Unfortunately for all the haters, not only is 5.6 working on Linux from the jump without patches (join the AAGL Discord if you need to know about workarounds that are NOT binary patches), but Proton 10.0 actually fixed some things and the HoyoPlay launcher is back online. Yus.

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Kind of at my wits end here and just about ready to take this card back. I upgraded from an Arc A750, but aside from being able to play Robocop Rogue City it's starting to feel like a downgrade.

I'm getting a crash or lock after a few minutes of play in just about any game. It either freezes up and I have to manually kill the process, or it crashes and closes entirely.

I've attempted a lot of logging, pulled the nvidia bug report, logged from nvidia-smi, journalctl, but nothing is jumping out to me as a cause and I'm not even seeing any errors. I've tried a few versions of proton and logging there as well. The only difference that I'm seeing is that GE proton 25 and proton 10 beta both seem to tend to lock while older versions seem to directly crash out. Not really seeing anything useful in the proton logs either.

The whole setup is 12th gen i7, 32 gigs of ram, 5070 ti. Running Ubuntu 25.04 and the 575 open driver.

I just don't get it. Really feeling like I should have just gotten a B580 or waited to see if Intel drops something higher spec. The lack of anything useful in the log is really bugging me. Anyone run into similar? Or do they have a distro / setup that seems to be working well? Or suggestions for additional logs I should be checking into?

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Boa noite, migrei pro Linux mint xfce tem pouco tempo e tentei jogar the long dark mas sempre que eu inicio o modo história é chega a parte de pegar os itens antes de entrar no avião o jogo trava (obs: quando eu usava o windows o jogo não tinha esse problema, e parece ta travando mais no linux) meu notebook tem um processador Intel core i3-10110U 2.10ghz, 4gb de memoria ram ddr4 2666mhz. Alguém pode me dizer se é porque o jogo é muito pesado ou se é algo haver com compatibilidade?

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I want to make gaming videos, and I WON'T pay $300 for DaVinci Resolve Pro for it support H.264 (While it supports it for free on Windows) But I still need the security of Linux especially as I've been hacked before on Windows and lost a 4K subs YouTube channel! So What do you think about dual booting Windows as the gaming and editing machine with a personal account to navigate the web on it, And a Linux distro to sign my YouTube account in the browser in it only to protect the channel?! is it a good idea?

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I strongly believe Linux is the future of gaming. STEAM OS will probably lead the way since it’s already the most used Linux based gaming platform.

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alright, windows is installed on my notebook, but this notebook is trash for windows, i just want a linux for it, like bazzite, but idk what option to choose on, the specs of this pc is a i3-10110U (2.59GHZ base), 4GB of ram, 1TB HDD, and intel HD graphics (idk which version it is), also im new to these linux things ( i am brazillian so my english may not be too good)

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I see a lot of recs for Arch and Fedora based distros but have not seen anybody suggest Debian. Is this simply because the packages aren't as up-to-date as the others or am I missing something?

Also how many of you are using Debian?

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Since I am not the most IQ elevated individual, I looked around people posts about which distro would be better and I found three: ZorinOS, Bazzite and EndeavorOS. Is there anyone who tested them to give me some insight or which one would be better or even easier to set up while being the best of the both worlds?

PS: My friend tested/tried EndeavorOS as a newcomer to Linux and told me the only downside was its own font(I don't know if it is the right word since english isn't my first language), he said the font is ugly, hurt his eyes and was going to try to find an way to put windows font into his distro while trying to find an easier way to change the gama from his distro too.

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Limo is (to my knowledge) the only native Linux mod manager that works with Bethesda games. You can find info about it here: https://github.com/limo-app/limo

TTW (Tale of Two Wastelands) is a mod that combines Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. You can find info about it here: https://taleoftwowastelands.com/

I specifically want to do it this way because I have basically never played Fallout 3 or New Vegas, and I want to use specifically three mods for them, which I will link here

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/86354

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/88830

https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/91374

I see those as absolutely essential (yes, I know that might be slightly shallow of me, but bad first-person animations just really, really kill the enjoyment of first-person games for me), and the only way to get them working for Fallout 3 (to my knowledge) is to use TTW.

