I'm going to make the jump to Linux from Windows 10! I'm ready to jump into the Linux pool - but which pool?

1. I have a Steam Deck - which is amazing and convinced me to jump to Linux!
2. As far as my research goes, Arch based Linux is the best and strongest. But Arch is a headache for beginners.
3. I do a lot of media editing: Photo, video, and music (DAW), specifically KONTAKT and PreSonus Studio One.

Bazzite is a strong recommendation for gaming, but Grok recommended Novara as an alternative since it is better with my work apps. Anyone uses Nobara?

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My junction temp reaches 90c because the fan I spinning a little faster the in idle.

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I have been researching and trying lots of "legally acquired games" on my Endeavour OS. Since YouTube is very strict about piracy related videos very few talk about how good each one is for pirated games. Some say it is Lutris and some say Heroic is better for them. I have tried both and got both good and bad results from both. But just to keep in mind I kinda don't know wtf I am doing for most of the time I configure wine related stuff...

So I wanted to ask y'all: What launcher do you think is the best for such games and which one is better at running and installing them. And finally what Proton version is the best for most games?

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Hey, I've read other posts about people having this issue but everything they used to make it work isn't working for me. I have Proton, Wine, Easy Anti-Cheat Proton all downloaded. I am using the launch parameter: echo "%command%" | sed 's/fellowship/fellowship-launcher/' | sh . Which did make it start he launcher and said initializing but when that finishs nothing else happens. It just doesn't open. No black screen or anything, 0 indication the game even attempted to start beyond that. I seen someone added -dx11 and that worked for them but that just gives me an error saying it needs direct X and shaders to launch . I've even tried using Lutris which I just get a error saying it cannot find the executable. I've also reinstalled the game after each change like 5-7 times.

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I see this come up a lot and I hate to be the one to say Santa claus isn't real but Valve doesn't have plans for steamos outside of the steamdeck so waiting for a desktop version might be like waiting for half-life 3.

For kernel level anti cheat to be "fixed" would require changes that are completely impractical and go against the whole linux philosophy.

The good news is there are a lot of games that are compatible and run well on distros that currently exist so if you're sick of windows and want to jump into linux there's never been a better time!

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I am using Omarchy. (Arch linux + hyprland rice). Other games work fine but cs2 doesn't even launch. What's wrong any idea ?

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Hello,

I recently installed cachyos onto a separate ssd to try it out. I had to configured to dual boot Windows and Linux.

I did play some steam games on the linux side and it did install Proton Experimental, Proton BattleEye Runtime, Steam Linux Runtime 2.0 (soldier) and Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper).

I decided Linux wasn't for me just yet and wiped the drive that had Linux in it so I could use it for games on Windows.

This is the issue, all 4 of the tools for Linux that were installed still show up in my library. I cannot uninstall them and they keep updating even after I delete the folders in the Steam directory.

Is there anyway to get this to stop or uninstall these from my Steam account?

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... why do Bazzite make a big deal out of simple convenience like, don't minimize my screen while I game when I move the mouse into the left corner? Or please don't show the panel on the lower screen? And no, Alt enter doesn't work.

Bazzite is a gaming distro for god sake...

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As the tittle says that idk how the first time i installed wow ascension the launcher showed normal and the install script poped up normale. After that i used chat gpt to make a script for plariumplay and try to install and automaticaly i made the plariumplay installer small and after that when i wanna start ascension launcher it showes small and not normal size. Now im installing gw2 and same the installer is small... i tried in lutris-preferences- runners- wine - to enable gamescop and make it 1920-1080 and it showed up normal but the ascension wont launch.

Any ideas on what to do to make them show on the normal size.

https://preview.redd.it/sioyne74dxvf1.png?width=1645&format=png&auto=webp&s=90df38d26d84b60124e6ccb71d1aa307e01ff61f

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I am unable to get Necesse to launch. It's supposed to have native linux support. I am using Bazzite. The most I've done is verify the integrity of the files and try proton experimental and proton 9.0-4.

Edit: apparently steam isn't launching any of my games... This is new. rebooting did nothing

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Ive been using windows 10 and 11 for alot of my life but ive been hearing alot aboht linux and i want to give it a try because ive heard it uses less resources and is highly customizable.

The thing i use my computer for games. Like 80% of the time i use it its for gaming. I know linux isnt compatible for games like valorant and fortnite but i dont really play those games. I play alot of single player games and some multiplayer steam ones. Examples are like Chivalry 2, project zomboid, stardew valley, geometry dash, skyrim, and im currently playing kcd2. I also play roblox which i dont know if is supported.

I also use programs like discord and voicemeter which voicemeter is a need for me because my microphone is very quiet.

Overall i was just looking for some advice if my games work, if voicemeter works, what distro i could use if i game alot, and overall if i just should switch or not. Thank you!

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I'm ready to finally ditch Windows and dive into Linux. The problem? I'm drowning in a sea of distros, desktop environments, and intimidating terminal commands!

I need your hive mind's wisdom to find the Linux home for my MSI laptop (i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, NVIDIA 1050Ti).

I've already dipped my toes in (Mint was 'meh,' Ubuntu crashed, Arch-based CachyOS/Bazzite broke PCEM compilation), but I need something that just works for my specific needs.

Here's what my ideal distribution needs to nail:

1. Serious C++ Development: Must be great for working in CLion and Visual Studio Code.
2. Legacy Emulation: Flawless performance with PCEM (emulating Windows 98) and various flight simulators. (Ubuntu failed hard here with PCEM and peripheral support, others had a poor performance compared with Windows, the best one was Mint so far). I will use Retroarch and DOSBox Staging too, but these are very easy to run in any distro.
3. Stability & Lifeline: Big community and docs for a newbie like me.
4. (Bonus Points!): The ability to run the legendary tactical flight sim, Falcon BMS.

