https://reddit.com/link/1o6a8b6/video/91lwfz46j1vf1/player

I was playing a few demos and some of these games required inventory management or actively interacting with its environment when i noticed that i have serious issues with my mouse.

In the one game with the inventory i wasnt able to move any items to a different space or remap my hotbar which is super annoying.

in this game the video is from you need to hold and throw items around or open doors with it. according to the hand icon holding works just fine until i move my mouse a tiny bit then it just stops holding.

i have no idea what to try at this point, tried switching proton versions from hotfix to experimental to 9. im on debian 13 with kde plasma using wayland

edit: forgot to mention native games.
since moving windows or playing minecraft works without issues it only issue can be proton/wine right?

The sound in steam games was working fine, but recently it just stopped. Sound everywhere else is working as usual.

I saw this output in the terminal, it was the only thing relating to sound:

CSoundEmitterSystemBase::BaseInit: Manifest 'scripts/game_sounds_manifest.txt' with bogus file type 'new_sound_scripts_must_go_below_here', expecting 'declare_file' or 'precache_file'

Convar r_flashlightscissor has conflicting FCVAR_CHEAT flags (child: no FCVAR_CHEAT, parent: has FCVAR_CHEAT, parent wins)

Did not detect any valid joysticks.

CSoundEmitterSystemBase::BaseInit: Manifest 'scripts/game_sounds_manifest.txt' with bogus file type 'new_sound_scripts_must_go_below_here', expecting 'declare_file' or 'precache_file'

I've been playing Marvel Rivals via Proton for hundreds of hours, and it has been working great. I've always preferred GNOME, so that's what I used for gaming as well. However, a couple of weeks ago (likely around the time GNOME 49 was released), I started noticing that some key presses were no longer registering properly.

It's difficult to reproduce consistently, but in situations where I had to press multiple keys at once, one key (often the last pressed?) would fail to register. As you can imagine, that made the game essentially unplayable.

I ended up switching to KDE, and the issue disappeared completely. I guess it's not too surprising that Proton runs better on KDE, considering Valve ships SteamOS with it, but I didn't expect the difference to be this significant.

That said, I've grown to really like KDE, so I've decided to make the switch permanent. I'm not sure how widely known this issue is, so I thought I'd share my experience in case it's helpful to others.

FWIW, the problem might be related to IBus, which has had similar issues in the past. Most of the bug reports I found are fairly old, but still potentially relevant:

• https://github.com/ibus/ibus/issues/2599
• https://github.com/ibus/ibus/issues/2480
• https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/5294
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/IBus#Keys_%22stick%22_after_being_held_down).

Disclaimer: I'm not here to bash GNOME. I love its design and still think it's a great desktop environment. It's just that, at the moment, this particular bug makes gaming via Proton unworkable for me.

Hello

Due to the fact that EA are being d1ck5 with the kernel-level anti-cheat in Battflefield 6 I now find myself in a situation where I need to dualboot Windows 11 on my machine to play it.

I know how to install Windows and manage it in GRUB. But my question is thusly: "Which filesystem is compatible with both Pop!_OS (debian) and Windows 11?"

The reason I am asking is that I have two m.2 ssd's in my system. One is for system stuff, e.g. my OS installation, dev tools and base software installations (GIMP, VSCode and such). My sencond disk is my "vault" where I have my coding workspaces and my game libraries (Steam, Lutris, etc.)

I know that Windows prefers NTFS and I believe my Pop!_OS installation is EXT4 but those two are not compatible. Which filesystem would you convert my "Vault" into to have it perform and support both OS's?

Using PS4 CachyOS FFv2, latest Proton-cachyos, assuming newish video drivers. Launching through steam. All other graphics seem fine it's just faces that are terrifying. Please help as this is literally the only issue playing this game with this setup.

As the title says, I am having weird, inconsistent artifacts in game and more rarely on my desktop. The closest thing I've found to an answer is it may be related to Freesync but turning it off just made the issues rarer. These issues are so inconsistent, I tried for an hour to get them to happen, but couldn't replicate them.

They tend to happen in game, looking like horizontal rainbow lines, grouped up. It'll occur as a flash and then won't happen again for a few minutes.

On the desktop, it looks like little gray horizontal lines popping in and out that disappear after a few seconds right after a boot. Does not always happen.

My GPU and monitor are both new, the monitor being newer. This did not happen on my old monitor, which was 1440p@165hz, no freesync. The new one is 4k@240 hz.

These artifacts do not appear in a screenshot or screen recording. If I can get a picture, I will attach it

Specs:
GPU: rx 9070XT
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
RAM: 32gb G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4
Monitor: ASUS XG32UCWMG
OS: Fedora 42 (up to date)
DE: GNOME 48 (Wayland)
Mesa: 25.2.4, some games run with mesa git

The way I seemed to have fixed it in one game was not using gamescope and disabling Freesync. I do not know if this fix with be permanent. Has anyone else experienced anything similar?

EDIT: I also ran memtest_vulkan on both my ram and vram, with both passing. I did only run the 5 minute test tho...

I don't know why, I want to know why, it seems very straightforward, but somehow it is not.

I used Lutris from CachyOS' package manager. There are folders not detected on the explorer for some reason. I put my games on /2tbhdd/Games/ and Lutris' wine doesn't detect it (default wine does work).

Wine config

In Wine

Actual Directory

I already tried symlink, adding the directory as a different drive, the folders are still missing. Is this wine issue or is it something wrong with Lutris?

recently, i switched to bazzite from windows 11, and man -- i couldn't be happier.

i have a drive with batman arkham origins preinstalled, so i decided to use lutris to play it. when i was on windows 11 i remember the game did have a hard time detecting dualshock inputs. with linux though, i'm unfamiliar with it, and i'm not sure if it's as easy as emulating xinput.

any assistance to help get my ps4 controller detected on arkham origins would be much appreciated.

