Other News about gaming on Linux

Bluetooth controller disconnects when using Bottles

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 09:44

I am struggling with controller's bluetooth connection when using Bottles. Natively (without Bottles) bluetooth can handle everything exceptionally well, even up to 4 gamepads, keyboard, mouse - all work like a charm. However, games ran through Bottles seem to have issues with HID and shortly after the game starts, gamepad seems dead (sometimes I can achieve one or two successful inputs, like go through the main menu of the game, but then 1 minute later the gamepad restarts and there's no connection). Dmesg confirms it. Evtest shows every single pad's input without issue all the time.

I've tried to run the same game under Lutris - without any issues. This confirms it's not a hardware related issue, but specific Bottles sandbox/isolation. I'd really like to stay with Bottles this case, and I don't want to use Lutris.

I use CachyOS, Bottles installed through pacman.

What I have tried so far: - Turning off Feral mode - Running Bottles via Steam with controller compatibility options - SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI=0 variable - DisableHidraw=1 and Enable SDL=1 in prefix's windows registry - Installing xinput dependancies - Assigning controller as "trusted" - Various prefixes, clean bottle set-up - sudo usermod -aG input,uinput $USER

Looking for some new clues on how to fix this. Appreciate any input.

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Razer Synapse like software for Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 09:32

I vibe coded Synapse like tool for linux. Only tested on my Naga Pro v2 so far with PikaOs (debian).

Working features on my setup:

-All sidepanels working bindings

-Modifier keys, you can use shift, ctrl or alt to change binding behind every button

-Working macros with mouse and with keyboard

-Profile and rgb switching based on active programs

Would like to hear some feedback if some of you test it.

If possible I can add more device support if requested.

https://github.com/laglotus/Synapse-Lite/tree/main

https://preview.redd.it/tx0oqbofi6og1.png?width=1456&format=png&auto=webp&s=8a5a34ef15381b44981be2ebb124bcf97d599523

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Bluetooth not working correctly when WiFi is disabled

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 09:31

This is more of an informative post, to help if someone has the same problem.

Yesterday I got very frustrated trying to use a DualSense and DualShock 4 Controller on my fresh Arch install. They would connect, but their input was inconsistent. My keyboard (also connected over bluetooth) worked fine before the controllers were connected but as soon as one of them was connected, it also struggled.

The simple fix was to enable WiFi again (I turned it off, as I use an ethernet connection). I have a Gigabyte B850 Gaming WIFI6 mainboard.

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What is the best linux distro for intel gpus

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 08:51

Hello i would like to know what is a good linux distro for intel gpu B580. I have tried cachyos but i coudnt find a app that allowed me to configure my gpu. I have amd gpu so there everything is fine. I used to use popos but that was half a year ago before i bought intel gpu and i want to go back to linux but since i had problems on cachyos with my intel gpu i havent tried anything since. Also it would be nice if somoune could also recommend an app for linux that works like intel app on windows.

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Unable to add Storage Drive to steam

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 08:48

Hi everyone,

i am trying to add a drive to Steam using the Add Drive button in the Storage settings.
The drive is a 1TB ext4 mounted to /mnt/Games and there is no problem accessing the drive.
The drive was used on a previous install of KDE Neon where it was mounted to /mnt/Games as well
The steam library files are still on the drive, and reformatting isn't really an option as i do not want to spend multiple days re downloading the games

I do not get any errors at all. I pick the drive, hit okay, the selection windows closes and nothing happens.

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What is the best thing you discovered after switching to Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 08:15

Your experience can be shared under this post 😊
I am curios how did people switch to linux
( Linux user myself, currently on void linux and cachy os on several devices )

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Wuthering waves not playing on ge proton 10-32 using steam deck need help

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 08:10

So I've just installed Wuwa on steam deck and using ge proton and I got this message any ideas?

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[META] Can we have a rule explicitly forbidding vibe coded tools and scripts? We keep getting more and more posts for stuff that's been vibe coded.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 07:47

AI coded scripts and programs are dangerous and should be trusted even less than the random, human coded stuff online.

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I just learned the beta (595) nVidia driver includes an option to install the nVidia app. Anyone tried it out yet?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 05:30

This download includes the NVIDIA graphics driver and an option to additionally install the NVIDIA App

I'd rather not risk breaking my installation, but if this has feature parity with the Windows version, i.e., it allows me to redeem my free copy of RE:Requiem, I might have to chance it.

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dualsense issues with death stranding DC?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 04:57

playing DS: DC with a PS5 controller it kept cutting out--it wasnt disconnecting, but rather DS would stop receiving inputs from it entirely until i turned it off and on again. the controller seemed to otherwise be fine. this seemed to become unplayably bad as soon haptic feedback started happening; the triggers will push back but then the game will stop receiving inputs despite the triggers still applying resistance.. anyone have any luck fixing this? im assuming enabling steaminput will make it work, but id like to have the cool controller features =(

for specs i am on arch and have dualsensectl installed, and am using bluetooth. other games have worked just fine with these features (like warframe)

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Help

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 04:43

I am relatively new to Linux operating systems and am trying to get to get Minecraft console edition running. I've got it to boot but after booting it freezes and the terminal gives message " --ozone-platform=wayland is not not compatible with Vulkan. Consider switching to --ozone-platform=x11 or disabling Vulkan." After some brief research I couldn't find anyway to solve this in anyway that made a lick of sense to me. Am I at a complete impasse? Does anyone know anyway to solve this?

