I'm having trouble installing gzdoom 4.11.3 (I'm trying to use this version specifically because project brutality doesn't support newer versions) I've already tried installing it via pkgbuild from aur but it gives an error. Does anyone know how I can install it?

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Hola comunidad. Estos dias me cambie por primera vez a un sistema de linux mas específicamente ubuntu , y tengo un problema con el cs2 que no me carga las texturas del personaje ( ya prove verificando los datos desde steam) . Si alguien me pude dar una mano lo agradecería

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I noticed I have lots of hiccups and my GPU, CPU and vram is not being used completely yet I get like 40-0fps? Is this normal?

5600x cpu 6700xt gpu

Cpu usage is like 40~% Gpu 60-70% Vram is around 5-6gb when I have 12gb

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I got a laptop with an i5-3210M and Intel HD 4000. I'm really hoping there are some games out there that I can play and still make use out of this hardware. Thanks for your time

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My system is Fedora KDE using Wayland with and AMD card. After today's update the game is opening on seemingly random whatever monitor it wants. Which later, with trial and error I found that it is opening on whichever monitor it last saw the mouse cursor on when it actually started. The game ignores what KDE has configured as the primary monitor, ignores what the game configuration is set for the monitor to display on.

If i manually set a launch of "SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%" the game once again correctly displays on the configured screen.

Was going to check the cs2.sh script to see if something changed, and "export SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=x11" no longer exists in the cs2.sh file for me. I had heard the intention was the remove that from the script when native wayland support was achieved.

Is anyone else seeing behavior like this? Can anyone else confirm if cs2.sh lacks that as well? Like I almost want a sanity check at this point.

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Stop Killing Our Operating Systems There's a real problem in the operating system and gaming space…

Windows 10 used to be my daily driver for years. I loved it, and I swore by it — until a few years ago, when I decided to begin experimenting with other operating systems. I've found great fun in using both Linux and older versions of Windows, particularly Windows XP, Windows 7, and Windows 8.1. That's when I got to digging at just how much better built these systems are.

When I boot into Windows 8.1, I have usually no more than 30 system processes, and that's it. Windows 10 is easily double that on idle, and many times it's much more than that, climbing well above 100. In game testing in Warframe and other titles that still support Windows 8.1, I’ve found that it stutters less and some areas see much better handling and utilization of hardware. And in the open-world areas, it’s especially noticeable, sometimes getting 20-30% higher 1% lows and better frame pacing.

If you’ve seen the PC Security Channel, then you’re probably already aware of the sketchy things Microsoft is doing, especially with potentially sensitive data, and it only exposes a lot of the worries people have about Windows 10 and 11. Microsoft is taking tons of unnecessary data and doing who knows what with it. They insist we upgrade, but for what?

When games run on Windows 8.1 because they're still supported, they run better than Windows 10 or 11, they put more and more barriers up and keep coaxing people into a newer operating system, and to “keep your system up-to-date”, but the only reason I and many others can conclude as to why they’re getting rid of all of this support is because:

1. Microsoft want you to spend more money on their licensing keys they sell

2. Microsoft wants to coax people into the newer platform, where they can feed you and I subscriptions, ads, and do god knows what with your personal data.

And right now, if you want out of this mess, there’s not really much you can do…

Because let’s face it, Linux isn’t for everyone, and some things will probably never work on Linux

Microsoft has tried to use security as a crutch as to why they dropped support, but the only reason that those operating systems aren't as safe anymore is because they refuse to support it with security updates. The operating system itself isn’t inherently unsafe.

They use excuses like, for instance, that you need DirectX 12 support for the newest titles, but people have already shown that you can get DX12 working on Windows 8.1, and it's actually quite simple, you literally just feed System32 the .dll for DirectX 12 and it works great with little to no issues.

We don't need another Windows, we need a better mindset, one that doesn't cover up what they’re actually doing behind blatant lies and lackluster excuses. It has hurt the trust of their own community and prayed on the unaware. We need to continue to support games on these older platforms, and take back our operating systems.