So I know BF6 won't work native on Linux even through steam, but what do y'all think about using bottles to get passed the anti cheat? I've used bottles to get passed all of Blizzard anti cheats and even Epic games store launcher with rocket League and stuff. So I'm thinking it should work but I don't want to drop 70 bucks if there's something I'm missing and it won't work at all. Just want some other opinions and thoughts.

When I run the creation kit it starts but when I try adding anything it crashes. I looked it up and it looks like a wine thing. I even tried adding a model already in Skyrim into a duplicated file to test it and it always closes the program. Is there a way to fix Skyrim Creation Kit on Linux?

Sure Faisal! Here's a polished and clear English version of your message, ready for Reddit:

I'm considering switching from Windows 10 to Fedora Linux, but I can't upgrade to Windows 11 due to a motherboard limitation. My system is a bit dated: DDR3 RAM (16GB), Intel i5-6400 CPU, and a GTX 1650 GPU.

Should I make the switch to Linux? I'm currently learning web development and aiming to become a software engineer. I also enjoy gaming—mostly on Steam and Minecraft. Gaming is a core part of my routine, and I’m not willing to give it up. So I’m wondering: can I still play most games on Linux? Are there major issues that would make switching a bad idea?

As for creative software like Photoshop, I don’t really care—I actually prefer using GIMP and other tools like DaVinci Resolve. Also, what’s the best Linux distro for someone like me (other than Ubuntu)? I’d say my Linux experience is average—not terrible, but not advanced either. I genuinely love Linux more than Windows, but I’m afraid I’ll regret switching just because I’m emotionally drawn to it.

Another concern is online gaming. I enjoy it, though I don’t play online games often these days. Still, I want to keep that option open.

Hello! I'm running Fedora. I recently got an 8bitdo Ultimate 2 Wireless, this model: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR8V899R

I've been having some persistant and annoying problems. The controller works when I use it in bluetooth mode, but in every game I play (I play through Steam) the inputs are incorrect. The AXBY buttons are in the same configuration as those on an xbox controller, but every single game sees them backwards. As in, when something in game pops up to say "press A to do a thing," it actually says "press B to do a thing." A and B are flipped in-game, as are X and Y. I've tried every fix I can find, literally NONE have worked.

Has anyone here run into this problem and successfully fixed it?

Hello everyone, relative Linux noob here. I've been dual booting Pop! OS alongside Windows 10 for a while now and with the advent of W10's EoS, I'm migrating to use Pop! OS full time. I've gotten to the point where I've reinstalled my Steam Library alongside other games, which either run natively or have been rated at least Gold on ProtonDB, and have been running through the performance of each of them. Through the testing process, I've noticed that each game has been experiencing stuttering in roughly the same pattern happening at a regular interval of 9-10 seconds apart, including titles that are both part of and outside of Steam. So far the issue has been observed consistently in the games I've run on this Linux install so far:

• Team Fortress 2
• Blue Prince
• PEAK
• Minecraft

For clarity, here is technical information that was suggested I include by the guide:

• Distro: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
• Kernel: 6.16.3-76061603-generic x86_64
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
• GPU Driver: 580.82.09
• Mesa Version: 25.1.5-1pop0~1756399231~22.04~b84bab8 (LLVM 15.0.7)
• Display Server: Xorg
• Gamescope: I don't believe it is available for this distro. Correct me if I am wrong.
• VRR: G-Sync Compatible
• Window Manage/Desktop Environment: GNOME 42.9

I began monitoring CPU & GPU usage through mangohud with each game and I am not seeing anything to suggest that resource usage is spiking whenever stuttering occurs. At this point, I am not certain what I could do to troubleshoot further. If anyone has any suggestions, I would gladly welcome them.

I have an Asus Vivo book 14, but i want to run pal world on steam since i bought it on there, how can i play it with a crap laptop

Hi all, I've encountered quite strange situation, and need some help.

I copied portal 2/portal2/save & SAVE file from my main rig and tried to restore it on my other PC.

The game works just fine, I even tried playing it until it generated an auto save and did manual save after that.

Then I proceeded to replace those files, and still no luck.

Has anyone encountered situation like this, I have not been able to find anything related to this.

Hey guys. I have a legion 5/260/5060 that arrived Saturdayb ut for some reason I can't get Linux to recognize the 5060 even though windows does just fine.

ubuntu 25.10 with non-free enabled Fedora 43 and 42, non free Pop os with updated kernal and Nvidia Nobora with Nvidia

In the bios dedicated GPU mode goes to a black screen after unencrypting the drive and I'm assuming that's because it's trying to output to something.

Hybrid mode works but drains the battery like crazy and iGPU mode is good but I only have the amd graphics.

1. Fedora is giving me too much crap, it's either force integrated and boot normally or go discreet and not be able to get into the OS and often luks encryption totally breaks

2. Ubuntu won't recognize the GPU no matter the modr and install the drivers

3. Secure boot on or off is a mixed bag of nonsense with the drivers

4. Pop works, but the issue is old cosmic gives me options to switch GPUs but I have to go into the bios to match the setting of the power profile. Also, cosmic beta is always hybrid graphics so my drain is awful.

I just want to to be able to play my games without fuss but there's no AMD GPUs outside of the ROG strix but I'm not paying 2K for a tablet and the framework 16 battery is awful no matter the CPU choice.