I've noticed when I play games on PC, after some time the screen turns black. I thought it was my display signal since it would mention no signal. Then I realized that if I move my mouse, and keyboard I am back on the windows login screen. I have to log back in to get to my game. I play my games with a controller, the games detects controller input. So I am not sure why it locks me out.

I am running arch linux 6.12.19-1-lts.
I have the latest drivers for mesa, lib32-mesa, vulkan-radeon, amdvlk, lib32-vulkan-readean, lib32-amdvlk, and xf86-video-amdgpu.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (12) @ 4.21 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.

Using an 8bitdo controller with the dongle, and I have a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse also connected via dongle.

Edit: I think I may have found the fix. Display power management under power manager is on and set to 10 minutes. Roughly how long it takes for the display to turn off and lock. I will disable it, report back.

Today I was testing tf2 after using it 2 days in kubuntu without any problem, and when I tried to use the voice chat it crashed the game, and there was no way to close it, I had to reboot.

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Idk, just feeling very happy that i'm finishing the game with seven to thirteen fps outside and fourteen to thirty fps in insides. I'm using Arch btw. Oh, and i'm using the Bard class, plus, someone knows how to romanceable Karlach? i at the Third Act and i doesn't have still nothing about her 😭 🙏

Specs:
Intel Core i5 10500T
16 GB RAM
Intel UHD 630
HDD Disk connected to my PC with SATA to USB 3.0 running the game

And finally but not less important

SHADOW WIZARD MONEY GANG! We Love Casting Spells~

My understanding is that Linux has substantially improved for gaming since the release of the SteamDeck. I've felt that Windows 11 is more like malware and less like an operating system. I was wondering if anyone can comment about the following:

1. Is Linux truly good for gaming now or is it Valve marketing?
2. Windows Defender is a really good security system so is there something comparable for Linux?
3. Is Linux pretty easy to learn for a long-time Windows user?

For context, I'm decent with Windows from an IT perspective, certainly better than average. I'm mainly concerned with how much a PITA it would be to switch to Linux over Windows in 2025.

Update:

Thanks for the quick responses! I've collated the common threads in the responses I've seen so far:

1. Common experience is that Linux is certainly great for gaming now. However, games with kernel-level anti-cheat don't work. Check protondb for specific games. Still might be worthwhile to have a Windows dual boot system.
2. Doesn't seem to be a serious concern due to fundamental OS differences. There are best practices to follow: mindset.
3. If you're good at Windows tinkering then you can pick up Linux pretty easy in a couple days. Have a willingness to read documentation!

These are high-level summaries of the responses I've seen so far and doesn't include every detail.

The game runs flawlessly until I get to hell. Then, my GPU utilization maxes out, my framerate drops to 20FPS, and no changes to settings seem to affect anything. Even lowering the resolution to 1080p and the settings to all "Low" does absolutely nothing.

RX9070XT, Intel i9 13900K, 32GB of DDR5 RAM.

I'm using Fedora 42, which is on Mesa 25.0.4. I know some RADV fixes were applied in 25.0.6, so I tried updating to mesa-git. That seems to have no impact on performance in Hell.

It's really weird -- it seems like a RADV driver issue with one of the effects used in this area.

Has anyone else experienced this?

EDIT: Switching to amdvlk, as suggested below, fixes this issue

"[arRPC > ipc] listening at /run/user/1000/discord-ipc-0

[arRPC > websocket] listening on 6463

[arRPC > process] started

[10228:0518/183416.571804:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times!

[10228:0518/183416.612998:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 2 times!

[10228:0518/183416.634146:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 3 times!

Update for version 1.5.6 is not available (latest version: 1.5.6, downgrade is disallowed).

checkForUpdatesAndNotify called, downloadPromise is null

[10160:0518/183423.894702:ERROR:atom_cache.cc(230)] Add chromium/from-privileged to kAtomsToCache

[10228:0518/183424.030722:ERROR:vaapi_video_decoder.cc(1225)] failed Initialize()ing the frame pool

Failed to import venmic Error: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.32' not found (required by /tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium.TQTEq0)

at process.func [as dlopen] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2569)

at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1748:18)

at Object.func [as .node] (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:2796)

at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1296:32)

at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1115:12)

at c._load (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:17950)

at TracingChannel.traceSync (node:diagnostics_channel:322:14)

at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:227:24)

at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1318:12)

at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:136:16) {

code: 'ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED'

}

[10160:0518/183454.373225:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(953)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=139

[10522:0518/183505.577915:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times!

[10522:0518/183507.445743:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 2 times!

[10522:0518/183517.789355:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 3 times!"

It works on flatpak on x11 but that caused me lag I thought I had fixed when I had not. Besides if I can get it to work on Wayland, then the better it is for me.

All the mods I install from gamebanana don't work, is it because of Linux?? Not even the HUD I install worked

So I've been working on this for a while and managed to develop a method to extract Steam Guard and put it on literally any phone or computer using root access. I could write up a detailed guide but honestly just curious if anyone would actually need this first.

Long story short - I needed this for some personal reasons and after trying different approaches, I finally got it working using root tools and SDA. Even wrote my own Python script that connects directly to Steam's servers using SDA's mafiles to generate the codes and handle login.

