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How tricky is it to swap from Windows to Linux for gaming as someone who doesn't want to deal with much jank or problem solving?

20 Dec 2025 - 7:18pm

Question in text really. Everyone I know who does use Linux has Engineer Brain and enjoys problem solving and doing lots of manual fiddling with their OS. As someone who just wants to be able to plug in and play and not faff around with technical installation issues, is Linux gaming at a point where a computer casual can get on it? If so, what would be the OS and software to look at?

submitted by /u/PassinglyGood
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Linux Application Won't Open

20 Dec 2025 - 7:11pm

I downloaded Heroic Games Launcher on my Chromebook through Linux (Debian) and when I click on the icon it doesn't do anything, what can i do to fix this?

I looked it up and it said to just type Heroic into Terminal and this is the results I got from doing that:

-bash: Heroic: command not found

submitted by /u/Oscarfrog
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CachyOS or Bazzite

20 Dec 2025 - 6:31pm

I'm going to switch to Linux because fuck windows 11, I never used linux so I asked and I've been recommended by many friends and youtubers to use bazzite/cachyos and I have no idea what to choose I just want my game to perform same or better than windows and do web development/video editing (it's like 20% of my time the other 80% is just gaming) what do you guys recommend?

submitted by /u/Laky_berk
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Regalo para alguien que es retro gamer

20 Dec 2025 - 5:38pm

Hols chicos, bueno el caso es que jugamos al amigo invisible y me tocó una chica que es retrogamer, usa linux y le gusta todo eso. No tiene consolas. ¿Que podría regalarle? No la conozco mucho la verdad, asique no se me ocurre que puedo darle. Agradecería si me dan sus ideas.

submitted by /u/Big_Actuator_6952
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NFS Unbound issue

20 Dec 2025 - 5:34pm

Suddenly I can't launch the game. it only launches the ea app and doesn't let me launch the game. Any workaround you found for NFS Unbound or any other EA game? How do you launch it (Proton/Wine version or steam, launch options)?

submitted by /u/super2061
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Nvidia GeForce NOW Compatibility

20 Dec 2025 - 4:34pm

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking about switching to Linux, specifically Zorin OS 18 since it seems very user-friendly.

I noticed that Linux has a very good compatibility with some of my games like ARC Raiders and Doom Eternal for example.

However i also play a lot of Rust which, as far as i know, it's not supported on Linux and it has Easy AntiCheat enabled.

So i was wondering... is there any way i can play it using Nvidia GeForce NOW? Is there an official client? If not, is there an unofficial one? (I've heard about a project called Nvidia Infinity)

Or should i play it in the browser? If so, is Brave supported or it's better to use Chrome?

Thanks in advance for your help!

submitted by /u/JimmyFenomeno
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Sunshine Auto resolution switching mostly working Fedora KDE.

20 Dec 2025 - 4:32pm

source :https://docs.lizardbyte.dev/projects/sunshine/latest/md\_docs\_2app\_\_examples.html

the commands im using to automate resolution switching are below. it mostly works but i run into a few issue with the second display not disconnecting correctly all the time and reactivating the primary display. HDMI-A-2 is a dummy plug i use so i can still stream when my primary display is off. DP-1 is my primary display. I add these command to the applications setion under teh do and undo commands, Any suggestions to make this work better or a different way i can implememnt this? the way i want it to work is whenever an app is started my the HDMI-A-2 is activated, and it grabs the moonlight clients advertised resolution and refresh rate, then disconnects my primary monitor DP-1. i want the reverse to happen when the application stream ends disconnect HDMI and reenable DP-1.

do command : sh -c "kscreen-doctor output.HDMI-A-2.enable kscreen-doctor output.HDMI-A-2.mode.${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_WIDTH}x${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_HEIGHT}@${SUNSHINE_CLIENT_FPS} output.DP-1.disable"

undo command: kscreen-doctor output.HDMI-A-2.mode.46 output.HDMI-A-2.position.0,360 output.HDMI-A-2.disable output.DP-1.enable output.DP-1.mode.6 output.DP-1.position.1920,0 output.DP-1.primary

submitted by /u/Cat5edope
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DCS launch problem under Steam and Linux (Bazzite)

20 Dec 2025 - 4:30pm

Hello, asking here because I can't quite determine if it is a Steam or Linux or DCS problem.

All other games I've installed so far work flawlessly.

(DCS is a combat flight sim)

Upon launch from Steam, DCS hangs at the splash screen. A text box displays a log ending with:
''Aborting due to not implemented feature: Non direct resource store found.''

This message seems to be generated by DCS.

Googling gives me scant information, but it seems related to video drivers.

[I also tried to install the standalone (non-Steam) version but that is another level of pain and beyond my technical expertise with Linux (I'm a recent Windows refugee)]

Has anyone seen such a message/problem bafore?

submitted by /u/CaptainFulcrum
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Looking forward to more people trying out Linux, but...

20 Dec 2025 - 3:59pm

I am happy to see so many new people try out Linux, but the real question is, how many people will stay? Linux is really hard for the first time until you find good alternative and you get used to the Linux way of doing things. And sadly, many things still don't work perfectly, which is not really the Penguin's fault, but still... Like for me, the lower performance in DX12 games, the thing I need for school which require Windows or the few games that don't work on Linux and I still play them.

submitted by /u/Szhadji
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Help With WiVRn Wired Connection

20 Dec 2025 - 3:45pm

I'm trying to run WiVRrn using a USB cable, I followed the install guide and got it working wirelessly; but after restarting and booting the server back up the command the developers say to use to setup the USB connection it doesn't work. I'm VERY new to Linux so I'm not sure if I'm just overlooking something but even after a thorough search on duckduck and trying to modify it (image 2) I still cant figure it out. I'm using fedora workstation 43 KDE, a quest 2, and a great link cable. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

BTW please don't try to tell me to use ALVR, I tried and for the life of me I couldn't wired (what I what) to work even after following to installation guide to the letter as it appears that the wired version of ALVR is abandoned.

submitted by /u/NoLuckLeft
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