I'm trying to mod skyrim, and a mod requests I have the latest Visual Studio Redistributable installed.

As it's made for Windows, I have zero idea on how I would go about getting it installed into a usable state.

Any help is appreciated, I have no idea what I'm doing!

(specific mod im trying to get working)
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/92109

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It's a long shot, but here it goes. After the steam update yesterday, I can no longer run Path of Exile. If I try, I just get the error CreateDXGIFactory1: Call Failed. I tried reinstalling the game, didn't help. None of the Proton versions will allow the game to run, though I didn't use any of them beforehand. I have been playing this game for months with no problems until now.

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After seeing the comments on my previous post, I decided to update my Linux kernel version and GPU drivers. Here are the results:

In Superposition, I was happy to see that the score increased from 17830 on kernel version 6.8 to 20640 on version 6.14. It even beat out the score on Windows 10 by a small margin. I guess my GPU was being held back by my outdated OS.

In Minecraft with SEUS PTGI shaders (4K High), I experienced a small uplift of 2fps on the new kernel version. This could very well be due to other reasons though, like the time of the day in game.

In CS2 (4K High preset), the average FPS in 6.14 is nearly unchanged compared to 6.8; however, the 97% FPS number increased by a small 9fps. This again could be attributed to inconsistencies in the benchmarking; for instance, the first run on version 6.8 was done over around 9 minutes, while the second run on version 6.14 was done over only 7 minutes.

Overall, the updated kernel did make a significant difference in Superposition, while improvements in other games were minimal.

Also, some people in the comments have suggested for me to switch to CachyOS (some others have suggested Endeavour, Bazzite, Nobara, Fedora, etc.), since Mint and other Ubuntu-based distros are slower for gaming. Should I try other distros like these next? If so, how should I proceed?

My PC's parts:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/b/sw3ypg

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (-25 curve optimizer PBO) | CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX | Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 | Storage: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 2 TB for Linux Mint, Timetec 35TTFP6PCIE 512GB for Windows 10 | Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9070 XT (374W power limit, -100mV voltage offset) | Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case | Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II 850 W

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I will preface this by saying I know absolutely nothing about running files on a computer or script, I have a chrome os laptop and downloaded a Linux game from itch, and I can’t run it or open it. I can get as far as ‘open with terminal’ and that’s about it. I’m really sorry for being such a noob but if anyone is able to help walk me through the steps to playing a game I’ve waited weeks to play, I’d be unbelievably grateful.

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Hello everyone, I have a mid level gaming PC, my specs are

AMD Ryzen 5600X AMD Radeon 9070 XT 16 GB RAM Samsung EVO 870 512GB

Still, when I play games like Arc Raiders my avg fps is 70 with many many stutters, hitting 28~30 fps.

I'm on void linux, mesa 25.2.4 (I run steam through kron4ek's conty), kernel 6.12.58, hyprland. My init options are:

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1 LSFG_PROCESS=arc mangohud gamemoderun %command%

The craziest thing is that neither my CPU nor my GPU usage hit 100% when I'm playing (seen through mangohud).

Are there any tips to improve my PC performance?

Thank you.

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Okay! You all helped a ton! So it may be a janky way of fixing it. So I switched my steam compatibility to proton10. Once that was done I switched the compatibility for the game to proton8. Not sure what that works. But it does. Thank you again so much for your time and support

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Sick of what Microsoft is doing. I’ve cancelled Game Pass and I’ll keep the Xbox offline for now. I’m on the Steam Deck in the meantime, and I know a lot of people feel the same way. I’ll grab the new Steam machine and the VR headset when they land. Fresh start coming.

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Rivals keeps crashing my whole pc, and has often frame drops to single digits frames, this didnt happen before season 5 now happens all the time to the point where the game is unplayable. I have fully updates my system and am using Proton 10.0-3, any help would be great

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I hear xe has better performance then i915.

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I have a pretty decent PC that can run Cyberpunk on 100+ fps but for some reason i can't even get 60 on Terraria. I have no idea what to do but it just works awfully. On Pop os btw

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Couldn't find a tool that does something like this, so I made one. Hope it helps others out as well! Github Repo

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Hi everyone. I have had a steam deck for a few years now and have loved the experience. I have 4 kids, and the sleep resume feature is basically the only reason I can game at all anymore. With the announcement of the steam machine, I got curious if something similar could be achieved with my old desktop. I followed a guide to dual boot windows and bazzite. After some searching it seemed like a pretty close experience to steamOs.

