Hi, as the title says, some Windows native games take a long time to launch on my desktop PC, some of them even 2-3 minutes.

As a reference I've taken my Rog Ally with Steams OS installed, where every game starts within a reasonable amount of time, and Helldivers 2 which is the worst offender.

Here you can see how long it takes to launch on the Rog https://send.vis.ee/download/2344c7d5eff83f1a/#fD50-SrUOy-ifO44sNHtbg

And here how loooong it takes on the desktop (I'm a dumbass and forgot to press "Record", this is why the timer starts at 1:46 minutes) https://send.vis.ee/download/3216b72296a416e2/#i61LZs775rPR6hqm4uF23g

This is my configuration:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI
• CPU: Ryzen 5800X
• RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
• OS: Fedora Linux 42
• Kernel: 6.17.4-200.fc42.x86_64
• Mesa 25.1.9

Edit: I forgot to mention that the NVME which is installed on my desktop is in good shape

martctl 7.5 2025-04-30 r5714 [x86_64-linux-6.17.4-200.fc42.x86_64] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-25, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Number: Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB Serial Number: S4EWNM0R108356A Firmware Version: 2B2QEXM7 PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID: 0x144d IEEE OUI Identifier: 0x002538 Total NVM Capacity: 1.000.204.886.016 [1,00 TB] Unallocated NVM Capacity: 0 Controller ID: 4 NVMe Version: 1.3 Number of Namespaces: 1 Namespace 1 Size/Capacity: 1.000.204.886.016 [1,00 TB] Namespace 1 Utilization: 369.937.346.560 [369 GB] Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size: 512 Namespace 1 IEEE EUI-64: 002538 511191c354 Local Time is: Mon Oct 27 14:26:34 2025 CET Firmware Updates (0x16): 3 Slots, no Reset required Optional Admin Commands (0x0017): Security Format Frmw_DL Self_Test Optional NVM Commands (0x005f): Comp Wr_Unc DS_Mngmt Wr_Zero Sav/Sel_Feat Timestmp Log Page Attributes (0x03): S/H_per_NS Cmd_Eff_Lg Maximum Data Transfer Size: 512 Pages Warning Comp. Temp. Threshold: 85 Celsius Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold: 85 Celsius Supported Power States St Op Max Active Idle RL RT WL WT Ent_Lat Ex_Lat 0 + 7.80W - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 + 6.00W - - 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 + 3.40W - - 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 - 0.0700W - - 3 3 3 3 210 1200 4 - 0.0100W - - 4 4 4 4 2000 8000 Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1) Id Fmt Data Metadt Rel_Perf 0 + 512 0 0 === START OF SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED submitted by /u/Fancy-nickname-123
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I've been playing around with an old computer running Linux so I can transfer my main PC to the system (I use Zorin, if that matters). So far, I haven't had any major problems, but I haven't been able to get RPGMaker games that aren't on Steam or Itch to work.

I downloaded Ib to try Lutris. I used the option to install a local game, and the RPGMaker file had no problems, but the game wouldn't open. So I replaced the executable file with the game file, and... it just exploded. I got a message saying “implementation error,” and 215 windows opened with the problem.

What can I do?

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I am posting here in the linux gaming, because it seems a bit less intimidating than the regular linux forum.

I am a fairly competent computer user, I have been using Windows and MacOS for 20 years. Now my fairly decent workstation will not upgrade to windows 11, I don't want to switch out the motherboard and I don't love windows (I don't hate it either) so I want to try to install Linux on that computer.

I do some gaming on it, mainly with my Steam library, but -more importantly- I need to be able to keep working on my computer. I am an artist and I mainly work with Blender, Davinci Resolve, Reaper and Brave Browser or Firefox for anything online.

I am fairly competent, I know my way around windows and MacOS and sometimes help other people figure out problems with their computers...HOWEVER... My very limited experience with Linux has been a painful one. I installed it on my mom's old computer many years ago and while I realize that there is a learning curve to everything...Having to troubleshoot every aspect of the computer, wifi, sound, etc. tried my patience.

SO I HUMBLY ASK THIS COMMUNITY.

Where should I begin as a person that just wants to work on their computer, update their programs occasionally, update their graphics driver, work with midi devices etc. I am a person that has no interest in tinkering with the OS.

What will be the least painful experience for me?

Is there a distro or project that will not make me flip the table and buy a new windows computer?

Perhaps important info:

- I have an nvidia graphics card
- I usually use an external sound card (Audient or Zoom usually),
- I need to be able to import/export a variety of video codecs

IS THERE HOPE FOR A NOOB?

