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i need help install Sober (Roblox for linux)

16 May 2025 - 8:02pm

I installed the program, but I got this screen. I couldn't find the APK file, even after searching for it. Can someone please help me!

https://preview.redd.it/9wexr1eho61f1.png?width=592&format=png&auto=webp&s=862fee7b294b59174bd0ccc388a74836708e7537

submitted by /u/grunt_22s
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DXVK recompiles shaders on every launch on Overwatch 2

16 May 2025 - 7:54pm

Why it doesnt store it somewhere? Or maybe thats an issue with the game itself? I have AMD videocard

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Help me choose a distro for my PC

16 May 2025 - 7:15pm

I want to switch from Windows 11 as I have been having performance problems and have been wanting to format the computer.

My specification are:

  • Intel 7i 11700
  • RTX 3060 12GB
  • 16GB Ram

The main games, I play are overwatch and marvel rivals.

Besides gaming I also program with python and nodejs, in the case of python I use it for data analysis, so I would need to use anaconda.

Anyone have any suggestions, I'm not afraid to use the terminal, but also I don't want to fight with my OS using Arch directly.

submitted by /u/CarajitoGeek
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I've tried to start steam on arch, but it wants to load nouveau, while i'm having nvidia drivers

16 May 2025 - 7:12pm

yeah i installed steam using pacman, and i tried running it normally but nothing happened, so i tried running it from terminal and ive got two errors
glx: failed to create dri3 screen
failed to load driver: nouveau
I'm using linux-zen kernel so i have installed nvidia-dkms package and nvidia-open-dkms since that's an GTX 1660. I have blacklisted nouveau and tried to run steam with OpenGL and i've added OPTION "DRI" "2" to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf and yes i have added modules to mkinitcpio. What should i do?

submitted by /u/unnamed_norwegian
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DX12 option is not availible on AMD videocard (Overwatch 2)

16 May 2025 - 7:04pm

I have AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, but for some weird reason i dont have dx12 option in the settings

submitted by /u/imnottima1
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Help with picking a gaming distro

16 May 2025 - 6:40pm

Hello. Can someone tell me a gaming distro that would "boost" my fps Here are my specs: Intel Celeron N4020 for CPU Intel UHD graphics 600 for gpu

submitted by /u/Linux_fan-
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How to game on linux mint gtx 16xx and rtx guide

16 May 2025 - 6:37pm

I will talk form my experience and the problems i faced and solved

first if you use gtx 16xx or rtx you have to download this driver the first one it's the new kernel open

Download the first one

after that i faced crackling sound problem in games the solve for this problem is to install xanmod kernel

after that install lutris from that link because it's the latest update and lutris in the store isn't updated and install (if you want) steam and enjoy

submitted by /u/ygames1914A
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Weird Mouse Issue on Fragpunk

16 May 2025 - 5:43pm

I'm getting this weird mouse issue on Fragpunk where my mouse is able to move completely fine when navigating around the menu and settings and stuff, however, when it comes to the actual game play (when I have to shoot people and all that) my mouse gets really stuttery.

I've tried a different mouse, changing resolution, switching to fullscreen, borderless, and windowed.

I've tried using gamescope, setting it as a launch option on steam would not get the game to open and opening it from the command line would throw me this error:
[gamescope] [Error] xdg_backend: Couldn't create Wayland input objects.

[gamescope] [Error] xdg_backend: Failed to initialize input thread

SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface failed: VK_KHR_wayland_surface extension is not enabled in the Vulkan instance.terminate called without an active exception

I'm using an Arch Hyprland setup with an AMD gpu and cpu, and I'm also very very new so would love some spoonfeeding. Thanks

submitted by /u/Aware-Car-2530
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Cant install AOE 3 from cd

16 May 2025 - 5:35pm

I want to install age of empires 3 with the official cd (the 3 cds). But i cant type in the full product key to install it and on litrus, if i try jt i aleay get error 13568. I tryied with the website, same error. I run ubunto on a 2015 ish laptop. Pls help me

submitted by /u/Odd-Memory-7095
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Kernel Level anti cheat (the ones that work) safe on linux?

