Today I saw this post to see if the commands would solve my problem, but sadly not really, I even tried this but it also doesn't work, like not at all, can't even launch it because it can't find the .sh file and when I add the .sh file manually, it still won't work even with permission.

So if one of you guys know how to play minecraft splitscreen (preferably latest non-snapshot release) on arch, kde and wayland and also being able to add it to steam, please help me out.

I want to primarily use it for streaming to my TV using Apollo and recently I also saw this update for controlify for splitscreen support, but apparently it only works in windows and X11, but it's still work in progress.

I am getting the ASUS VIVOBOOK PRO 15 M3500Q as a handmeover from my brother. I have been hearing a lot about how windows is horrible for gaming. But I have no idea about linux either. So is it gonna make the laptop better for gaming if I switch to linux? If so, then which OS and why.

Hello everyone,

I guess this might be considered as yet another "what distro should i choose" thread but hear me out.

I ran a few distros before and ended up with endeavourOS for 6+ months. Unfortunately on two seperate occasions after an update the operating system committed seppuku and died on me.
The first time i restored it via a live image but the second time i just gave up on it.
I was using BTRFS which made it more complicated than it should have for me.

Overall i liked my Linux experience but i cannot get over how anemic everything looked.
I was running KDE Plasma at the time and while it looked nice it felt a bit too flat for my liking.
It's hard to explain.
But what really bugged me is that while the desktop experience seems rather consistent the applications themselves do not.

So many times i ran a program only to see it pop up with a hideous interface clearly not made to look harmoneus with the rest of the desktop UI.
I never really was sure what version to install for a program, what does this QT6/5 etc. mean for the user ?

I since bought a Mac Mini that i use as a mini pc for work and study and really like the look of the OS itself (yes, even with the most recent TAHOE version.)
I would love to find a DE that replicates that look and feel.

But it should be in combination with a distro that is perhaps not a rolling release like endeavourOS but at least a perfectly up to date one concerning gaming and drivers, specifically for Nvidia.

Any names or suggestions ?

Thanks !

I recently jumped back to linux with cachyos, and the experience has never been this flawless... evrything works so good out of the box... I love it.

I also have bazzite on another drive just to test it, but I really would like to bring the "return to gamemode" feature to my cachy os installation.

Is there any script/way to install it on my system without relying to pre-made iso like bazzite or cachyos-handheld edition?

When i first installed steam, i had that issue with not connecting to X, after installing Nvidia drivers steam launches just fine. HOWEVER i bought this 4TB external Hard drive to put the games in it, but steam can't write on it bc it doesnt have the permission. After a while i figured how to lauch Steam with "sudo -E steam", but when i launch steam with sudo command, IT DOES NOT CONNECT TO X AGAIN. I'm running ArchLinux with Sway (yes i understand that sway is not recommend for Nvidia)

I'm trying HDR on Gnome and Arch Linux, and the colors are so bad when HDR is active.

When using HDR through PS5 or Xbox Series X its fine.

Does anyone knows how to fix it?

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Do I look for "steamdeck compatible" on steam to know? do i google it? do I just let it rip and hope it runs?

Hey, i want to preface this post with an acknowledgement that this is entirely subjective for my part. I have no data to back this up.

I started following this sub when i went over to Linux from Windows a long time ago. Something i have started noticing recently is a small but noticeable increase in posts from Windows gamers looking into the viability of switching to Linux and being in general Linux-curious.

You know the type of post that goes something like: "Hey im looking to switch from Windows to Linux, does X game work well?"

Now i dont frequent this sub often enough, so i thought i would ask some of you who are more active here if this is something youve noticed too? Or am i wrong?

Most of the time i see those posts its from the home feed on reddit, so its entirely possible its just the algorithm showing them more often to me.

If anyone has some data on this, or is willing to gather some, it would be interesting to see how often this type of posts appear today compared to a year ago.

If you are one of these Linux-curious Windows users, what made you want to look into Linux? Are you in tech-related circles or are you just a gamer that heard about Linux from somewhere else that sparked your interest?

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As you can see on screenshot the game looks horrible. It's ultra graphics with DLSS 3 and changing doesn't do anything. Is there a way to fix this?

My PC specs: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti, 32 GB Ram, Endevour OS, Proton GE 10-21
Same was on my old laptop with Intel i5 10500H, RTX 3060 and 32 GB Ram with Proton GE 9-27

So I’ve been thinking about switching to linux seeing as how windows has recently been breaking more things every update and whatnot. I wanna know is there a way before hand to check if games are linux compatible (on steam) and if something like pcsx2 works on linux?

Playing Eiyuden Chronicle on Nobara HTPC currently and although it works fine, it has a lot more scenes or locations where the FPS is below 60 or even close to 30fps. This isn't the case on Windows. It's not a big deal on this type of game but it would still be nice to get consistent FPS.