From a time before Windows 10

There was a time when Windows was a platform for its users, gamers, and developers, designed around user choice and freedom. It empowered people to push its boundaries in unique ways, have fun and experiment, and actually own their machines.

But now?

• It feels like an advertising platform
• It collects your data and service activity
• And serves as a gateway for subscriptions and AI features that are baked in, not opt-in

Microsoft has moved from selling a product to trapping the user, with no easy road out

Community-Led Support Is Viable — and it Already Exists

The open-source world has proven over and over again that passionate communities can keep software alive and thriving, often better than corporate entities can themselves:

• Look at Classic Shell/Open Shell, still keeping old Windows UI functionality alive in the year 2025

• Look at Wine and Proton, building compatibility layers and clones from scratch to make programs that had zero support run like new, and not to mention gaming, which was once thought to be impossible on Linux, now sometimes even outperforms its corporate counterpart, especially on AMD.

So why won’t Microsoft release the code or open-source abandoned OSes like Windows 8.1 or 7?

It's really looking like their new motto is Control = Profit

Microsoft doesn't let go of these old operating systems because:

• They want you trapped

• They want to create artificial demand for new hardware, which helps their OEM partners make profit

• They can monetize the OS not just once, but indefinitely through your data and services

• They want to crush the competition by making it hard to run modern software outside of their dictated environment

Windows 10 / 11 are worse

• I think an important thing to note is that there are people standing up to this. There are tools like Tiny10 and Tiny11 that remove tons of bloatware, and can make you feel more at ease that your data isn’t being sold.

• But, when you compare Windows 10/11 to its predecessors, both stripped of everything but their essentials, Windows 10 and 11 just eat so much more out of your system. Windows 10 idles at almost 4Gb, and 11 uses upwards of 5GB! All while Windows 8.1 and 7 idle closer to 1Gb.

• Some users even complain that simple things like transferring files are significantly slower on Windows 10/11.

• I touched on it a little at the start, but gaming on Windows 8.1 gives significantly higher 1% lows, and gave frame-time consistency that puts any modern Windows to shame, and it only feels like that gap widens when you compare it to Windows 7.

"It's for Your Safety" (It Isn't) You're Not Being Protected — You're Being Deceived

The "safety" narrative doesn't make sense

• You can have an amazing operating system without stealing your data — Linux and BSD are proof of this — something that's trustworthy is a lot more likely to get and keep following with happy customers
• Tools like Wireshark or DNS logs show Windows 10/11 sends your data to:
  • Microsoft's telemetry servers
  • Third-party analytics domains
  • Unidentifiable IPs — some that have been traced going to servers in non-allied regions, which should raise eyebrows

• Most users are not aware, not consenting, and not in control of what gets sent, and you can't turn all of it off without serious debloating which can hurt the stability of your operating system

• The Windows 11 EULA explicitly states that it has the right to take your service and telemetry data and use it for… well we don’t really know… they say “services”, but that feels wrong, why not be more specific? And of course this is stated deep within the rest of the contents for your “viewing pleasure”, for the guy who reads the whole 14,268 word EULA. Put that branding on the front page and see how many people are willing to still download it, and let’s be honest, if anyone but Microsoft said something like that in their user agreement, you probably wouldn’t install it.

Link to evidence:

• https://hardforum.com/threads/cybersecurity-researcher-sheds-light-on-windows-11-data-collection.2036541/

• https://iacis.org/iis/2022/2_iis_2022_138-149.pdf

Forced obsolescence is an attack on digital preservation and user freedom

• Older games used to proudly advertise “Windows XP compatible” as a badge of support — that was trust. I know the game Crysis did this, and so did so many other games.
• Now games are tied to services that require online validation, mandatory updates on launcher start-up, and Kernel-level restrictions that are enforced.
• When the OS is done being supported, it should be given to its community, not thrown away, both for the sentimentality of it, but more importantly to regain the trust that Microsoft has lost.

You can't just call it a platform shift — it’s an intentional erasure of digital history, and for what? Capitalist gain.

What Does Microsoft Gain from All This, Screwing Over the Audience That Gave it Success?