Now here's the problem: I don't think I have seen ANY tutorials or any information at all on how to set up TTW to work with Limo. I don't even know if it's possible or not. I think that's at least partially because Limo is still pretty unknown in terms of mod managers. And the reason I'd like to use Limo specifically is that I could never get Mod Organizer 2 or Vortex to work in Linux (And I have tried basically all the ways to supposedly get either of them to work) not to mention that it is just REALLY nice to have a native Linux mod manager, and having it native feels much cleaner and simpler than having to go through Wine/Proton to manage mods.

So yeah, that's about all the info I can really provide, I think. I hope someone is willing to help, as I would be SUPER grateful. Also, I realize the "wine/proton" tag may not be the right tag, but the Fallout games run through Proton, so I figured...close enough? And I really don't think any tags are fitting for what I'm trying to do.

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I wanted to share a success story of enabling Secure Boot on Linux Mint 22.1 while dual booting with Windows 24H2 and all the TPM 2.0 bells and whistles enabled.

Most times anyone asks about this, they are told "turn off secure boot."

I've worked in security for almost three decades, and I can tell you secure boot is not an evil scheme to lock out Linux users.

I dual boot on my primary gaming system with Secure Boot disabled, but after reading this article

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/03/how-riot-games-is-fighting-the-war-against-video-game-hackers/

I realized that's not going to be possible at some point in the future. I don't play games with kernel anti-cheat but I could see overall security becoming tied to Secure Boot.

So, on an old 2018 Dell gaming laptop, I installed Win 24H2 with TPM and SB and everything enabled on one drive, and Linux Mint 22.1 on the second drive.

This was the choice that made the difference. During installation, this appeared:

My laptop had SB enabled so this appeared

At this screen I created a password and remembered it.

I finished the installation and rebooted. I then got this scary screen as documented here:

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=403725

Enroll MOK

Avoiding the replies to just disable SB, I followed the advice by SMG (thank you!) and selected Enroll MOK. I entered the password I used previously, and was able to boot into Linux Mint!

I even had the option to upgrade my Nvidia drivers to 570.133, which I did not realize is currently available in vanilla LM.

As you can see, everything is working.

dell@dell:~$ uname -a Linux dell 6.8.0-51-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Dec 5 13:09:44 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux dell@dell:~$ mokutil --sb-state SecureBoot enabled dell@dell:~$ inxi -G Graphics: Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: NVIDIA GP106M [GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile] driver: nvidia v: 570.133.07 Device-3: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD driver: uvcvideo type: USB Display: server: X.org v: 1.21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa dri: swrast gpu: i915 resolution: 1707x960 API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: iris,nvidia,swrast platforms: gbm,x11,surfaceless,device API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: mesa v: 24.2.8-1ubuntu1~24.04.1 renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 19.1.1 256 bits)

TLDR; don't be afraid of SB. It appears to work if you create a key during the installation and enroll it when booting. I might get brave and enable SB on my main PC and see what happens.

Has anyone tried that, after having SB disabled?

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im new to using linux, as the title says, and I want to try gaming on linux, which one should I use?

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The border appeared when I've updated the game to a "public beta" version, I thought it was beta's gimmick, played it abit, and switched back to original version, but the border persisted. Making game fullscreen isn't helping, and I think Fullscreen option glitched once, that'd overlap the 1 frozen frame, but the game would be completely functional.

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I am not sure if it has to do with the new update to the game that dropped today, but I load in the game fine. But I am just met with "Blocked from matchmaking because Easy Anti Cheat is Disabled, please enable".

I have tried every different Proton, reinstalled the game, verify files, logged into Xbox account fine, and more but the issue persists.

I am on fedora 42 workstation gnome.

Yesterday the game worked flawlessly, and for the past 2 weeks when I downloaded it. Suddenly I cannot even play anymore... any thoughts or fixes you guys may know of?

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I installed DayZ via Steam on Arch Linux, using KDE Plasma. The game keeps stuttering and freezing slightly, making it hard to play.

It’s not my hardware or internet — the game ran perfectly on Windows before I switched to Arch. I'm using the same PC and same settings.

