Hello,

I recently installed Ubuntu Server on my server and Mint on my laptop and really stating to enjoy the Linux experience. I'm now looking to adding Linux to my main rig which is still on Windows.

My questions are, I have windows 11 installed today on my main drive. I have 3 other drives which are loaded with games and data. Then I have a 5th drive which is completely empty (2TB).

1. Can I install Mint/POP_OS on my empty drive without causing any issues to my windows drive.

2. Can I use the data (installed games etc.) from current drives on my freshly installed Linux distro?

3. Since the disk is 2TB, can I make a partion (how big for OS?) and use rest as data folder for both OS?

My main usage for Linux would be daily usage but with gaming in focus. So please, any recommendations on distro is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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I was thinking of switching to linux. I have i3-1005G1 cpu with 630 UHD igpu with 12 gb ram

I was able to play gta v on windows 11 (not with many fps but it ran at about 30-35 fps. I would say it was smooth experience.)

Would the game run closer to that fps and other games that do not have native support with linux.

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Hey, I switched back to windows for a couple of months after using arch for 6 months as a newbie, but i switched back because davinci resolve sucks on linux (i have the studio version as well). But i want to switch back to something that won't make my life harder, but it isn't outdated on stuff, especially Nvidia drivers. Help? or should I go back to arch ( i dont want to things just break so easily lol but it was fun while it lasted)

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After Valve announced in January that a public beta of Steam Deck's SteamOS is coming for more handhelds, the initial SteamOS 3.7 Preview added the start of it and now the latest SteamOS 3.7.3 Preview brings more improvements for other handhelds.

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For some reason my overwatch 2 randomly freezes at times. No outright crashes, but it freezes so that i have to kill the process via system monitor. I'm running it through steam using GE-proton 9-27, though i had the same issue with 9-26 and proton experimental.

My system

CPU: I7-6700 GPU: GTX 1060 6GB RAM: 16GB Nvidia drivers: RPM-fusion, 570.133.07 Proton: GE-proton 9-26/9-27/Proton Experimental

Logs

Here is the tail end of the logs 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %r15,0xf0(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %r14,0xe8(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %r13,0xe0(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %r12,0xd8(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %rdi,0xb0(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %rsi,0xa8(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %rbp,0xa0(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: movq %rbx,0x90(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: subq $0x590,%rsp 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x0: PUSH_MACHFRAME 0 1567.236:012c:0144:warn:unwind:virtual_unwind exception data not found in L"Overwatch_loader.dll" 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:RtlVirtualUnwind type 2 rip 6ffffd723d94 rsp 624fca0 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info **** func 243c20-2440a8 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info unwind info at 00006FFFFD80DEB0 flags 3 prolog 0xb bytes function 00006FFFFD723C20-00006FFFFD7240A8 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info frame register rbp offset 0x30(%rsp) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0xb: leaq 0x30(%rsp),rbp 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x6: subq $0x38,%rsp 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x2: pushq %rsi 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info 0x1: pushq %rbp 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:dump_unwind_info handler 00006FFFFD75387C data at 00006FFFFD80DEC0 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:call_unwind_handler calling handler 00006FFFFD75387C (rec=000000000624F9F0, frame=000000000624FCA0 context=000000000624EEE0, dispatch=000000000624E690) 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:unwind:call_unwind_handler handler 00006FFFFD75387C returned 1 1567.236:012c:0144:trace:seh:RtlRestoreContext returning to 00006FFFFD723D94 stack 000000000624FCA0 1567.240:0110:0124:fixme:oleacc:find_class_data unhandled window class: L"#32769" pid 4361 != 4360, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)

I assume it's the "1567.236:012c:0144:warn:unwind:virtual_unwind exception data not found in L"Overwatch_loader.dll" line that's the issue, but i have no idea what that means or what to do about it.

Is this an issue with my setup/drivers, with proton or just with Overwatch? I didnt see anyone online talking about this issue so i assume it's something on my end? thanks for any help!

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so i installed mint few days ago. I tried few games like cs2, overwatch , the finals , dota 2 and every game had literally less than 30fps(even on low settings). I have tried proton as well but didnt work. I used to play them on windows and used to get decent fps. I tried few fixes like reinstalling nvidia drivers and went through several forums but couldn't find anything helpful.

