I am tired of windows now, and I am ready for a change.

I did my research and all but I kept on seeing like

-nvidia is not ready for linux,
-you will decrease your performance if nvidia like 20%-30% (but vice versa it increased performance)
-driver is not up to date
-it will cause random crashes

I've already owned a steam deck as I've dabbled around it already, used it as a usual desktop use, gaming and etc. Thats why I am interested in Linux after discovering Steam Deck runs Linux (took me a while to know but here I am now)

Theres Bazzite and Nobara that I've read in some subreddits, that those two are for gaming and can somewhat function as a everyday use desktop experience.

The games that I usually play are Gacha Games like Wuthering Waves, Neverness to Everness, Stella Sora (which are installed in my Steam Deck also)

and some games like Stellar Blade, Elden Ring, and other souls games. (same in my steam deck)

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This thing was working completely fine 11 hours ago. I am running an ICARUS dedicated server in a docker on Linux Mint. I've updated everything, tried upgrading it all; says I have the current versions. The internet on the linux box works fine. I've rebooted the router. I'm at a loss here...

Update failed with exit code 7 Cleaning manifest and retrying... Redirecting stderr to '/home/steam/Steam/logs/stderr.txt' ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt". [ 0%] Checking for available update... SteamUpdater: Error: Download failed: http error 0 [ 0%] Download Complete. [----] Verifying installation... [ 0%] Downloading Update... [ 0%] Checking for available update... SteamUpdater: Error: Download failed: http error 0 [ 0%] Download Complete. SteamUpdater: Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. [ 0%] !!! Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. ERROR: Failed to update game after 3 attempts Check disk space and network connectivity. If the issue persists, please delete the /game/icarus folder or the volume you've mapped this to and try again. (This will remove any existing game files.)This thing was working completely fine 11 hours ago. I am running an ICARUS dedicated server in a docker on Linux Mint. I've updated everything, tried upgrading it all; says I have the current versions. The internet on the linux box works fine. I've rebooted the router. I'm at a loss here...Update failed with exit code 7 Cleaning manifest and retrying... Redirecting stderr to '/home/steam/Steam/logs/stderr.txt' ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt". [ 0%] Checking for available update... SteamUpdater: Error: Download failed: http error 0 [ 0%] Download Complete. [----] Verifying installation... [ 0%] Downloading Update... [ 0%] Checking for available update... SteamUpdater: Error: Download failed: http error 0 [ 0%] Download Complete. SteamUpdater: Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. [ 0%] !!! Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. ERROR: Failed to update game after 3 attempts Check disk space and network connectivity. If the issue persists, please delete the /game/icarus folder or the volume you've mapped this to and try again. (This will remove any existing game files.) submitted by /u/toorudez
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I have a question, especially regarding Proton. I’m currently dual-booting Fedora and Arch, and I’m testing both to decide which OS I want to keep using. I also have a Steam Library stored on a shared partition.

My question is: can I safely run games from both operating systems using the same Steam Library, or could this cause issues?

I’m also wondering about save files and compatdata. Since they are stored inside the shared Steam Library, I’m concerned that Proton from one OS might reuse the same compatdata from the other system, potentially leading to conflicts or overwriting data.

Has anyone here actually tried this kind of dual-boot + shared Steam Library setup? How did it go in practice?

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I was previously using Fedora 43 Workstation, and HDR worked great in games—either via Gamescope or using the command “PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 %command%”.

Now I'm on Fedora 44, and HDR doesn't work in a single game—regardless of the Proton version or the parameters I use.

Does anyone else have the same problem, or maybe even an idea?

BR and thanks!

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A friend of mine who is so much into linux gaming did something with a gamehub. I hope you guys can give it a check and also everyone do one or two of their own tweaks to it.

Basically it works like a hub for all your games all you need is to add them to it and it will get all essentials for you without coding them.

The git link is dropped bellow

https://github.com/TweakerZ/GameShell-PyQt

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The GPU seems to be doing all the work while the CPU is doing next to nothing.

(I'm using a Ryzen 5 8400F and two GPUs, an RX 6500 XT, and an RX 550. I know GPU 0 is the RX 6500 XT, the better GPU, and the one I'm supposed to be using).

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Has anyone had success gaming with 5090 specifically, on any OS.
Relevant parts:
MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G GAMING TRIO OC 32GB GDDR7
ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 X870 ATX Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
Crucial - Pro OC Gaming 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 6400MHz C40 UDIMM Intel XMP 3.0 & AMD EXP

Issue is identical on Nobaro, catchy, bazzite that I have tried for prolonged time. I tried other diaries that I can’t remember, but I immediately moved away from them if I didn’t like the interface and a crash happened. Regardless of what graphical settings are used. Monitoring resources shows drop to base on the GPU graphs. No overheating or any other issues that I can tell.
Games tried:
cyberpunk 2077 - game freezes every 10-15 minutes. No error displayed. Does not recover.
Kingdom come deliverance 2 - game freezes in specific locations, so as long as I avoid those locations no matter the settings game runs fine. If a freeze occurs, does not recover.
Avowed - crashes every 5 minutes or so. Does not recover.
Risk of rain 2 - freezes every 10-15 minutes but alt tabbing out of the game and immediately back in to the game unfreezes it.

