i have a laptop with the ryzen 5 pro 4650U and linux mint but whenever i try to play sniper elite 3 i have a issue where any source of light has a large gray glow around that covers everything, which kinda sucks because literally the second level in the game is absolutely covered in lights so its impossible to play, i am using wine through lutris for this
ive tried a few solutions already, updating mesa, different wine versions and making sure my vulkan, DXVK and all that kind of stuff is up to date

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My PS5 controller isn't detected by the emulator in Gamemode (I use Bazzite)

Any fixes?

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How do i import skins onto osu lazer on linux mint

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I've been having way worse performance than i expected on Helldivers and Arc Raiders, where for some reason the Amd frame generation doesn't appear in the graphics settings like it did on windows. I've tried installing lossless scaling to make up for it, and lsfg-vk, the ui and everything but i can't get it to work, i tried every solution i found online but nothing

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TL;DR at the bottom.

System specs:
RTX 4090

Ryzen 7 5800x3D
32gb Ram
Installed nobara os on 2tb nvme pci 4 (now windows)

I'm pretty disappointed how annoying it was to get some games working. Its honestly kind of weird because the steam deck for some reason seems to be a smoother experience than what I had with nobara OS to get games going. It could've been the games I chose, but also those are the games I enjoy currently.

The following games were;

Resident evil 9
Monster Hunter Wilds

Dino Crisis

World of Warcraft

Its important to note I was able to get all of them working with some research and knew some were going to be a bit of a pill to setup (Dino crisis on steam namely). The straw that broke the camels back in this situation was monster hunter wilds. On steam deck, while it doesn't perform well at all, it was pretty easy with a swap of proton and no other major issues once in game. But on my PC it had massive stuttering. I assume this is because steam deck does shader caching where as for some reason I couldn't get my pc to do it.

Now this isn't a gigantic problem on its own, but in a game thats multiplayer or a new game that I just want to get going on, its a frustration because I had to basically tell my friends that I have to "play" the game to get it running well so I either do that on my own or play with them and suffer with the major stuttering I have.

Re9 had some minor issues but was able to resolve them quickly and WoW was pretty easy to get going once I installed Faugus launcher.

I basically just want to come home and get games going pretty quickly, but each game I was spending anywhere from 15 min to a couple hours just to get up and running and then once running I might have to fight something like the shader caching issue.

I would call myself a power user, as I'm pretty familiar with computers (going on 25 years of use, 85% windows, 5% macos, 10% steamos). So I know how to find answers, solutions etc. I just again, want things to work fairly quickly. I come home from work, want to play a different or new game, and if I gotta do this big setup for it, its just frustrating.

If you play native linux games its probably fine, I imagine it works out of the box. I wasn't concerned about specific non compatible linux games like EA launcher games or riot games, I don't play those except occasional battlefield and I can dual boot for that.

I look forward to trying linux again in a few years. Being able to just do whatever I want to my desktop, was great with kde plasma, I've tried to setup my new install of windows to give me as much customization as possible but I'm already losing about 5GB of ram doing just that.

If I'm missing something please let me know or if this is just reality and its still not mature enough for my expectations.

TL;DR - Linux isn't quite mature enough for my expectations, I want games and setup to be a little more out of the box experience for the games I enjoy playing or have the features that steamos has like pre-shader caching and a better universal fix for most games besides trying multiple different proton versions.

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Por lo que me imagino acá más de uno conoses este sistema y es el que me a llamado más la atención para hacer el cambio de Windows 10 a Linux ya que estoy empezando en este sistema desde 0 y la verdad no se mucho , entonces quiero que me aconsejen y me hablen de este sistema para ya estar seguro de lo que estoy asiendo ya que e entrado a muchas dudas entre lo que veo en Youtube la pagina web del sistema y la misma IA que aveces no entiendo ni que dise , si les interesa saber mi laptop es una Rosvola (marca rusa) tiene un Intel celeron n5095a 24gb de RAM 16 usables y lo único que juego son fanGame dd Pokémon algún re pack de juegos pirata y Minecraft

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TL;DR: After distro-hopping (Bazzite, Nobara, CachyOS), I realized the best handheld experience comes from native upstream integration, not stacking custom tools. Hacky workarounds and plugins just lead to instability. I ended up patching my own kernel for gyro, coding a custom GPD TDP implementation for SteamOS Manager, and mapping controls natively in InputPlumber. Running this on CachyOS Handheld and completely ditching HHD finally made me understand the Steam Deck hype—my Win Mini actually feels like a first-class experience now.

After months of tinkering with my GPD Win Mini 2024 (Ryzen 8840U, 32GB), I think I’ve finally figured out what I want the future of handheld Linux gaming to look like.

For a long time, I was chasing the same things most of us want:

• Lower temps
• Better FPS
• Better battery life
• Better quality of life (QoL)
• ...while still keeping the freedom to tinker.

That journey took me through distro-hopping, gaming tweaks, suspend/wake issues, TDP tools, controller/input issues, and eventually, building the missing pieces myself. Honestly, it changed how I think about the future of handheld Linux.

My Journey to That Conclusion

I spent a lot of time moving between Bazzite, Nobara, and CachyOS Handheld. What I found was basically this:

• Some setups had better out-of-the-box handheld QoL.
• Some had better performance, battery life, and freedom.
• None of them really had everything.

That gap is what pushed me deeper. I wanted a system that didn’t just benchmark well, but actually felt good to use every day. I wanted to open the lid and resume cleanly, set TDP per game, have input/controller support just work, and have the gyro function properly.