What I basically did was extract the Steam Guard from my phone and emulate it from my computer - kinda like how SDA works but I can run it simultaneously on both mobile and PC.

This way I can put Steam Guard on any device without having to transfer it the traditional way. Pretty neat imo.

Word of warning though - if you're not careful with these files, someone could potentially get full control of your Steam account. So definitely not something to mess around with if you don't know what you're doing.

I've got videos and screenshots showing how it looks in action. Anyone interested in seeing more or want me to put together a tutorial?

Edit: For those asking - yes this works with any Steam account, not just mine. The method extracts the authenticator data that Steam uses to generate the 2FA codes

https://reddit.com/link/1kpw1is/video/81ujg1mh7m1f1/player

I'm on Fedora KDE, using an NVIDIA GPU. and VR is the only reason I keep my Windows partition now days.
Has anyone here successfully used the Oculus Rift CV1 on Fedora and can point it the right direction?
If it's just no possible, what VR headset's do work on Fedora/Linux?

I installed corectrl on ubuntu 24.04 using following commands:

Then I followed steps given on setup page.

Still Corectrl does not show me voltage slider:

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Currently it installed 1.5.0-dev. Earlier I installed it with just sudo apt install corectrl, that is without adding mesarc repository. It installed older version of corectrl. Still it did not show voltage slider.

What I am missing?

Hi everyone! I've just installed CachyOS on my main desktop, to complete my full-transfer-on-linux way, and I stuck with a problem.

I just went to do home stuff and left my desktop running DMC. Computer went to sleep, and after I got back - it didn't respond. Just a blank screen and that's all.

I also found that it could be because of Nvidia drivers.

Is there any fix of this issue? Maybe if I change to Fedora/PopOS/Ubuntu etc.?

Hello, I'm thinking about getting a B580 for my Linux system. I did some research and found a lot of problems, but all the information I found was from 4-5 months ago. Has the situation improved? Can I use the B580 on Linux now without too many issues? should i stick to AMD?

Fedora + Gnome btw

Something ate my post, great. It's probably on the mouse. :v

Anyway. I've looked around quite a bit, and while trying both libratbag (by itself) and Solaar, both of them have the same kind of issue. I couldn't retrieve any info on what buttons are detected on my G502 HERO Logitech mouse, and what I can assign them as.

I do NOT need macros, extra profiles, or dpi changes. I just want the buttons to register as their own thing ("mouse 4", "mouse 5" and so on) so I can map them as needed in whatever I'm playing, or to unused keyboard keys for the same reason. (F13-F24)

The info I could get from button detection with each program was very limited, so I ended up drawing a blank when looking at them. Best I could do was map two buttons to scroll lock and pause through the official software on windows and that was it. There's still 4~6 more buttons I can use and wasn't able to touch yet.

Hi installed fedora 42 and my specs nivida 3050 i51200f and i use wayland with kde chatgpt told me use x11 and sound will work fine but i can't find the option to change it, thank you

Hey,

My Setup:

• CatchyOS (Arch-based)
• AMD CPU & GPU
• Primary Monitor: QHD (2560x1440)
• Secondary Monitor: Set to 150% fractional scaling
• I am using Plasma, echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE shows Wayland

The Problem: When I use 150% scaling on my secondary monitor, borderless windowed games on my primary QHD monitor often default to, or only "see," 3840x2160 instead of their native 2560x1440.

Gamescope Fixes It: I've found that launching games through Gamescope correctly forces the 2560x1440 resolution in borderless mode on my primary display.

My Question to You: For those with similar multi-monitor fractional scaling setups causing resolution headaches in (borderless) games:

1. Do you rely on Gamescope? If so, have you noticed any significant performance impact, especially on an all-AMD system?
2. Do you opt to disable scaling on your secondary monitor (and just live with tiny UI elements there)?
3. Are there any other workarounds or display/DE settings you've found effective for this specific issue?

I'm trying to weigh the convenience of Gamescope (and keeping my secondary monitor comfortably scaled) against any potential performance hit or complexity.

Hey folks,

I’m planning to fully switch from Windows to Linux and I’m looking for advice on the best distro for my setup. While my CPU and GPU are quite old, I do have 32GB of DDR3 RAM, so I’m hoping that helps balance things out.

My specs:

• CPU: AMD FX-6100
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 750 2GB
• RAM: 32GB DDR3
• Storage: 1 SSD (currently running Windows), 2 additional HDDs

I’ll be using the system for gaming (not just low-end titles), programming, music production (mainly recording vocals), and video editing. I want something stable, relatively lightweight (but not too barebones), with good NVIDIA driver support and decent multimedia performance.

I’m not against using distros with heavier desktop environments if they run well, but I’m open to XFCE, KDE, or even something more minimal if that helps performance.

Any recommendations on distros, desktop environments, or tips to get the best performance out of

I've completely removed Windows and wanna start using linux, now I have ubuntu 24.04 and I'd like to move dota 2, CS2 and euro truck simulator 2 from windows steam library to linux (because i have limited and slow internet). I know there's a lot of incompatible files like libs or executables, but what about textures, sounds, etc? they weight the most

If you ask me then we only have a few decent open source games such as (but not limited to) Wayland and 0ad.

My question is how can we as a community help making more of those ?