I also sometimes encounter crashes or hang ups 😅

Is it possible to play pirated games on linux ???

I have a few questions because I'm a bit confused at the moment.

1. I’m using a 9070 XT in my system now. If I want to use FSR4 in a game, do I need to set PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 as a launch option even for games that already have native FSR4 support (like Borderlands 4, Monster Hunter Wilds, etc.)? Or is this only needed for older titles without built-in FSR4?
2. Where can I find an official list or documentation of Proton environment variables and launch commands? I only know a few of them. Most games work fine without any tweaks, but for some titles I need specific launch options, and I only see people mentioning them on ProtonDB. Is there a proper source where all commands are documented and explained?

I’ve been using CachyOS for a few months now and I’m very happy with it overall, but this part with the Proton commands is still confusing to me.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been trying for days to dual-boot literally any Linux distro next to my Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (build 26100.4349) and I’m completely stuck in an endless reboot loop the moment the live USB starts loading the desktop.

Hardware:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI (rev. 1.x)
• CPU: Ryzen 5 5600G
• GPU: RTX 3060 12 GB (monitor plugged into the 3060, not motherboard)
• RAM: 16 GB 3200 MHz
• Storage: 500 GB Crucial NVMe (Windows is on it, 100 GB shrunk + unallocated)
• BIOS version: F50b (2023)

What I’ve already tried (all end the same way – spinning logo → black screen or boot text → reboot):

• Pop!_OS 22.04 NVIDIA ISO
• Pop!_OS regular ISO
• Linux Mint 22 & 22.1 Cinnamon (normal + edge)
• Bazzite (NVIDIA build)
• Ubuntu 24.04.1
• Fedora 41
• Zorin 17 → All behave exactly the same: get past GRUB, show the distro logo, start loading services, then reboot.

Things I’ve already done:

• Disabled Fast Startup in Windows
• Disabled Secure Boot
• Tried with CSM Enabled + Disabled
• Tried Initial Display Output = PCIe 1 Slot
• Tried nomodeset, nvidia-drm.modeset=0, etc.
• Tried waiting 10+ minutes on the NetworkManager “job running” screen
• Made USBs with Rufus (DD mode), Popsicle, balenaEtcher, Ventoy
• Full CMOS reset + Load Optimized Defaults multiple times

The crazy part: the live USB always gets pretty far (I can see systemd lines, GPU detection, etc.) and then just silently reboots. No kernel panic, no error message, just loops forever.

Windows boots and runs perfectly fine. Memtest86 runs fine. GPU works perfectly in Windows.

At this point I’m 99 % sure it’s some weird UEFI/GOP incompatibility between this exact Gigabyte B450 revision + RTX 3060 + recent kernels, but I’m out of ideas.

Has anyone with the exact same motherboard + RTX 3060 combo successfully dual-booted any recent distro in 2025?
Or is there a known working distro/kernel that completely sidesteps this bug?

I’m even willing to clean-install Linux only at this point, I just want a working system.

Thanks in advance — I’m losing my mind here.

TL;DR: Every single recent Linux live USB reboots endlessly on a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI + RTX 3060 + 5600G. Help.

i managed to boot and create partition yesterday for bazzit but later on the installation kept crashing and later looping so i deleted the partition and unshrink my c drive back to its original size

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I have an old gaming laptop with a gtx1060 and 16gb ram. I installed fedora atomic a while ago but I want to do a clean install of bazzite to make sure I do everything right. Only issue is from what I've seen Bazzite doesn't really support older Nvidia cards very well. My use case is mainly just to play couch co-op/local multiplayer steam games with my friends, as well as download and stream movies. Also specifically looking for a very console like experience, where I can do most things with a controller. Should I go with Bazzite, and if so, is there anything extra I need to do? Any pointers are much appreciated.

Hello!

I'm having some issues with HDR in Cyberpunk 2077 - Steam version.

I have an OLED monitor, i'm using KDE and Wayland.

Other games detect my HDR monitor fine as long as i use this in the launch commands: PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 %command%

I'm using ProtonGE 10, but i have also tried other versions of proton without any luck.

I do have an NVIDIA GPU (4070Ti) but again HDR is working for other games.

My game is modded, so i used protontricks to install some additional packages.

My full launch commands for cyberpunk are: WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n, b" %command% PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 %command%

Please let me know if you have any suggestions, i'd really appreciate it.

Edit: The fix was putting %command% at the end of the arguments not at the end of each argument.

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm=n, b" PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1 %command%

If you're on an NVIDIA GPU you still need "ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1" or HDR will look all washed out.

On arc raiders its not showing the fg option my gpu is rx 9070 xt and i use cachyos i play with proton expirmantl