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So this is the expected correction, dropping 0.81% from last month following the over sampling after the Chinese new year, causing last month to be reported too high for Linux.

4.51% is still great growth since this is the first time legitimately over 4%! 3 months ago we were 3.5%.

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined <scroll down, click on OS version

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Im trying to play cracked version of Age of History 2 Definitive Edition on linux, it runs perfectly fine on windows but i cant play it on linux, is there any websites that lets me download cracked games for linux or are there any ways that i can convert them to make them playable in linux

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Hey everyone. I’m having a weird performance issue in Minecraft that persists across different Operating Systems.

My Specs:

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4070

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600

OS: Zorin OS (Previously Windows 10/11)

Launcher: Legacy Launcher

The Issue:

I’m getting very low FPS on versions 1.21.1, 1.21.10, and 1.21.11, especially with shaders. Here’s the kicker: I had the exact same low FPS on Windows. Switching to Linux (Zorin OS) didn’t change a thing.

Based on benchmarks, my RTX 4070 + R5 5600 combo should be performing at least twice as well. Since the OS change didn't help, I'm starting to suspect either a hardware issue or something fundamentally wrong with how I'm running the game.

Questions:

If the FPS is identical on both Windows and Linux, could this be a hardware bottleneck or a BIOS setting (like XMP/DOCP or PCIe speed)?

Could the Legacy Launcher be the culprit on both systems?

How can I properly stress-test my Ryzen 5 5600 on Zorin OS to see if it's underperforming or if I've been sold a "fake" chip?

Are there any specific NVIDIA/Java tweaks that I might be missing on both platforms?

I really want to get the performance I paid for. Any help would be huge!

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We're looking for playtesters for the closed pre-alpha of our indie psychological horror game The Infected Soul.

Quick heads-up: co-op mechanics aren't implemented yet in this build this pre-alpha is meant to showcase the atmosphere, core gameplay, and the direction we're heading in. We'd love your feedback on what's there so we can shape what's coming next.

You can DM me to join the playtest. You can also check out the game via the link below adding it to your wishlist would mean a lot to us.

The Infected Soul – Steam Page

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i get this with cyberpunk.

and basically all my other games either don't launch properly or get like 0.5 fps

Ive never had this issue and it only started after i installed DCS World

Ive tried a bunch of stuff like reinstalling drivers, wine, changing to plasma x11.

im on arch, and did about a hour of trying to work this out but i may be stupid.

im on a nvidia gpu btw and if anyone has any question all suggestions please help

for a bit more details when i open cyberpunk without the launcher it freezes and wont load, and for a game like rocket league which i use herioc, it will launch but its completely unplayable. i know this probably isnt enough info but im tired so yeah any suggestions are appreciated. please ask if theres anything specific you need me to show or tell.

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Welcome to the newbie advice thread!

If you’ve read the FAQ and still have questions like “Should I switch to Linux?”, “Which distro should I install?”, or “Which desktop environment is best for gaming?” — this is where to ask them.

Please sort by “new” so new questions can get a chance to be seen.

April’s thread is here: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1s9fne7/getting_started_the_monthlyish_newbie_advice/

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Hi I'm on cachyos distribution I install lunar client with flatpak but each time I try to put a texture pack or a shader in game it doesn't work. Can someone can tell me how to do or in what folder put the Zip. thxx

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Crimson Desert crashes again after today's update

Proton CachyOs 11 fixed issues with flickering shadows, but the game crashes after 2 minutes of running around the city.

I tried proton hotfix, experimental, ge. Did anyone manage to get running?

My specs

• CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• GPU: Powercolor Hellhound 9070 XT
• RAM: 6000MT/s 2x16GB CL30
• OS: Nobara Linux 43 (Kernel 7.0.1-200.nobara)
• Mesa Drivers: 26.0.5-1

EDIT: Running fine on Mesa Git, with RADV_DEBUG=nohiz in the launch options and on Proton CachyOS 11

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So, I was struggling to sleep before work and I turned on my PC only to notice windows was feeling off... It was slower than usual, everything was kinda laggy, I backed up some of my important files and before I started to do a fresh install I remembered I had a steam deck.

I have some limited experience with Linux based on the desktop side of the steam deck and liked what I was using.

I would have jumped the gun and installed Linux however... Somehow I didn't have a thumb drive anywhere in the house.

I'm picking one up after work today so I have that covered but now I'm stuck.

Do I pick between Bazzite or CachyOS?

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