Hi,

I've always been interested in VR gaming, but I barely tested it, and I would like to try it more in a near future.

First, what's the state of VR gaming on Linux? I have not followed that part of gaming on Linux, almost at all. I've seen a few commits from Valve but that's about it.

Second, any recommendations, advice, feedbacks?

If you have any other observations that are linked to this question, do not hesitate to drop a comment.

Hi, I have rpi 5b with archlinux arm. Box64 refuses to compile with WOW64, and a problem pops up at 50%. The error message reads something like: aarch64-mingw64-as and aarch64-mingw64-clang not found in PATH. When I downloaded the toolchain and added the path to PATH, the compilers didn't work during the build process (although the binaries themselves ran fine).

My specs are 16gb ddr3 ram, 512 gb storage, i5 3rd gen cpu, I have a GT 730 NVIDIA GPU driver plugged in my PC, which doesn't really work on Zorin 18 core because ut doesn't receive Driver updates because NVIDIA doesn't give them in the first place, so I don't know that how much does it work, so mainly Nouveau drivers.

Are there games available on Linux (Zorin 18 core) which are either free, or if I can get them for free, with like not elite level, but good graphics, and good gaming environment that can he played on my PC

I use this feature a lot and it’s one of the biggest advantages of having a 9000 series GPU. Having access to FSR 4 in a lot more games via the driver override. This is especially important for online games where doing so through the driver is “legal” and does not trip up anti cheat systems for example.

Arc Raiders is the best example. It’s fully playable on Linux but only has FSR 3.1 natively, but on Windows can be upgraded to FSR 4 via the Adrenalin app.

Same question I suppose for Nvidia GPU’s and DLSS 4 driver override. Works the same way on Windows through the Nvidia App.

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I'm having an issue getting proper HDR from Alan Wake 2. I can enable under Wayland. But black levels are raised and highlights are dimmed. Cant seem to even get it to activate under gamescope and after investigation, no games work with HDR under gamescope atm. Anyone else having luck with Alan Wake 2 looking good? SDR is substantially more pleasing to the eyes. Colors pop more and highlights are far brighter (especially the sunshine)Iv played through this game on HDR before (W11) so i know that this is not intended and is broken. I'm on Cachy os with latest KDE ands Mesa.

Operating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0

Qt Version: 6.10.0

Kernel Version: 6.17.7-3-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor

Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.9 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

Product Name: MS-7D78

System Version: 1.0

I’m running Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat) with GNOME 46 on Wayland. My system:

Kernel: 6.14.0-35-generic

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, 12-core

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (amdgpu, Mesa 25.0.7)

Wayland session

Drivers: amdgpu, radeonsi for OpenGL/Vulkan

Setup:

• Steam Snap installed, games no longer working as of today.
• Tried installing Steam Deb from Ubuntu App Store; Steam Deb fails to launch after the login screen. Steam Snap remains installed because Deb never fully works.
• Heroic Launcher games also crash, even without Steam running.

Problem / crash behavior:

• Games (Steam Proton, Heroic/Wine) start: Wine splash screen appears (when starting from heroic)
• Shortly after, the entire GNOME session terminates. I am forcibly logged out to the GDM login screen.
• The crash happens consistently across multiple games (e.g., Diablo 4 crashes, hades 2 crashes, hearthstone crashes (when laucnhed from battle.net running on proton in via steam)).
• Tried launching Steam Deb without Steam Snap running: Steam Deb still does not launch.
• Timeshift restore to a point where games previously worked does not fix the issue.

What I’ve tried / observed:

• Steam Snap and Steam Deb cannot coexist reliably; Steam Deb fails regardless of Snap presence.
• Wine/Proton logs can be generated using PROTON_LOG=1, but session crash prevents consistent log capture.
• The crash is a session-level crash, not just a game crash. GNOME Shell quits and I am returned to GDM.

Games used to run fine yesterday, but now crash my desktop and log me out. After a crash, relaunching the game fails until a reboot, which leads to the same forced logout.

Does anyone have ideas for what I can try? I’m considering reinstalling Ubuntu or switching to Mint as a nuclear option.

Hey everyone, I've been looking to get back into Linux considering Windows just keeps getting...worse. Most of the time I am just using my Steam Deck, Steam Deck Moonlighting into my Desktop, or the Desktop as mainly a gaming machine anyways.

I've been getting a bit lost in the distros and what exactly are pros and cons for each and to decide a few to try out. My top three things would be:

1. Works with Nvidia, as my 4090 is going to be difficult to replace.
   
2. A console display akin to SteamOS, having a desktop as backup.
   
3. Preferably user friendly.

The distro's I've run across and just not understanding at this time are ChimeraOS, Bazzite, Nobara. But not entirely sure what would land best as I keep reading that some of these are AMD friendly only, but those posts being 2 years ago etc.

Thanks for any/all inputs!

I've basically used Windows my whole life, from 95 to 11. But recently, due to a certain update, my power supply got cooked for some reason. It's not the first time I've had to replace hardware thanks to Windows screwing me over. The power supply was the last straw. I'm seriously considering installing Linux when I get my new PSU. So, do you have any suggestions? Note: I primarily use my computer for gaming, and I'm not well-versed in technical matters. So, I'm a complete newbie

My specs;

1. i5 12600k
   
2. rx 6650 xt
   
3. 32 GB 3200 MHz RAM
   
4. Aorus b660m pro ax ddr4
   

I have noticed that the rumble/forcefeedback in silksong is quite weak on both normal and weak rumble modes, much weaker than the controller is capable of. Is there a way to fix this or are there any apps i can use for controllers to boost rumble ingame? im running the gog version through lutris, but i have tried to add it to steam as a nonsteam game and same problem, plus steam does not seem to offer any settings for rumble apart from turning it on.

I'm on linux fedora kde 43

Attempting to switfch from Windows to Linux (CachyOS, KDE Plasma w/ Wayland). For the most part it's working great. One issue I'm seeing consistently is my monitor's resolution (3400x1440p) being missing in multiple games in which I could usually select it. I've tested 3 games so far.

FFXIV: I'm also using XIVLauncher. I eventually got this fixed by selecting an option to enable an experimental Wayland Driver for Wine. Then the correct resolutions showed up.

Max Payne: What I'm currently playing at the time of this switch. It's an old game so not a big deal really, but I was able to choose my native resolution on Windows after installing a community fix. Can't do that here (although installing the fix does appear to be working otherwise).

Cyberpunk 2077: Wanted to test this as something more demanding, but again my monitors native res is missing.

Any ideas what I should be looking for here? I figured it was more of a game by game basis but so far I'm 3/3 which got me curious.

Edit: As another user suggested it's definitely an issue of it pulling resolutions from the wrong monitor. I unplugged my other monitor and then all my resolution options were correct. Plugged it back in and I got the wrong ones again. Not sure how to solve this part though.

Some games are having weird framerate rendering issues where it shows I'm running at a high framerate, but it's actually rendering only at around 50 FPS or less (Usually around 30), and it's noticeable. Some games have this issue (Satisfactory, Foxhole,) and others don't. In addition to the FPS rendering, these games also have slightly delayed mouse input, so its overall a shitty experience.

Using Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon, version 6.4.8
Ryzen 5 3600XT, 16gb DDR4, Radeon Pro 5500M

currently in the phase of planning to move to Linux, trying to find official and unofficial software for my peripherals. the only thing i couldn't find a software for is my Vader 4 controller, i know it will work on Linux because it essentially works as xinput controller, but I'll lose all custom features without the software.

anybody else found a workaround?