So I've got this computer I built, out of spare parts, I was originally planning to sell it but I actually wanna try making it a little media center/emulator and game-streaming "console" for my bedroom TV. The problem is, I don't know what OS would be best for ease of use in this case.

It's a pretty low spec PC;

i7 2600

8GB DDR3 RAM

240GB SSD

GTX 750

Old spare parts as I said before.

I'm looking for an OS with controller support, that won't have any issues running Moonlight to stream games from my main PC. I was thinking something like Bazzite, but the GPU in this is too old for Bazzite's desktop only more, much less it's Gaming Mode. Maybe Batocera? I've never managed to get that to work right though, especially steam, so I'm a little hesitant to use it.

Right now, Zorin OS is installed on it with Nouveau drivers, if there's a way to get Zorin to operate with a controller on start up I'd also be willing to mess around and download and configure some stuff to get that to work too.

I have 2 ultrawides. They work great in pretty much any distro for the desktop. Currently on CachyOS/Arch. GPU is Nvidia RTX 4090

No issues with resolution, orrr refresh rate, orrr HDR, adaptive sync, etc.

It all just works!

UNTIL. I start a game via xwayland.. There are just no 21:9 resolutions listed in games. Only 16:9. 3440x1440 doesn't exist in game as an option to pick from

So any of my games on Steam, I have to force them to run via gamescope in launch options. It's annoying.

This is the one thing keeping me from leaving Windows behind for good. I don't play multiplayer games only singleplayer. So no need for anti cheat. I would be perfectly happy on Linux.

I find it hard to believe no one else has encountered this. I have the same issue on Mint, Fedora, etc. So it seems like a wayland issue anyone with an ultrawide monitor should be experiencing.

Is there a more elegant solution than setting gamescope as a launch option individually for each game on steam?

So, I have been running Cities Skylines 2 on my steam deck with manjaro for a while now and it worked fine but now after i took a break (like 1-2 months) the game is very laggy even on very low graphics.

For Example: Just to move my cursor from the top of my screen to the bottom I have to lift my mouse and move it to the top of the mousepad.

If anyone asks if i alt tab out of the game the cursor moves fine. I already tried to change my proton version and with some of them the game doesnt even start and with the others it lags.

I have been trying to install a compatible driver to work on a project I need the gpu for. I have a DELL G15(RTX 4060) and I have tried nvidia-driver-535 as well as nvidia-driver-580(recommended by ubuntu), but both of them crash my laptop. Please provide a solution for this.

I've tried a lot of fixes to get the controller working. At first I thought it was an issue with Hades 1, but now I am facing the same problem with enshrouded. Switching to proton 9 fixes the problem. That perfect for hades but booting enshrouded in proton 9 I just get a black screen. The UI is there but everything is blank. It tried all the standard trouble shooting tips, windowed mode, disabling and enabling steam input and all that but I can't get the controller to work with proton GE latest or experimental. It seems like it's a problem with experimental and I was hoping someone else has had the same issue. The exact behaviour is the controller works when you load the game, it works for about three minutes and then just stops working. It's the same behaviour with Hades and Enshrouded. I'll try it with mass effect 2 and BG3 now and edit this post to see if I can reproduce the problem. I use Nvidia btw.

Edit Bazzite Nvidia rtx 4070 32 gigs of ram Intel 12 th gen i7

Simple as the title, i was wondering if someone has run it because i see that have the easy anti cheat

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Hi, i was wandering about use some app to change my voice on all games and discord, i want a radio voice effect, inspired on Alastor of Hazbin Hotel, can someone tell me a way to do it? Im using a Mint Distro.

Good day every one, I recently transitioned to Linux and i've been using Bottles as my main game launcher. For those who use it( or any game ​launcher in the case of this particular question) what's the best runner to use, I know it's a matter of compatibility and that different runners work best for different games, but is there one that's consistently compatible with almost everything? For reference the game I'm trying to play is og skyrim

When i play dark souls 3 all audio on my laptop stops working and video's stop loading and refuse to play. I've checked the volume levels and Nothing is off. I'm new to linux so i have no idea what could be causing the issue.