Here is my system info:

ystem:

Kernel: 6.8.0-57-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64

Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia

Machine:

Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ROG Strix G513IE_G513IE v: 1.0

Mobo: ASUSTeK model: G513IE v: 1.0

UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: G513IE.329 date: 03/01/2023

Battery:

ID-1: BAT0 charge: 32.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 32.1/56.0 Wh (57.2%)

CPU:

Info: 8-core model: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics bits: 64

type: MT MCP cache: L2: 4 MiB

Speed (MHz): avg: 1438 min/max: 400/4300 cores: 1: 1768 2: 400 3: 1486

4: 400 5: 1380 6: 400 7: 1422 8: 1620 9: 1928 10: 400 11: 1664 12: 1528

13: 1696 14: 2440 15: 1656 16: 2820

Graphics:

Device-1: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile] driver: nvidia

v: 565.57.01

Device-2: AMD Renoir [Radeon RX Vega 6 ] driver: amdgpu v: kernel

Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:

loaded: amdgpu,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa dri: radeonsi

gpu: amdgpu resolution: 1920x1080~144Hz

API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,radeonsi,swrast

platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device

API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa

v: 24.2.8-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi renoir

LLVM 19.1.1 DRM 3.57 6.8.0-57-generic)

Audio:

Device-1: NVIDIA driver: snd_hda_intel

Device-2: AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel

Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: N/A

Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel

API: ALSA v: k6.8.0-57-generic status: kernel-api

Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active

Network:

Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet

driver: r8169

IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: a0:36:bc:d1:d8:c1

Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7921 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter

driver: mt7921e

IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: e8:fb:1c:bc:2c:3b

Bluetooth:

Device-1: IMC Networks Wireless_Device driver: btusb type: USB

Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 state: up address: E8:FB:1C:BC:2C:3A bt-v: 5.2

Drives:

Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 164.18 GiB (34.4%)

ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKNU512GZ size: 476.94 GiB

Partition:

ID-1: / size: 467.89 GiB used: 164.17 GiB (35.1%) fs: ext4

dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2

ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat

dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1

Swap:

ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) file: /swapfile

Sensors:

System Temperatures: cpu: 69.8 C mobo: 52.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 59.0 C

Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A

Info:

Memory: total: 24 GiB note: est. available: 22.89 GiB used: 7.6 GiB (33.2%)

Processes: 426 Uptime: 23h 47m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.34

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I'm using Debian 12. The controller mostly works, however the triggers are not registering. I tried with Windows and they do work there. I also tried with Steam (Linux) and they worked there, as well.

I have a couple games installed through Lutris/Wine which require the triggers, but it seems like outside of Steam they are not working.

Just wondering if anyone else has had this issue or has a solution.

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Looking for some ideas. Something else fun in addition to FPS. Thanks

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I was looking at possibly switching from Windows 11 to Linux for gaming. I really don't know much about linux but I found that Bazzite and Steam OS have gained my interest as I like the console inspired interface. Which one is better?

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Need some advice

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This has never happened before, and regular discord works perfectly fine. Does anybody know how to fix this, or do I just need to use normal discord?

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So been trying to play the dark souls games again and none of them seem to connect to the servers, it's not much of an issue for 1&3 but 2 gets stuck in a loop.

When I boot it up it trys to connect to the servers, then says it lost connection and returns to the main menu. I can't get past this screen at all. It gets stuck in a loop of trying to connect, failing and returns to the main menu. No option to load into a game or view the settings.

The only thing that has worked is actually unplugging my ethernet cable, letting it load in offline, then plug it back in. It's not too bad of an issue more an inconvenience but I dont understand why it's happening.

I have tried messing with my ufw firewall to attempt to block the ports (didn't even have it installed when I started), I've tried using older versions of proton (specifically 5.0 and the latest 9.0-4), none seemed to work on any of the games.

I'm running Arch, AMD GPU and mainly use the proton experimental. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this issue or can point to anywhere I can go to try fix it?

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My son and I have spent thousands of hours playing ARK and Satisfactory, but it's time for a new game. I would prefer to be able to host the dedicated server on linux, but a windows vm for Conan is grudgingly doable.