1. Recurring Revenue — by creating dependency on their platform, subscriptions, and Microsoft services
2. Trapping Users— through exclusive features and deep integration across all devices and services
3. Control Over Software and Hardware Lifecycle — pushing unnecessary “upgrades” that push you to have to spend more on their OEM partners
4. Massive Telemetry for AI training, marketing, and partner deals
5. Vendor Power — shaping the direction of PC hardware however they can make the most money off of you

But what they lose from dedicated and aware users is:

• Trust
• Enthusiast goodwill
• Ecosystem loyalty
• The very user base that built their success

Not to mention that they’re praying on the less aware, and selling their data without their knowledge or their consent. Even an aware user can’t disable everything without Tiny10/11 or a debloat script that could have harmful download links waiting inside.

The Bigger Picture: Monopoly and the Death of User Rights

What’s happening with Microsoft is part of a larger systemic decay in tech with:

• Google killing apps and ecosystems with no notice
• NVIDIA and AMD locking out older GPUs from driver support despite their capable hardware
• Adobe and Autodesk rent software you used to own
• Game studios shut off servers for beloved titles that they paid for (Ex: The Crew)

This isn’t innovation. It’s extraction. And it’s happening because of monopoly power, regulatory failure, and a cultural shift that has given companies the ability to treat their users as consumers and products, not partners or creators.

What Can We Do To Fight Back?

• Let's Talk about it — Don’t let the people forget what these big companies have taken from us, keep conversations alive, and spread awareness of this behavior. Don't let it slide. Simply talking about it can make a greater impact than you realize.
• Keep legacy systems alive — If Microsoft isn’t willing to continue support, we can do it ourselves, and keep the vision of a better future alive with each other's support by taking more and more users onto the platforms they used to love.
• Push for legislation that protects digital ownership, the right to ownership of our operating systems, and transparency in user agreements and data collection.

It is the sad fate of a creation once built on idealism and utility, what has now been gutted by corporate greed. But it's not over.

People are waking up, and communities are slowly forming. I've seen many people make the switch back to their beloved older operating systems, and I sincerely thank all of you that are still fighting. Once enough people stop tolerating the lie these companies are narrating, the system has to change.

We are creators, gamers, developers, and casual users who believe in digital freedom, software and operating system preservation, and user rights.

We reject the growing stranglehold Microsoft has on our operating systems and our privacy.

We demand:

• Transparency
• Legacy system preservation
  • It should be End of Service, Not End of Use
• User control over data
• Open platform principles
• And an end to forced obsolescence.

Stop. Killing. Our. Operating. Systems.

Thank you

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Greetings all,

I recently was challenged to come back to linux for a month and see if it had improved for gaming . I'm having a small problem I was hoping to get help with. I am using Manjaro with the KDE Plasma desktop and installed ESO through Steam and the Minion add-on manager as flatpak. The problem Im having is that I cannot seem to find the add ons folder for eco in the file directory and was hoping someone would have an answer that I cannot seem to find through Google. Also just in case it matters the drive the game is installed on has to be remounted every time I wake up the computer.

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I have this problem with my new DS4 controller, when connected to the PC via cable, where in while playing a game the controller's input sometimes gets stuck for about half a second until it goes back to normal, there doesn't seem to be a pattern or timing as to why it happens and It has been driving me insane.

I have tried reseting the controller, using steam input, installing and uninstalling steam-controller, formatting the entire PC, connecting it to different port, using a different cable, but nothing makes the problem go away.

I'm using opensuse tumbleweed, kernel version 6.15, here's the dmesg output:

https://preview.redd.it/ni9a4dy09pff1.png?width=1362&format=png&auto=webp&s=5f94f1c2097f5b22944cc1ee086f24f11067c91a

I really hope someone here can help me at least diagnose the problem

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Recently switched to bazzite and cant seem to change my res on my laptop.
Tried it settings/terminal and it just doesent work, whenever i change it in settings for some reason it just black screens for a bit and goes back to default res. Doing it in terminal just does nothing KInda annoying issue here.

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So I wanted to see if I could improve the graphics of Arkham Origins and saw editing DetailMode in BMEngine.ini, however:

1. The computer gives me a warning stating that "The file you opened has some invalid characters. If you continue editing this file you could corrupt this document. You can also choose another character encoding and try again."