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I made a Bash tool to automate Linux post-install setup — feedback & contributions welcome!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 04:42

Hey everyone!

I've been working on dsxtool — a modular, interactive Bash script to automate the boring parts of setting up Linux after a fresh install. Instead of copy-pasting commands from a wiki every time, you get an fzf-powered menu that handles everything for you.

What it does

TLP power management — detects your current power manager (tuned, power-profiles-daemon, system76-power) and replaces it with TLP if you want

Desktop environments — installs KDE Plasma, XFCE, Hyprland, Cosmic, or Hyprland (csouzape edition)

Development setup — languages (Python, C++, Rust, Go, Node.js) and IDEs (VS Code, Zed, Neovim/LazyVim, Kate)

Wallpapers — clones a wallpaper repo straight to ~/Pictures/wallpapers

Flatpak — installs Flatpak and adds Flathub

Virtualization — sets up QEMU/KVM + virt-manager + libvirt with network config

Fonts — downloads and installs Nerd Fonts and dev fonts

Alacritty — installs and applies a custom config

yay (Arch only) — installs the AUR helper

Supported distros

Arch Linux (pacman), Debian/Ubuntu (apt), Fedora (dnf). Distro is detected automatically from /etc/os-release — no manual config needed.

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/csouzape/dsxtool

cd dsxtool

chmod +x install.sh

./install.sh

Want to contribute?

If you find a bug, open an issue: https://github.com/csouzape/dsxtool/issues

If you want to add a feature or fix something, open a PR: https://github.com/csouzape/dsxtool/pulls

Ideas I'm thinking about adding:

More desktop environments (GNOME, Cinnamon, BSPWM)

zsh / fish shell setup module

Dotfiles module

Repo: https://github.com/csouzape/dsxtool

Would love to hear what modules you'd want added, or if something breaks on your setup. All feedback welcome!

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New NVIDIA Vulkan Beta 595 Driver

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 01:30

March 9th, 2026 - Windows 595.84, Linux 595.44.02

  • New:
    • descriptorHeapCaptureReplay support
    • Image compression support for multi-planar YCbCr formats
    • DMA-BUF export with DRM format modifiers for YCbCr formats (compression support pending)
  • Fixes:
    • VK_EXT_descriptor_heap performance improvements
    • Fix descriptor heap alignment requirements
    • Fix depth image corruption after copy on compute or transfer only queue
    • Use VkRenderingAttachmentInfo.resolveMode correctly for dynamic rendering color resolve
    • Improve device lost behavior from affecting other devices in the instance
    • Fix depth image feedback loop detection in vkCmdSetRenderingInputAttachmentIndices
    • Miscellaneous fixes and improvements for Vulkan video
    • Fix corruption with custom resolve and mutlisample attachment storeOp not being STORE_OP_STORE
    • Fixed an issue with AV1 encoding producing scrambled output on Blackwell GPUs
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i need a program

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 01:11

does anyone know of an app i can use to monitor how much power my cpu and gpu is drawing i want an app that can take an 24 hrs monitoring and upload it to an text file in document dir

im on Ubuntu unity atm so an flatpak or deb or snap is fine

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Portproton не может получить метаданние

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 00:27

Здравствуйте, пишу из Украины, почему говорю от куда? Потому что есть проблемы что портпротон не качает файлы точнее показал что хочет скачать и или из-за локации или просто не может он пропускает их, а когда питаюсь игру запустить выдает ошыбку:не удалось получить метаданные или что -то типу того, сижу на Линукс Минт, если можете посоветовать что поможет, может скачать Минт из другого зеркала

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I've been dual booting CachyOS and Windows 11 on my 9800X3D/RTX 5080 and ran the RDR2 benchmark to compare

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 00:07

I saw about 15-30fps decrease on CachyOS with Proton 10.0.4 using the RDR2 synthetic benchmark. Settings were nearly all ultra at 1440p, no DLSS, on a 9800X3D/RTX 5080/32GB RAM.

Keep in mind this is a synthetic benchmark so real gameplay may differ — planning a gameplay comparison video if there's interest.

If there are any other games people want me to test let me know :)

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Nvidia __GL_SHARPEN_ENABLE in XWayland just FYI

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 10. März 2026 - 00:06

I being someone who tends to prefer to lower my resolution in most any game i play to 1080p from 1440p for performance reasons (even when i can run 1440p fine with my RTX5070 mobile) had been looking for a good sharpening filter.

I used vkBasalt for a while but the CAS in vkBasalt always seems to be a bit over sharp regardless of the settings and wasnt as good as i liked. I happened to be reading the latest 595 driver readme and noticed the sharpening options under GL environment variables.

Well, turns out __GL_SHARPEN_ENABLE works just fine in steam games running under XWayland. So if you happen to have an nvidia GPU and want a bit extra sharpness on your games go ahead and try it.

Took a few screenshots of Wilds to show it, still need to find my right settings

Default no sharpening

https://preview.redd.it/u4v8mha7p3og1.jpg?width=1326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a0f0e3bbc03b9c840023bfc8334fb19a21e1b63

70% Sharpening 30% Denoising

https://preview.redd.it/ldf8602bp3og1.jpg?width=1326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=070349a57e5ddd6e0cf9a552568d747a5377193d

and 100% Sharpening 0% Denoising

https://preview.redd.it/3rq3e24dp3og1.jpg?width=1326&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5a52fa55cb8848fd51c2477ef9275dc1d855146

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