What I'm looking for is the ability to suspend and resume at will, similar to the steam deck. I just finished installing and booting into bazzite and I'm looking for what my next steps should be. Also fine if I picked the wrong distro for what I want to achieve. Willing to go another direction if needed.

I've also read that gamescope is important for a steamdeck like experience, but I'm not sure what that is, or what I need to do to use it.

Also welcome are any general tips for desktop linux gaming. Thanks in advance!

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what's going on.... :/
Can't launch "The Finals" either. - same issue

I tried swapping off of linux-tkg kernal to arch kernal and no fix..

I'm debating on doing a reinstall?.. I think the error is related to EAC internal server error but I see other Windows users are able to play the game right now..

When I click "Create memory dump" this is the output

Dumping started... Dumping finished. File: C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Local\Temp\THEIA_1463978_464.dmp Uploading started... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Upload failed with status: 3221696253 Code: C0000005 Address: 00006FFFFFF86245 RAX: 00006ffffffa7340 RCX: 00006ffffa4c0000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000000 RSP: 0000000000b9b990 RBP: 0000000000b9ba10 RSI: 0000000000b9bc58 RDI: 00006ffffffa7360 R8: 0000000000bc6620 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: 00006ffffffa7360 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000bc6620 R13: 0000000000b9ba20 R14: 0000000000b9ba60 R15: 0000000000b9ba30 If reporting this error, please include all of the above lines. Failed. Dumping started... Dumping finished. File: C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Local\Temp\THEIA_1485449_464.dmp Uploading started... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Error during sending HTTP request: 12029 Upload failed with status C0072EFD, retrying... Upload failed with status: 3221696253 Code: C0000005 Address: 00006FFFFFF86245 RAX: 00006ffffffa7340 RCX: 00006ffffa4c0000 RDX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000000 RSP: 0000000000b9b990 RBP: 0000000000b9ba10 RSI: 0000000000b9bc58 RDI: 00006ffffffa7360 R8: 0000000000bc6620 R9: 0000000000000000 R10: 00006ffffffa7360 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000bc6620 R13: 0000000000b9ba20 R14: 0000000000b9ba60 R15: 0000000000b9ba30 If reporting this error, please include all of the above lines. Failed. submitted by /u/dildacorn
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i was wondering if anyone has made a linux that looks like a proper console. i like how simple a console looks for gaming and wanted something similar for my pc. if anyone has is there a version where the “console mode “ can be activated or deactivated like if on some rare occasion i wanted to do school work. i’m new to this

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Hi guys!

Got a weird issue with Steam games on my Garuda Linux (Arch-based).

I’m playing Arc Raiders right now and thought I’d set up my microphone to talk to people. Got the gear connected (Plantronics blackwire, USB-C teleconferencing set), but there was no indication of there being any audio input in the game.

I ran Steam → Settings → Voice → “Start Microphone Test” and noticed that the input indicator does not budge.

Did some looking around the Net, however most issues I found were about audio in general not working in Steam, which is not my issue - mine is only the microphone. People suggested installing pavucontrol, which I did. I could now see that when I ran the mic test in Steam, my mic showed up under the “Recording” tab, so it seemed that everything is fine, even if the indicator in Steam didn’t budge.

However, when I used the push-to-talk button in the game, no such thing happened, there was no audio recording marked in pavucontrol at all.

I also checked the Arch Wiki and - based on a warning there - uninstalled Steam (Native) and installed Steam, but that didn’t change anything.

I’ve no idea what else to try… I’d appreciate any help!

Cheers!

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Hi guys,

I know this stuff gets asked a lot but i can't find all informations i want right now. So basically i want to switch to Linux because Windows drives me crazy.

I'm looking for the right distribution for me, watched some stuff about Mint, Arch, Cachyos, Fedora etc. but i cant decide which i should use.

I installed cachyos just to check out the linux feeling, not gonna lie i love how simple and clean it is. But i had problems with secure boot in that case, so basically all distributions seem to have up and down sides. Can someone recommend me which distribution i should start with?

What i look for:

• enabled secure boot (i know mostly it will work with commands etc)
• Nvidia friendly
• Good environment for gaming
• Daily usability
• Good support for external hardware like for the streamdeck+
• Up to date kinda feeling when using it.

Sry for anything noobish in this post. I'm just curious about Linux Gaming

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