2. when I CTRL+F "DetailMode" it isn't there

3. at the bottom of the file there are many assorted chinese characters

I have already deleted BMEngine.ini and verified the instal with steam to redownload it, and I have reinstalled the game as well, both haven't finished the issue, I'm unsure of the "choose another character encoding", its just the first time i've seen this issue and I've seen no one else mention it.

I use Linux mint 22 with Cinnamon version 6.2.9

my CPU is a AMD Ryzen 7 5700G

my GPU is a GeForce RTX 3070

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I get a small stutter about every few seconds in the steam games I've tried. The stutters start immediately with the game. I've already tried disabling shader precaching, different versions of proton including proton ge and adding LD_PRELOAD=" " %command% to launch options.

Gpu is rx 7800 xt, i have 32gb of ram and i5 12600kf.

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Hi, is anybody else having an issue with the latest Counter Strike 2 update today where the player models for both the friendly and enemy teams are fully invisible besides the guns?

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It's a decent controller but less than a year later and the battery is already starting to go.

Buttons become unresponsive as battery life runs low.

This usually only takes about an hour and then I'll have to plug the thing into a wall.

I have to admit that I'm a little bit disappointed with this controller.

The entire point of Hall Effect was to avoid stick drift but my 360 controller didn't run into that issue for at least a decade and I was able to swap out a pair of rechargeable AA batteries any time they where running low.

Are there any controllers on the market today that are comparable and have Linux driver support?

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Edit: Here's the 8Bitdo Ultimate in case anyone is not familiar with their products at this point:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGLQWW8F?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

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Via dongle
- Bus 003 Device 017: ID 2563:0526 ShenZhen ShanWan Technology Co., Ltd. Android GamePad
Wired
- Bus 003 Device 011: ID 045e:028e Microsoft Corp. Xbox360 Controller

Vibration is not working when used with dongle

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Hi,

I've been playing CS2 for a while on my Fedora Wayland PC and everything worked fine.

I have 2 monitors. Today, I swapped the left and the right one, so I swapped inside Gnome settings, and set the appropriate monitor (the right one) as the main monitor.

Since, when I launch CS2, I can't click on anything. As far as I know, the only input that works is the ~ key that opens the console, I can't do anything else.

The game doesn't even show that my mouse is hovering over stuff.

Do you know what I can do?

Turning off the secondary (left) monitor fixes the issue, and so does swapping left and right monitors in Gnome settings, it seems (after I restart the game).

I play in fullscreen windowed because it's the only way to have stretched 4:3 for me, fullscreen introduces a massive black bar on the right (if you have a solution for that aswell, I'm a taker :) )

Thanks

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Hey Linux Gamers,

We all know how tough it can be to get the games we love running perfectly on Linux. But imagine if companies saw us as a strong, active community they can’t ignore.

By signing this petition, we’re sending a clear message: Linux gamers are real, growing, and ready for more support and better games. Together, we can push the industry to take notice and invest in the platform we love.

If you want more games, better performance, and true freedom to play your way, join us. Sign the petition and help show the world the power of the Linux gaming community.

Game on. Let’s level up together.

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ja tentei de tudo, se uso ferramenta de compatibilidade tipo o Proton, o jogo abre normalmente mas o VAC não deixa eu entrar em partidas

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Hey friendly humans (on Linux),

We’re working on a friendly, stupid, chill-and-grind co-op roguelite built around meta progression.
You work for a dystopian megacorp that sends you into chaotic procedural missions.
As in real life, you have to sell your soul to greedy corporations to get paid, but at least in our game, that comes with a perk: the Soul Modder!

It’s our unique system that blends classic RPG progression with roguelite randomness :)

We’re planning a variety of game modes from classic to weird if we reach the right audience (and survive financially, ahah).

The project is fresh and made with all the love we’ve got.
If enough humans are interested in a Linux build, we’ll make it happen together — no matter what!

If you want to support indie devs, come wishlist the game or join our Discord to help shape it! <3
Link IN COMMENT

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