The reality I hit was that hacky workarounds almost always lead to instability. Every time I tried to bridge the gap with another community tool or plugin, I introduced a new point of failure. For example, I relied on SimpleTDPDecky for a while, but it was incredibly fragile and would consistently crash whenever the device woke up from sleep. I also tried leaning heavily on HHD, but it never properly synced with native SteamOS integration. It made power management and per-game profiles feel disjointed, messy, and unreliable.

I got tired of waiting for the perfect setup to appear, and I was sick of my device being held together by duct tape and background services. So, I stopped waiting and started building.

Getting My Hands Dirty

To actually get the rock-solid, native feel I was looking for, I had to put in the work myself and strip out the jank. I ended up:

• Patching my own kernel to finally get the gyro fixed and working properly at the system level.
• Coding my own GPD TDP implementation directly for SteamOS Manager.
• Adding the gamepad mapping and macro buttons natively into InputPlumber.

Once all of that was done and I completely removed HHD from the equation, everything finally clicked. It felt properly integrated.

For the first time, I actually understood the hype around the Steam Deck. After ditching the extra layers and getting first-class, native SteamOS integration working on my device, my Win Mini finally feels as seamless as a real Steam Deck.

What I Learned

The biggest thing I learned is this: Handheld Linux feels amazing when support is built-in natively.

Not “works if you install 5 extra tools.” Not “works until the next update.” Not “works except suspend.”

I mean really native support—power management integrated properly, TDP handled directly by SteamOS Manager components, input handled by a proper stack like InputPlumber, and kernel fixes upstreamed.

After getting to that point on my own device, the result is exactly what I wanted. I have a cooler device, better battery, better performance, stable sleep/resume, per-game TDP, and plug-and-play input behavior. Most importantly: it starts to feel intentional, not patched together.

The Distro Breakdown

For my specific use case:

• Bazzite had the best handheld-style convenience.
• CachyOS Handheld gave me the best performance, battery, and freedom.
• Nobara didn’t really give me the experience I was looking for.

Because none of them gave me the complete package, CachyOS Handheld ended up being the perfect base for me to build my own native integration on top of.

What the Future Should Be

I really think the future of handheld Linux gaming needs to move toward:

• More native support and upstream kernel/device work.
• More SteamOS-style integration.
• More proper input stack support.
• Less dependence on fragile add-ons for core handheld features.

Community tools have filled massive gaps, but long-term, the best experience doesn't come from stacking extra layers on top. It comes when the distro has a strong base, the kernel/device support is there, and it all works out of the box without needing to install five different Decky plugins just to manage your battery.

My Takeaway

The future of handheld Linux is not more hacks—it’s better native support. Once things are properly integrated, handheld Linux stops feeling like a compromise and starts feeling like the absolute best way to use these devices. If we can get more devices to that point, handheld Linux gaming won’t just be “cool for tinkerers” anymore. It’ll just be good.

Curious what other people think:

• What do you think handheld Linux is still missing?
• Do you think the future is more distro-specific tooling, or more native/upstream support?
• What device are you using, and what’s the biggest thing holding Linux back on it right now?

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I'm on windows 10 but microslop is ending support and doing a bunch of bloat on windows 11. Is this the right subreddit? If so, I play indie games, and a lot of first person stuff. I play online games with my friends (Not Fortnite or anything, but stuff like PEAK and R.E.P.O) I was wondering if there were any suggestions for a windows like distro. I've tinkered with Linux Mint and Bazzite, but I'm looking for more suggestions.

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Slay the Spire 2 developers Mega Crit are sitting on a pile of gold now, as they've confirmed that the game has sold ridiculously well.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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If you need some more multiplayer games to play with friends, the Multiplayer Madness 2026 Humble Bundle may have exactly what you want.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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ARC Raiders is still one of the most popular games around right now, and thankfully some of the generative AI voices are getting replaced.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

What you think?

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Hey r/linux_gaming,
I got tired of booting into Windows just to change the RGB on my Glorious Model O Wireless, so I built a small control panel in Python/PySide6.

What it does:

• Set RGB effects (Glorious, Cycle, Pulse, Solid, Pulse One, Tail, Rave, Wave, Off)
• Inline color picker with live preview
• Adjust click debounce time (0–32 ms)
• Read battery level and charging status
• 3 profile slots
• Live log panel so you can see exactly what's being sent to the mouse

How it works:
It talks directly to the mouse over HID using raw feature reports — the same protocol the official Windows software uses. No kernel module or driver needed, just Python and hidapi.

Permissions:
On first launch it checks if it can access the mouse and shows a one-liner you can copy into your terminal. After that you never need sudo again, even after reboots.

Download:
AppImage on GitHub — just download, chmod +x and run.
https://github.com/louis4craft/glorious-ctl

Currently only tested with the Model O Wireless (258a:2022). If you have a different Glorious mouse and want support added, drop a comment with your lsusb | grep -i glorious output and I'll add it.

Feedback welcome — this is my first Linux tool on GitHub.

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Hello, will try Cachy this week and read there could be some issues related to having game files on BTRFS

Two of the most recommended solutions are the "nodatacow" setting and using a different partition / drive in ext4

Which one would you recommend? any advice?

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I want to play co-op games from steamrip on linux, but steam isn't detecting the game launching and I cant join other games.

Is there a way to get them working on linux?

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