16 May 2025 - 5:30pm

Am i still at risk at destroying my hardware or getting my info stolen like on windows?

submitted by /u/zeZakPMT
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MMO Mouse support question.

16 May 2025 - 4:22pm

I have a "Naga V2 Hyperspeed", previously had an "Aerox 9". I've tried open razer and other things I have casually looked up online to try and get my buttons on the side of the mouse to work, and I have just had no luck. Due to my dependence on those mice for gaming I have been forced to stay with Windows. Is there some way or some software out that that I am unaware of that would allow either of those mice to work on Linux? Also is there a better sub-reddit for me to ask this question to. I figure that gamers would know a gaming mouse.

submitted by /u/sevwolf11
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Having a hard time as a gamer on Linux.

16 May 2025 - 3:56pm

Im having a very hard time trying to get to play games that i really like. Luckily most of Blizzard games which i love work out of the box on linux, but on Steam, sadly, most of my game library is borked. Even games that are rated "gold" on protondb, I try all the tinkering and fixes recommended everywhere and nothing, there is always a crashed splash screen, a crashed black screen, or sometimes it doesnt even launch. Its weird enough to have to wait for more than 2 hours for vulkan shaders to load just to get an error.
I think people (that have the time for "fixing" things in Linux instead of actually using it) are making it look like gaming is actually a thing on Linux, when there are actually more games that dont work and its a bullet in the air to see if a game that works for someone will actually work for you. The only games that i havemanaged to make em work on Linux (apart from those that are native) are newer games (2020 onwards), somehow newer games are working great on Linux, but when try to play any game from before 2019 there is a 50/50 chance it wont work, and the older it is, the higher the probability of NOT working or work with a LOT of issues. im Sorry but the frustration is real.
Im using Linux Mint btw, with stupid nvidia gpu, maybe i should sell this PC and try full team red with an appropriate gaming distro like Nobara, Bazzite or CachyOS. Because i dont see any other option, ive tried it all, for months. Its not me anymore, im not the one making the mistakes. But if gaming actually works for anyone using linux, i will have to find out how they do it i guess.

submitted by /u/lafoxy64
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Gnome gaming in HDR?

16 May 2025 - 3:40pm

Hey, I tried playing around with HDR and games, some obviously support it, but it's not fully there yet.

Using ProtonGE10.1 and `PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 DXVK_HDR=1` I managed to get HDR working, but the colors are all screwed in Cyberpunk.

Same setup on BG3 - no HDR.

Tried gamescope, games run, but not hdr with the flags and even then it would not run correctly. Is it possible at all to game with HDR in gnome at this time? (gnome 48 on fedora)

submitted by /u/maltazar1
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GPU Screen Recorder UI lags on X11? Can't disable notifications?

16 May 2025 - 2:43pm

I am using Arch Nvidia 570.144 (tried older), tried Cinnamon X11 and KDE Plasma X11, and on both of them I have quadruple lag of the screen and cursor for example during a screenshot. During recording it's the same, first there's a multi lag and then half a second later during the start of recording there's a microlag.

Also lag occurs while opening overlay Alt+Z.

These problems are only on X11, on any Wayland (Wayfire, Labwc, Hyprland, KDE) it doesn't happen.

I suspect it's UI notifications and X11's crookedness, but the problem is that I've turned off EVERY notifications, but they keep appearing.

Coolbits does not affect. Nvidia settings do not affect. Flatpak/AUR does not affect.
I have two monitors 1080p 60hz+144hz, but it seems to have no effect either.

I don't even know where to open these 2 issues, because the source code is at https://git.dec05eba.com/gpu-screen-recorder-ui/

Demo

P.S. There is also a problem of a single microlag when opening gThumb on X11

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Problems with Azeron

16 May 2025 - 2:27pm

I have an Azeron with onboard profiles, so I can use it on Linux, but every time I want to change a profile or some bindings I have to boot back in Windows.

I am running Bazzite, but I was having similar issues on Fedora 42 (the non-immutable KDE Edition) and Zorin OS.

