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Lutris Rockstar Games Launcher Not Installing

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 18:21

Hi everyone, sorry for my ignorance, I'm a very new full-time linux user.

I wanted to download the Rockstar Games Launcher as I do not have RDR2 on Steam, however the installation gets stuck at the "Preparing to Install" phase.

Here is the log from Lutris:

Monitored process exited.

Initial process has exited (return code: 0)

All processes have quit

Exit with return code 0

Started initial process 32770 from /home/superuser/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-staging-11.2-x86_64/bin/wine /home/superuser/.cache/lutris/installer/red-dead-redemption-ii/launcher/Rockstar-Games-Launcher.exe

Start monitoring process.

libEGL warning: pci id for fd 31: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

pci id for fd 32: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

pci id for fd 33: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen

libEGL warning: pci id for fd 31: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

pci id for fd 32: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

pci id for fd 33: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

libEGL warning: egl: failed to create dri2 screen

libEGL warning: pci id for fd 31: 10de:2b85, driver (null)

What I do not understand is, I have Nvidia drivers installed and have been able to run games at high frame rates. Am I misreading the errors?

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Steam Slow Downloafs

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 17:56

So.

Linux is wonderful but when compared to Windows I have a weird speed issue with steam.

Windows happily Downloads between 700-850Mbps with disk usage of 900-1Gig

Linux is lucky to break 200Mbps.

I've tried http2 on and off

TCP mode

changed download location to different locations in the EU

distro distro with different file formats (ext4 Vs btrfs) btrfs with no cow on a folder

and yet nothing will bring the speed up to something close to windows

any ideas?

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Linux gaming on Intel

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 17:46

I had this old computer for a while. It’s been great for some low level gaming and I like keeping it around (8th gen Intel cpu). Recently, my T1000 stopped working properly and for a cheaper alternative, I replaced it with an Intel B50 arc discrete gpu. I was under the impression that the two have similar power but with the new Intel one I got. I get a bunch of video corruption and greening video, video artifacts, some game crashes, and even some audio corruption after a while across the system. These problems also seem to get worse over time of use. Is there something I can do to fix this? Something I can change to make the Intel gpu work?

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[CachyOS, Asus ROG Ally] Offline mode for non-Steam games (GOG, Epic)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 17:33

Hello, I have long trip soon, so I wonder how can I use my device on the plane without wi-fi. For Steam games I understand that all I have to do is enable offline mode but what about other providers? I have games installed thru Heroic and added to Steam. Is there anything should do? I suspect that Epic will be worst offender.

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CachyOS without Steam?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 17:13

Hello, Is it advisable to use Cachyos + Lutris on non-Steam games? I've read that it's quite problematic because the Steam application applies most patches and fixes to Steam games. So it might be very difficult to get it working, or it might not work at all.

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Batman: Arkham City Doesn't Support Full Screen

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 17:10

Hi Guys today i install Batman Arkham City from its GOG installer with help of Lutris and the game opens and works really well its just that it doesn't work in fullscreen whenever i try to turn it into full screen it switches back.

I am on :-
- Cachy Os

- Core i5 intel iGPU + nvidia 710 GT

- KDE Plasma(Wayland) however the issue persists in hyprland also

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8bitdo won't connect with a bluetooth adapter

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 16:47

So, I just bought a bluetooth adapter, a very cheap one tbf, but that worked perfectly on Windows. On Linux, this happens. It will simply start to connect and disconnect like crazy. It's the first time I'm trying bluetooth on Linux, so I don't if there are any tweaks for it to work. The system is OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and I just installed bluez, enabled bluetooth.service on systemctl and then tried connecting with blueman. What else should I be doing?

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Cant Get Phasmophobia To Launch

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 16:14

When I click the play button on Steam it goes from Play, to Cancel and then eventually it rolle right back to Play. Nothing pops up, nothing seems to open. The only on screen change is the button going from Play, Cancel and back to Play.

I've tried various Proton settings, hotfix, eperimental, newest stable, few different GE versions. And every time the same result.

I was on PikaOS and it was doing it on that. Switched to Garuda and it's still doing it. PikaOS is Debian based, Garuda is Arch based. Rather not switch to another OS so if anyone knows a fix I'd appreciate it.

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Resident Evil 4 remake has the Enigma Protector DRM removed

Gaming on Linux - 03. März 2026 - 15:08
Resident Evil 4 (the 2023 remake) now seemingly has no special DRM attached to it, as Capcom finally listened to fans to improve the game.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

The great 4x strategy game Old World is getting a big India-themed DLC

Gaming on Linux - 03. März 2026 - 14:25
Releasing March 30th, Old World - Empires of the Indus is a big India-themed DLC for the great 4x strategy game that has full Linux support.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Resident Evil Requiem Unhandled Exemption error at capcom logo

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 14:21

anyone running into this issue? I am running a 9070 xt on CachyOS. Looking for advice.

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Plutonium BO2 Multiplayer stuck on “Connecting to Online Service” (Fedora + Steam Proton)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 13:49

trying to run Plutonium BO2 multiplayer on Fedora (GNOME) through Steam using Proton, but it keeps getting stuck on “Connecting to Online Service.”

It randomly works once every blood moon, but 99% of the time it just stays on that screen forever.

What I’ve tried:

Different Proton versions (including Proton GE)

Launch options:

DXVK_ASYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 %command%

Disabling firewall completely

Reinstalling Plutonium

Reinstalling the game files

Zombies works consistently

Any help would be appreciated <3

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CS2 gives black screen after setting graphics to medium

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 13:32

I was playing CS2, and decided I wanted to bump my graphics up a little. The game proceeded to crash, and only plays audio on launch. I have reinstalled, removed settings data, and tried many launch options. I am on Fedora Linux 43 with a Nvidia GTX 1650, Ryzen 7 5700G, 32GB of RAM, and an 850W Corsair power supply.

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Gaming in Linux mint is difficult

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 13:02

I have tried. I really have. I keep my system updated. I install nothing "unofficial" I read manuals and i google when shit breaks. But holy fuck gaming on mint has been a shitfest for me. I usually play: Cities Skylines, Train simulators etc etc. And all this random crashing i have gives me gray hairs.

I can't figure it out. I will soon cave in and have a dedicated windows gaming rig instead.

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Finally ditched the Discord's .deb installation in favour of the Flatpak. I am a free man.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 12:45

I'm also aware of the option of editing discord/settings.json but I just can't be bothered to do that anymore.

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How to partition storage drive?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 03. März 2026 - 12:34

I’m trying to add a new NVMe drive to use it as steam storage. I would also like to have a smal place on it for my other files.

How should I partition it and do I need to? What if I just add it to Steam and use it as library and then drop files there too?

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