OS: Bazzite 43

KDE-Plasma-Version: 6.5.2

KDE-Frameworks-Version: 6.19.0

Qt-Version: 6.10.0

Kernel-Version: 6.17.7-ba10.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)

CPU: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor

RAM: 32 GiB of RAM (31,3 GiB usable)

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

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Just yesterday I had 200 FPS and for some reason it dipped down to 30fps. Now its around 60fps. A few hours ago it went up to 200 fps for a minute just to dip down again. Not really sure what to do at this point

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking about switching from Linux Mint to Ubuntu because I'm getting really annoying frame stuttering in games using Proton. It feels like shader compilation/loading stutter.

What I’ve tried so far:

• Distro: Linux Mint
• Desktops I tested: Cinnamon (Mint), plus KDE and XFCE on other installs
• Proton: Official Proton and Proton-GE
• Same issue everywhere: constant micro-stutters and big hitches when shaders load, even when FPS is generally high.

My hardware:

• CPU: Ryzen 7 2700 @ 4.1 GHz
• RAM: 32 GB
• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 OC 12 GB GDDR6 (Rev 2)

I’m considering moving to Ubuntu (or an Ubuntu flavor) and want to optimize for gaming performance and fewer stutters with Proton:

• Is there any Ubuntu flavor (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.) that tends to work better for Proton gaming on NVIDIA?
• Is Wayland vs Xorg important in my case?
• Any recommended driver version / kernel combo for this GPU?
• Are there specific tweaks (gamemode, compositor settings, shader cache settings, etc.) you’d recommend to reduce shader stutter?

I’m not chasing maximum FPS, I mainly want smoother frametimes and fewer hitches when playing Proton games.

Any advice, real-world experience, or config examples would be super appreciated. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I have been working on some unity stuff that uses the native inputs of the dualshock 4 and the switch pro controller, mostly to utilize the gyroscope in both of these devices. The unity application works without issues on windows, and on linux I can run it through proton (no steam input of course) and have the ds4 register just fine... yet for some reason the switch pro controller does not, like no inputs go through.

It is really bizarre cause I made a linux native version of the same unity app, and though the gyro doesn't work (unity limitations lol) the buttons for the switch pro controller do work through the native app, and my computer can clearly see the controller, so the controller itself, my computer and Unity should not be to blame. I even installed these udev rules to make sure it was visible: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/game-devices-udev

Thus I can only conclude that this is an issue with proton and how it reads input devices and I have no idea how to solve this. Anyone got a clue as to what could be the issue?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning a Mini‑ITX “console like” Linux gaming build: • CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D • GPU: RX 9070 XT • 32 GB DDR5, 1 TB NVMe SSD, 2TB HDD • Cooler Master NR200P V3, 850 W PSU

Goal: smooth AAA gaming at 2K 60 FPS, possibly with FSR upscaling.

Does this setup make sense for Linux? Any tips or something feels wrong? or general compatibility?

Thanks!

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IGN Summary. Apple and Microsoft's ecosystems are Walled Gardens, locking their users into their services, while Steam is Unwalled Garden.

TL;DR: Users coming to Linux should realize the usefulness of an open ecosystem, instead of just avoiding the recent drawbacks of windows.

History. Microsoft used Windows OS monopoly to suppress competitors like Netscape by bundling Internet Explorer into Windows, and restricting the distribution of competing browsers. Microsoft cut-off middleware like Sun's Java, Intel's Native Signal Processing, and Apple's QuickTime. See Anti-trust Division.

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Commentary. I am happy to see mainstream media like IGN raising the awareness of Walled Gardens, and I hope gamers with an accessible entry like Steam Hardware or Bazzite OS, get encouraged to adopt more open-source toolkit, to own their digital experience and tailor it however they need.

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So I switched from Windows to cachy os yesterday, and i uses a tool name game save manager on windows to create an local backup but it stored every backup in a .gsba file and i cant seem to extract it on linux to use them

Help, I cannot seem to open all of Create after installation...