I'm using a ROG Zephyrus G16 2023 with Linux Mint and I've had very choppy performance while playing GTA V even with minimum graphics. I was able to run it perfectly fine on max graphics using Windows 11 alongside RDR2. Is there something that can be done to improve performance? Any help would be appreciated

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Every time I open Steam for the first time after booting up my PC (Linux Mint), I now have a terminal pop up first, which requests to install some additional packages. This started a couple weeks ago and it's very annoying.

What started this, and why does it need to do it every time instead of just once?

Steam needs to install these additional packages: libc6:amd64 libc6:i386 libegl1:amd64 libegl1:i386 libgbm1:amd64 libgbm1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1:amd64 libgl1:i386 libnvidia-gl-570:i386 Press return to proceed with the installation: submitted by /u/Tuckertcs
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Please don't be mean to me. I am bad at computers but I bought a cheap Ubuntu laptop so I could do some writing and light gaming on it. "light gaming" meaning stuff like Geneforge, an entirely 2D game from 2000. It's been freezing constantly- like every 5-30 minutes, and I'm not sure what to do to fix it. So far I've tried turning off the Steam overlay and running it in the Proton hotfix compatibility mode

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First and foremost, specs:

Arch Linux

AMD Ryzen 9 270

RTX 5060 Max-Q (laptop)

16GB DDR5 (yah a little low but I’ve never had an issue)

I was playing Black Myth: Wukong again, got to a certain boss, and during his second scripted attack the game crashed. Every single time. It was so frustrating because even when I set the graphics to their lowest settings it still crashed. I tried backloading the save and even making a new save and it still crashed.

Updated Hyprland and the kernel and tried LTS, nothing worked. I tried every proton version and every NVidia driver. Eventually I gave up and transferred the game to my windows boot to beat the boss and then transferred it back, and I had no problems, not even a stutter. And now back on Linux I’m not having any issues.

TL;DR: The only way my game didn’t crash was playing it on windows.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

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I installed linux mint about three weeks ago on my laptop (thinkpad e14 gen 3 ryzen 5500 u) if specs are relevant. PS5 controller worked flawlessly via bluetooth until I connected another controller to the computer using an 8bitdo Receiver

After this I have tried every solution to get my PS5 controller to get recognized by Steam (I can connect to it on bluetooth settings) including downgrading/upgrading bluez versions, changing every steam setting related to controllers, downgrading the kernel , reinstalling steam via .deb instead of flatpak but I can find no solution that makes this work. I am guessing this has something to do with drivers but I have tried to find resources everywhere and no solution worked for me.

Has anyone had a similar situation or knows what the problem might be? Thank you and sorry if this is a stupid question

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Hello, I have a quest to complete, and I require a little advice. My niece was given one of those handheld emulation consoles, but due to neurological issues she's facing, she is having a hard time learning how to play. My idea is to record a series of tutorial videos (we live many kilometers away). The format I envisioned is vertical video, with gameplay at the top and controller input visualization at the bottom. For that I need an application that would show controller inputs in graphical form. I should be able to choose controller layout to display to accurately mimic layout of the handheld. Does such program exist? Also, suggestions about video pipeline to automate creation and cutting clips are welcome.

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Yo guys, Tried to find a pirated Minecraft launcher for Ubuntu Noble (ARM64) but couldn't find. I need one that supports pirated/offline accounts for Java Edition Minecraft and lets me play with mods. Any recommendations? Thanks!

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Hi everyone,

I’d like to share NawaOS 1.1, a Debian Bookworm–based Linux gaming distribution focused on stability, predictable performance, and reducing setup friction for Linux gamers.

The goal of NawaOS is not to chase bleeding-edge packages, but to provide a game-ready system out of the box, especially for users who prefer Debian’s stability over rolling releases.

Gaming-focused features

• Steam with Proton support
• Proton-GE integration (easy installer)
• EAC & BattleEye compatibility via Proton
• Lutris, Wine, Winetricks, RetroArch
• MangoHud pre-configured (F12)
• Game Mode v2.0 (CPU/GPU/network tuning)
• Per-game profiles (performance & audio)

Performance & hardware

• Pre-installed NVIDIA proprietary drivers
• Auto GPU detection (NVIDIA / AMD / Intel)
• Enhanced Vulkan support
• CPU governor tuning for gaming

• Power profiles (gaming vs battery)

  VM & testing support

• Guest tools for VirtualBox, VMware, QEMU/KVM

• Auto display resolution in VMs

• Good option for testing Linux gaming in VMs

Reliability improvements in 1.1

• Fixed APT sources & system updates
• Smoother first-boot setup
• General stability and hardware compatibility fixes

NawaOS is aimed at Linux gamers who want a stable Debian base with minimal manual tweaking, rather than a heavily modified or rolling distro.

If you try it, I’d appreciate:

• Game compatibility reports
• Performance comparisons
• Feedback on Proton / anti-cheat behavior

🔗 Project & downloads:
https://nawaos.com/

Thanks
Ahmed

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Get it on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456800/Rock_Crusher/

The sale is ending in a few days.

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Hey, I am new to gaming on linux and I am currently trying pop!_os and installed Steam through the COSMIC Store. I tried starting Fall Guys but it gives me "Unexpected error .(#1)". According to ProtonDB it should run using ProtonExperimanteal, which I do.

Am I doing something wrong?

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I'm using the 3090 ti. I updated my drivers to the new 590 ones. But it looks like there may have been a regression because I can only do 4k 60hz instead of my usual 4k 144hz. I had to install the 580xx proprietary drivers for my monitor to start working again. Just wondering if anyone was having this problem too?

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I am able to play games using bazzite and it actually plays modern games well at 30fps 720p but on windows 10 and 11 i get blue errors such as video menory error. Why causes this??

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so i wanted to run wildgate which uses EAC on heroic (i would use lutris but i can't install the epic games store package for some reason it gives me error 256) and i run into "error #1 unexpected error" or something like that, my questions are: 1. how can i install EGS in lutris, 2. how to make EAC work?

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