Any idea what might be causing this on Linux?
I’ve tried running it with Proton GE, lowered the graphics, and checked for background processes, but the issue remains.

Thanks for any help!

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I have been working on a guide for getting steam and proton installed on CachyOS (should work with anything arch based). Let me know your thoughts or feel free to open an issue on Github if you find anything missing or wrong with it :) I tried to make it as newbie friendly as I could, but some things may me missing.

Link: https://wiki.fascinated.cc/wiki/cachyos/gaming/about

Github: https://github.com/realfascinated/wiki

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I recently upgraded from a 3070 ti to a 5070 ti, and am now unable to boot into ubuntu.

I have a dual booted system, running windowns and mint 22.1.

When I boot, my monitors are never detected. Ive tried livebooting from the nobara nvidia iso, and still could not get my monitor to display anything. I have also tried livebooting and installing the nvidia 550 and 570 drivers, and still have had no luck.

I am on mint 22.1 with the 6.11 kernel.

I appreciate any pointers to other sources or advice in advance

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Hey folks,

I’m looking to upgrade my GPU on Linux and I’m trying to better understand how VRAM overflow is handled by Nvidia vs AMD. Right now I’m running into major usability issues when my VRAM caps out — especially in Star Citizen, but also in other demanding games like Assetto Corsa EVO or modded Minecraft.

When I run out of VRAM, the system doesn't usually crash or require a reboot, but apps stop displaying properly, windows go blank or flicker, and the whole desktop becomes borderline unusable. Once I close the demanding game, everything goes back to normal. It's annoying and disruptive enough that I want to upgrade purely to avoid this.

My Current Setup:

• OS: Arch Linux
• DE: KDE Plasma
• Session: Wayland (with many games forced into XWayland or launched in X11 sessions)
• GPU: RTX 3070 Ti (8GB VRAM)
• Drivers: nvidia-dkms + nvidia-utils (latest stable)
• CPU: Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• RAM: 32GB DDR5 @ 6000MHz
• Storage: 2TB Gen4 NVMe (game library), 1TB Gen3 NVMe (boot)

Main Games:

• Star Citizen – major VRAM hog and main source of problems
• Assetto Corsa EVO (modded) – system starts to act weird when opening other apps mid-session
• Modded Minecraft
• Occasional VR via SteamVR

My Questions:

1. How do Nvidia and AMD drivers differ on Linux when VRAM fills up?
2. Do AMD cards (like the RX 7900 XT or XTX) handle this more gracefully due to their open-source driver stack?
3. Would switching to AMD prevent the desktop glitchiness when VRAM is fully saturated?

I’m leaning toward a GPU with 16GB+ VRAM (like a 7900 XT/XTX or used 3090), but I want to make sure I understand how each vendor handles extreme VRAM pressure on Linux before pulling the trigger.

Appreciate any experience or insights you all have — especially if you’ve had similar issues and found a good upgrade path.

Thanks!

(Lovingly re-written to be semi-readable by our friend ChatGPT)

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Valve continue working towards a stable release of the major Proton 10 update, to bring many improvements to Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck. Today, Valve released a small bug fix update to the Proton 10 Beta.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I'm running the Flatpak version of Steam on Arch, and I have an issue where Steam will sometimes choose to launch games using the CPU (AMD) for graphics processing rather than the GPU (Nvidia).

I can see that the Nvidia kernel modules are loaded by doing lsmod so I'm not really sure why this is happening. Has anyone else dealt with this issue?

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HELP! Yesterday i installed genshin impact on my machine to hop back on my old genshin account, the first minutes after opening the game it was pretty smooth (60 fps), however, as time goes by (like 30 to 50 minutes) the framerate starts dropping drastically until a point that the game becomes unplayable, i can stop this problem by restarting the game but really starts to become annoying having to open and close the game every 40 minutes or so.

I checked the system monitor and the game isn't using a lot of my CPU and GPU capacity (like 40% each) and i have every graphics setting set to medium, so i have no idea what's causing this.

Note that i am running the game through non-steam game and using proton ge last release, i have already tried using heroic and lutris but the problem seems to continue.

My pc specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3500

GPU: RTX 2060 Super

Memory: 16GB

Any idea what's causing this and how to solve it?

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