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I play games that have "farming" where I don't need to interact with the game for a period of time. If I switch away, the games seems to slow down considerably. Sounds play at normal speed but are spaced farther out and switching back to the game shows that it has been running much more slowly than it does when focused.

I thought this might be an issue of the process getting re-niced when in the background but top shows NI 0. This behavior did not occur on Windows last time I booted that. Some of the games are on their own Linux launchers, others are in steam but all seem affected.

I have Wayland/KDE and I'm starting to think it might be something Wayland does. Does anyone else know about this issue and what can be done to correct it. Googling isn't turning up anything relevant.

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Hi. I've moved to Linux Mint for half a year now and so far I've had a great experience. However, there are some games I miss that can't be played on Linux because of anti-cheat.

I was planning to do dual-booting with a new drive, but since I'm on a laptop (please don't bully me) I can't add any new internal drives. So I wanted to ask, is using a external drive would be a good idea? Could it be insecure or have bad performance?

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No matter what I do, the controller doesnt show up in the bluetooth menu or in Bluetoothctl. When I connect the pro controller with USB-C, steam recognizes the controller but inputs dont work.

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Hello guys, i´ve been trying to get my settup going on Linux Mint and Linux Fedora, but i always get stuck in the same spot, blackscreen or the OS doesnt load (crashes and needs to be reebooted from the case), tried using amdgpu.dc 0 and nomodeset to check on the possible causes, and came to the next conclusion,
(loading the gpu kernel seems to crash the system the amdgpu.dc in specific)
not loading the graphical drivers lets the pc run.

Other users reported similar problems with this GPU reporting the amdgpu version or the linux kernel version may be having conflicts. (i´ve already tried backrolling to linux kernel 6.8.x and 6.7.x and 6.6.x , no results)
As no other options on forums helped to fix the problem i decided to switch back to w10 in the mean time.
And to top it off, it seems like it seems that i need to upgrade my whole system just to use linux (thing that i thought was not a need when using any linux distro, but the forums keep telling me it might be some kind of kernel problem with older gpus like mine)
This is the info of my system if you´d like to check on that.

Mobo TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING
Mobo ver. Rev X.0x
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
GPU Radeon RX580 2048SP

Secure boot and the other options in my mobo are ticked off, and just now used revision tool to debloat w10 in case some weird thing in windows was messing with the linux partition, i have not tried installing linux again after using the revision tool.

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Hardware: Ryzen 5 2600X, 1070ti, 16gb ddr4 ram. Software: linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon, 6.14.0-33-generic kernel

Im trying to optimize my puter for gaming. I set my gpu to performance, cant find cpu governor is set to performance, and ram is configured. What else can i change?

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So im heavily thinking about moving to linux for gaming. I just have a couple of questions. I also dont know much about Linux so please be patient with me. 1. What's the best distro for gaming mostly. 2. I use amd adrenaline screenshot and replay a lot to send pictures and videos of games to friends what are alternatives to this because i know the adrenaline software isnt on linux. 3. I use gog and steam for 99% of my gaming and epic games for the free games I know gog and epic doesnt have native support whats the best way to get those launchers working on linux. 4. I have an ultrawide oled monitor does ultrawide and hdr work. 5. Are there any msi afterburner alternatives because seeing my fps in every game is very important to me. 6. I also have a 5.1 surround sound system that I use. Does that work and if it does would it require extra steps to setup.

I really wanna try linux out because Microsoft and windows fucking blows but it feels like its the only thing i can use. Thank yall for the help and depending on the answers to my questions I might give linux and try and hopefully stay on linux.

I have an intel 12700k and an amd 6950xt so I think ill be ok specs wise.

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This game was running perfectly on my steam deck just recently. I was having issues with Lego Island so I tried updating Lutris. now Zoombinis won't work anymore! It keeps saying the CD-ROM isn't in the drive. I used to be able to go to wine settings, add a drive, point it at the CD rip, and set the type to "CD". That doesn't work anymore! And I can't find old versions of Lutris from older than 2024. Was there a change in management? What happened?

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Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been a lifelong Windows user, but lately Windows 11 has been driving me insane. Everything feels unstable... random features break after updates, performance is inconsistent, and the built-in troubleshooter never actually solves anything. I’m honestly just tired of constantly fixing what shouldn’t be broken.

I’m considering switching to Linux, but I’m a bit nervous because I’ve never used it before. I’ve heard good things about Pop!_OS, but I don’t know if it’s the right choice for someone coming straight from Windows who doesn’t want to spend hours coding in the terminal just to get things working.