What do you recommend and why?

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Playing Overwatch 2. Linux mint, Ryzen 5 5600, Kernel 6.11, Radeon 6600, 16 GB RAM. Up to date MESA drivers on 25 from kisak PPA. Playing the game with DX 12, but it has happened on DX 11 too.

The game will freeze and completely lock up my PC needing a hard reset. This has happened on Proton Experimental, Hotfix, and Proton GE-10. This most recent one was with Proton GE.

Just re-verified the game files and my RAM usage is now hanging around 6/7, as opposed to this most recent crash where it was near 15 GB. Could this just be a memory leak for some reason?

Thank you for any help!!

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Hey
Anyone tried running warframe on cachyos and mind telling their experience? its my main game rn and thinking about moving from win11.
also how are other launchers work on that OS?

Thanks

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I'm attempting to install Battle.net on Linux so I can play D2R.

So far I have attempted to use Lutrius, but the install always fails. I'm able to get the installer to run, and when the install process gets about 45% of the way through, the Lutrius install process says that it's finished, but if I try to run Battle.net, it fails with a MissingGameExecutableError.

I have also tried installing via Steam, but I can't seem to get the installer binary to run via Proton. When I click the download link on the Battle.net website, nothing happens.

Does anyone know how to get this working?

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Hello. I've recently decided to give Linux another try after almost a decade since I went back to Windows and I've encountered a problem I didn't expect. As far as I know Wuthering Waves should work on Steam with Proton, however no matter what I did it would not work. The game launches, but when I try to load into the world I get an anti-cheat error. I have tried using different versions of Proton, including beta, Experimental and Hotfix, but none of them work. From what other people have reported it should run, so I'm really at a loss as to what I'm doing wrong. Can anyone help?

Edit: I'm using Linux Mint 22.2 btw.

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recently switched to amd from nvidia and noticed that va-11 isn't launching while my other games are, i assume its because its a 32 bit game, but i can't figure out which 32 bit package im missing, anyone help out?

here's a list of my currently installed lib32 packages:

lib32-alsa-lib 1.2.14-1
lib32-alsa-plugins 1.2.12-1
lib32-audit 4.0.5-1
lib32-brotli 1.1.0-1
lib32-bzip2 1.0.8-4
lib32-curl 8.16.0-1
lib32-dbus 1.16.2-1
lib32-e2fsprogs 1.47.3-1
lib32-expat 2.7.3-1
lib32-fontconfig 2:2.17.1-1
lib32-freetype2 2.14.1-1
lib32-gcc-libs 15.2.1+r22+gc4e96a094636-1
lib32-glib2 2.86.0-2
lib32-glibc 2.42+r17+gd7274d718e6f-1
lib32-icu 76.1-1
lib32-json-c 0.18-2
lib32-keyutils 1.6.3-2
lib32-krb5 1.21.3-1
lib32-libcap 2.76-1
lib32-libdrm 2.4.125-1
lib32-libelf 0.193-4
lib32-libffi 3.5.2-1
lib32-libgcrypt 1.11.2-1
lib32-libglvnd 1.7.0-1
lib32-libgpg-error 1.55-1
lib32-libidn2 2.3.7-1
lib32-libldap 2.6.10-1
lib32-libnghttp2 1.67.1-1
lib32-libnghttp3 1.12.0-1
lib32-libnm 1.54.1-1
lib32-libnsl 2.0.1-1
lib32-libpciaccess 0.18.1-1
lib32-libpipewire 1:1.4.9-1
lib32-libpng 1.6.50-1
lib32-libpsl 0.21.5-1
lib32-libssh2 1.11.1-1
lib32-libtasn1 4.20.0-1
lib32-libtirpc 1.3.7-1
lib32-libunistring 1.3-1
lib32-libva 2.22.0-1
lib32-libx11 1.8.12-2
lib32-libxau 1.0.11-2
lib32-libxcb 1.17.0-1
lib32-libxcrypt 4.4.38-1
lib32-libxcrypt-compat 4.4.38-1
lib32-libxdmcp 1.1.5-1
lib32-libxext 1.3.6-1
lib32-libxfixes 6.0.1-2
lib32-libxinerama 1.1.5-2
lib32-libxml2 2.15.1-1
lib32-libxshmfence 1.3.3-1
lib32-libxss 1.2.4-2
lib32-libxxf86vm 1.1.5-2
lib32-llvm-libs 1:20.1.8-1
lib32-lm_sensors 1:3.6.2-2
lib32-mesa 1:25.2.4-2
lib32-ncurses 6.5-2
lib32-nspr 4.37-1
lib32-nss 3.117-1
lib32-openssl 1:3.6.0-1
lib32-p11-kit 0.25.10-2
lib32-pam 1.7.1-1
lib32-pcre2 10.46-1
lib32-pipewire 1:1.4.9-1
lib32-spirv-tools 1:1.4.328.1-1
lib32-sqlite 3.50.4-1
lib32-systemd 258.1-1
lib32-util-linux 2.41.2-1
lib32-vulkan-icd-loader 1.4.328.1-1
lib32-vulkan-mesa-device-select 1:25.2.4-2
lib32-vulkan-radeon 1:25.2.4-2
lib32-wayland 1.24.0-1
lib32-xcb-util-keysyms 0.4.1-2
lib32-xz 5.8.1-1
lib32-zlib 1.3.1-2
lib32-zstd 1.5.7-2

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I'm using arch, wayland, Nvidia 3070, and gnome. For some reason my mouse will not lock to the main monitor, I aim and shoot then all of a sudden I'm clicking discord. I don't know why, it was working just fine last night. Has happened on other games.

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