What seems to happen is that my system sees the Azeron as a controller, regardless of how it is bound. So whether I have the keys set as keyboard, X input or Joystick, it sees it as a controller but when I open something like Antimicrox or Input Mapper, I cannot change those binds. They do work, so if a key is set to W, I will type a W in a text editor. But Antimicrox cannot see what I am pressing.

I then installed a Windows 10 virtual machine with USB pass through. I can pass through any peripheral I want, but when it comes to the Azeron I get an "access denied" message. This is using Virtual Machine Manager.

I read other people have been able to use their Virtual Machine to bind their Azeron but I have not had any such luck.

Anyone else with this problem? Any suggestions?

submitted by /u/Xariann
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Strange refresh/frame sync issues following monitor upgrade

16 May 2025 - 1:53pm

so i'm running opensuse tw which is pretty up-to-date in terms of kernel, mesa and driver versions. on it im using kde plasma wayland.

prior to these issues, i was running on a pc with an amd 6900xt connected via displayport to a cheap 144hz ultrawide va panel freesync monitor. adaptive sync was set to auto in kde settings, framerate usually locked somewhere around 100 fps and vsync always off. every game i tried ran smooth, no issues, no fiddling with anything.

since then i have upgraded to an alienware aw3423dw, which is a 175hz oled panel using gsync. still connected to a 6900xt using displayport (and now a 9070xt, but the issue remains). now whenever i launch a game (with ld preload, native vk or proton db, doesnt matter), everything runs "choppy" as long as i move my mouse. if my mouse sits still, everything runs smooth again. if i turn on vsync in-game (i never had to do this before), things seem to be mostly back to normal? but also i still feel like there are small issues in certain games that might be related to this

also, quite rarely i'll get the very same issue in the kde desktop again. i don't know what triggers it, but my cursor will start skipping around while animations play smoothly. going to a different workspace "fixes" it temporarily, but it takes a restart for it to be entirely resolved.

any ideas? i've been searching around a lot but i've come up emptyhanded so far.

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Need help running Cyberpunk 2077 with gamescope

16 May 2025 - 1:34pm

Full system info below.

I am trying to get CP 2077 to run in HDR and AFAIK gamescope is my best bet but whatever I try it it freezes (audio still working) after a few seconds or once I press any button.

I'm using Heroic Games Launcher v2.16.1 because I only have the GOG version of CP. Running the game without gamescope works fine on all proton/wine versions I tried and I get the best performance with proton-cachyos on my system (although it only launches when Steam is running too, not sure if this is expected behaviour).

But as soon as I add gamescope (v3.16.9, also tried with v3.16.7,v 3.16.5 and v3.16.4) my game either freezes just seconds after it launches or as soon as I try to press a mouse button/key. I tried it with every combination of proton/wine that I have and always get the same result (sometimes it freezes faster sometimes just when I press). Again my goal is to get it working with HDR so I also tried adding DXVK_HDR=1, ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1 but that doesn't change anything.

Trying to run it in the new native wayland mode from proton-cachyos also results in the same crashes with or without the HDR flags.

Outer Wilds with gamescope also freezes. The only game where it works is Monster Hunter Wilds, running with Proton-9.0-4 and with the following command gamemoderun gamescope -W 2560 -H 1440 -r 360 --mangoapp --hdr-enabled -f -- %command% And HDR also works here!

Versions of proton I have tried together with gamescope in Heroic Games Launcher:

  • Wind Default - wine-10.7
  • Wine - wine-ge-8-26-x86_64
  • Proton - GE-Proton-latest
  • Proton - GE-Proton10-1
  • Proton - proton-cachyos (currently 1747334199 cachyos-10.0-20250509)
  • Proton - Proton - Experimental
  • Proton - Proton Hotfix
  • Proton - Proton 9.0 (Beta)

System info:

Operating System: CachyOS Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 Kernel Version: 6.14.6-2-cachyos (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core Processor Memory: 61.9 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Graphics Processor 2: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Product Name: X670 AORUS ELITE AX submitted by /u/Delivator
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