To those who have played both, strictly in a LAN, which do you prefer and why?

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DISCLAIMER: I don't want to say that Proton is bad, or Linux gaming sucks, I just want to highlight things that bother me. And I love Balatro as it is, not intentionally bricking a game with an anti-cheat is enough for me.

I don't need to explain what Balatro is, but I will explain what it's composed of. Balatro is made using Love engine, SDL, luasteam and other stuff that doesn't currently matter.

Love engine, SDL and luasteam all are available for Linux. Love engine games are also very simple to decompile... actually you don't even need to, just do cat $(which love) Balatro.exe > Balatro and you have a native working Balatro build. Balatro using SDL also means you can just give it SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland and it'll natively work on Wayland. But what's about luasteam? Well... See https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1c44w47/comment/kzlc4d7/. Even if you do all that, you'll be missing Steam integration, which means no cloud saves and no achievements. For me it even wiped existing cloud saves, good thing I had a save copy in Waydroid, even though a bit old.

Now the issue. Technically there's no reason to port the game to Linux, at least one can think so. Proton does "everything". Game works? Yup. What else do you need? And it seems like a bunch of people in the community don't even care about a native Linux port, because "It works perfectly with Proton!", every post about native Linux port is filled with this. Ports to MacOS and Android matter, because there's no other way for mortals to run the game there. Linux? Just slap that Steam Deck badge and let Proton handle everything.

Well, I guess who cares if with Proton you can't share your library, if Proton will get Wayland support only god knows when and who knows if it'll be good when it gets it, who cares if Nvidia on Proton is so garbage that even in Balatro I get frame drops from 165 to 40 later in a run (and by frame drops I mean it drops to 40 and stays this way until I quit to main menu and then back to the run), which doesn't happen with my AMD iGPU, who cares about extra steps you have to go through to mod the game with Proton (WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version.dll=n,b" I'm looking at you), who cares if saves are in the ass of Steam library /home/Games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/2379780/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming/Balatro/ instead of simply being in ~/.local/share/Balatro. And don't mind the additional 324MiB of data on your disk from the Proton prefix + 1GiB or so from Proton itself. Is it better than not having a game at all? Of course.

I know one game won't remove the need of having 1GiB Proton install (at least for most), but it'll make this goal one step closer... or even a couple steps closer. Like with a social media, the more people use it, the more people will be interested in it. More ported games = more info on porting games = more ported games.

Reminder about the disclaimer, and thanks for reading my thought stream, if you did.

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As the title says, I want a great distro for gaming, which has Steam Deck's Gaming Mode (Like ChimeraOS or Bazzite), but doesn't have an immutable filesystem like those two system I said does. I want the distro not only for gaming, but also for back/front end development purposes. I installed Bazzite, but the fact the filesystem is immutable makes a painful job installing something like Docker. I know I can use distrobox, but running a virtualization inside a virtualization is kinda nonsense, and I don't know how much that can hurt performance.

I also want to use the OS to run some AI models with ComfyUI/SwarmUI, so performance is a must, and I don't know how distrobox would handle such scenario

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I’m getting stick drift on the right stick, it’s not the controller as it works fine on windows and on ps5 anyone else have this annoying issue? Im thinking it’s related to joystick wake or the Xbox controller driver conflicting with it.

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I bought this Deskmini to use it as a living room console, so I tried installing gaming linux distros without any success. I tried installing Bazzite, ChimeraOS, Steam OS and they all failed. Even Linux Mint failed. Looks like the only OS this PC accepts is Windows 10/11 , and I don't know why.

Right now I'm using Windows 10, but I wanted to install Linux on it.
On Bazzite I managed to get to the boot screen, but it always gets stuck on the installation process. SteamOS just gets a blank screen. Do I need to change any settings on the BIOS that I'm not aware of?

I tried enabling/disabling secure boot, TPM, UEFI/Legacy, different USB ports, different usb sticks, nothing.

The tech support only said "Make sure those OS from Linux support to install in EUFI mode" lol

SPECS: Asrock DeskMini X600 - Ryzen 5 8600G - 32GB ram DDR5 6400mhz - 2TB WD Black SN770 - BIOS at the latest version 4.10

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