles everything again on the next launch.

Has anyone else had this issue on Linux? Is there something I’m missing that makes the shaders actually cache so it doesn’t redo it every time?

Any help would be appreciated.

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I've wanted to do this for a long time but overall I'm more of a console gamer (except for Minecraft and FPS games). Tested Debian 12 on a crappy laptop last year and finally last week installed Debian 13 on my, much better, gaming laptop.

It's been pretty good overall. Debian itself runs great. Nvidia drivers installed as intended. Steam install went ok. I'm pretty happy.

I have one game I can't get to run right now (Age of Mythology) which is weird because it does run on Debian 12. Hopefully I can figure that one out at some point.

I do have a question about CPU and GPU temps though. Playing Doom Eternal today both the CPU and GPU were in the low 60C. The game ran great but I didn't really mess with the video settings. I do know that it was 1080p, at least. It probably defaulted to medium or something. I don't know for sure.

I don't really want this to run hotter but I'm wondering if I'm losing some potential power somewhere and wondering how I can really control the GPU on Linux. I'm fine with how Doom ran but I did have to turn the resolution down on another game (the Kingdom Hearts games) to get a smooth 60fps (it's only a 60hz display so that's fine).

Any tips or maybe packages I can install to potentially get those games to run a little better? I'm still new to Linux overall and I've never really worried about fps or videos settings much so I don't really know where to look for guides.

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I'm trying to install arch linux using a guide, and it tells me this. My computer doesn't have an ethernet port

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For the past 2 years Ive been trying to switch to linux full time, but EVERY time i try too, Vr is the one thing that holds me back!

No matter what I try (Different mondao configurations, upgrading my headset, upgrading my hardware) Nothing seems to fix the following issues!

- Input delay

- Warping (On the vive pro 1, Fixed when i switched to the index)

- Terrible stutters

- Non working version of steam vr

- Performance issues in games like vrchat

- lack of documentation for older devices like the index, and vive pro 1

I completely understand that its a community effort, and that alot of these issues might be resolved when the vive frame comes out. But i just want to know if its just me experiencing these issues! or if there is something wrong I'm doing.

My specs are:

Ryzen 7 5700x3d

Rx 5700xt

32gb of ddr4

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I will try to keep this simple to explain:

My specs before upgrade:

• Ryzen 3600 + 6650XT + 16GB 3200Mhz + Windows 10

My current upgrade:

• Ryzen 7 5700X + 9060XT 16GB + 32GB 3200Mhz + Fedora

I installed Fedora for the first time, installed CS2 and had about less than 200 FPS in CS2, which is what I was getting in my previous system, and I know with this system I should be having way more FPS.

I figured I needed to install some drivers or whatever, so I asked botGPT (and yes i know it's not fully reliable, but still good to point me in the right directions) and it told me to run:

sudo dnf update

sudo dnf install mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-dri-drivers vulkan

and then it asked to run lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D' to see if I'd get this result: kernel driver in use: amdgpu and I did.

Then it asked told me to run cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor to see if it said powersave or performance, and if it said powersave, I had to switch to performance, which I did (but I just checked it again and it is in powersave now, probably after I restarted PC).

Then the bot told me to switch from wayland to x11, and I don't even know what that is and this is where the bot started failing me, because it was telling me how to change it but there was nothing when I followed the steps.

Also, Steam keeps running CS2 after I close the game in-game. The icon in the taskbar goes away but steam says the game is still running. I have to manually go to my library and press "Stop". It doesn't happen with other games. Why?

I have more problems with Fedora but will leave it to another post in a different subreddit. Right now I just wanna fix the FPS issue. I really don't wanna go back to Windows 10.

Any help is appreciated!

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

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I have been trying to run Sonic Crossworlds and it runs but I see nothing on the screen changes except for play button on steam changes to stop button. I let it be for minutes but the game still not appearing. I tried to change proton version but nothing changed. when I close the game through steam it shows this error.

I use EndeavourOS, I had no issue before with the game I played for more than 15 hours.

I have searched on X and here to see if the game has any issue with others but I didn't find anyone complaining.

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Hi, I am new to Linux distros and i tired fedora KDE, fedora, and mint(cinnamon). The thing is that i can't play RDR2 in Linux but some how am able to play it in windows 11. And getting a frame rate about 30fps or more while playing in low settings 720p on windows 11. But other games work like Hollow Knight Silksong, FIFA 17 work like how it used to be on windows 11 but the RDR2 cant. Also the RDR2 is a fitgirl repack because i cant afford it on steam (its like my 10 days paycheck without spending any of it on food and all for just so i can buy RDR2).

I tried lutris and heroic game launcher even win boat but it cant play it. the game will open and all but when i enter into story mode it take too much time to load like 2-3min and it shows a frame for 15 second and 2 second frame for 15 seconds like that. i tried winetricks but still faced that same issue. i thought maybe the vulkan in game settings causing the issues so i changed it to directX 12 and restarted the game. now it wont even open. Even on vulkan game settings my laptop crashs if i tried to close the game.

the game is launching to loading menu but the gameplay is where i face this issue.

Is the Distro is the issue or should install some more drivers so it can play. or some winetrick i didnt found on YT.

i want some help. i been trying to switch to linux for many times but this thing keep me rolling back to windows 11.

my laptop is HP Elitebook 845 G8

Ryzen 7 5850U

16gb 2664mhz ram (1x16)

256gb nvme

no GPU it runs on iGPU(Amd Radeon RX Vega 8) i think it is.

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