Here’s a quick rundown of what I’m looking for:

Gaming is a big deal for me, I play a lot of modern titles and I’ve got an RTX 3060 Ti, so good NVIDIA driver support is essential.

I’m also a software developer, so I need something that won’t get in the way of my dev workflow (coding, Docker, VS Code, etc.).

I like customization and a clean UI, but I don’t want to sacrifice stability or simplicity.

I don’t want a distro that expects me to manually edit config files or troubleshoot every little thing, I just want something that works.

Basically, I’m after a stable, beginner-friendly distro that’s great for gaming, supports my NVIDIA card out of the box, and won’t make my daily workflow harder as a developer.

So for those of you who have made the switch:

Is Pop!_OS really as beginner-friendly and gaming-ready as people say?

Are there better options (like Nobara, Manjaro, or Linux Mint) that might suit me better?

How’s the experience been for you moving from Windows to Linux for both gaming and development?

I’d really appreciate your input, tips, and even personal stories about your switch. Thanks in advance!

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Installed snap of minecraft on my system. It installed fine and I am able to bring up the login screen for minecraft. When I click "Play" the video in the window fails, but I can hear the music playing. If I move my cursor over the window, the cursor sometimes changes so I think it is sensing links (i.e. the game is still working, the video is just not showing)

Any advice would be appreciated

Operating System: Kubuntu 25.04

KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0

Qt Version: 6.8.3

Kernel Version: 6.14.0-34-generic (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: X11

Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor

Memory: 30.5 GiB of RAM

Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Graphics Processor 2: AMD Radeon Graphics

Manufacturer: ASUS

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I have always kept a windows PC for convenience, and games, even though I started gaming on MSDOS first.

Started using linux in 1995, for software development, and because it was easy to X11 R&Dapplications from AIX, Sun or silicon graphics engineering lab workstations back to my dorm room PC.

I tested all the first DE on top of X11 in the late 90s: Never liked KDE for its blocky and baren look, Gnome felt a bit incoherent graphically and hard to use. I was pretty impressed by Enlightenment at that time: transparent xterm! multiple desktops! and so fast!

All this time I kept a dual boot to windows 95 because I needed it for games and ms office, until I completely dropped linux desktop environment in 1999.

I kept using linux, openbsd, freebsd, solaris (all headless) for my home server or at work. And then I switched to debian in 2008 and kept using debian for my homelab or various little applications around the house, I haven't used a linux desktop environment for 26 years.

When I saw copilot creeping inside notepad (notepad ffs!!!), I realized MS had jumped the shark with all the AI crap and bloatware, and I needed to move away from windows.

I tried a few things this week-end:

- installed archlinux with KDE, well I still don't like KDE 25 years later... and my games didn't launch.

- figured maybe I would settle for a debian based distrbution where I feel more at ease (I have been working with linux for quite a while, so I know my way around the shell): I tried pop!_os beta, and i must say I really liked COSMIC, games on steam ran fine! Good, I can maybe get away from windows. Managed to setup dualboot with systemd-boot (another thing I had to learn, I know Grub). Will keep this one for now.

- I haven't given up on debian, so I plugged a nvme drive in a usbc dock and installed Trixie + gnome, and immediately updated it to Sid. It didn't boot and kept giving me I/O errors on the disk. Tried another disk, same. Sid unstable definitely is unstable!

- Tried Arch linux again on the same drive, went well, played around with Pacman and installed Cosmic on top of Arch, then the nvidia driver with kernel module, and then steam and games, all went well. it's a bit jankier and feels not as fast as Pop!_os though. I should also keep this one for now. Network applet doesn't work though.

A few remarks:

I will keep using linux for desktop and gaming in dual boot for a while and probably remove windows 11 at some point.

COSMIC looks really cool, crisp and fast. But I am a bit anxious this is supported by a (small) private company, and I don't know if I should fully commit to this.

Pacman is not that much different than APT, but at 50, you still prefer not learning new things when you master the old ways :)

I don't get flatpak. It looks cool, but at the same time, it's just a containerized app in your DE, so I guess drag and drop and a myriad of things will be erratic at best. Still better than nothing.

A MacOS look and feel, with debian base, and gaming capabilities (mainline kernel) is what I would dream of, I am still looking for it, but it looks promising!

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If anyone playing RDR2 with Rampage Trainer, could you give me some directions.

Rampage Trainer was running perfectly fine on Windows but since my Windows drive died, I haven't played RDR2 for a year. But yesterday I got nostalgic and decided to go back. Game is fine but I cannot get access to the Rampage Trainer. Or maybe is it perhaps locked in Colter Mine Prologue area?

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