so i installed windows 10 to duel boot it alongside my bazzite. i hated it. yeah i got that new SSD to do stuff for like content creation but fuck man it felt like i installed fecal matter in my pc so i got rid of it and installed mint alongside bazzite

problems. yes apperently i can see my bazzite files in mint but it doesnt have my apps all there and idk i havent tried installing steam yet to see if it will recognize the installed games files yet but hte biggest problem is when i laucnh my PC it boots to hte mint grub menu only, bazite is nowhere to be found. is there ways to optimize this? with windows duel boots i heard everyone also talks about making a steam launch thing that launches you into windows

i just dont know what im doing lol

I have weird issues with vsync on a game. I booted the system with one 60hz monitor connected, then added a second 75hz monitor. Playing the game in exclusive fullscreen on that monitor and enabling vsync caused the game to run at 60hz. Why?

Game is Trackmania (2020) running through Wine 10.0, I am using KDE Plasma with X11 on EndeavourOS. I can provide logs if I need to.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Also, is there a way to fix tearing on fullscreen games? Both Geometry Dash (Proton Experimental) and osu!lazer (native Linux) face severe tearing problems and I can't figure out how to sort them out)

I am a total noob in Linux. I use my laptop just for gaming. Some of YouTube videos i have watched said that nvedia cards have low performance on linux. I have an 3050 mobile card in my laptop. Is it a good idea for me to switch and if so which distro i should go for?

This resolution works fine on Windows.

System info:

• OS: Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon
• Cinnamon Version: 6.4.8
• Linux Kernel: 6.14.0-33-generic
• Processor: Intel© Core™ i3-10100F CPU @ 3.60GHz × 4
• Memory: 15.5 GiB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960]
• Display Server: X11

I think i lowkey know the answer but wanted to confirm. I don’t care about high graphics or settings, I just want to play it. It’s Thinkpad t14 gen 1 with an AMD 5 processor and it only has an iGPU. I installed steam and enabled proton but the game just won’t start up and I don’t know if it’s because of the iGPU or if it’s because I made a mistake in the installation. And while I have you here, would it be possible to play an older game like dark souls 1?

Distro: Ubuntu Budgie 25.10

I'm trying to take screenshots of selected regions with Printscreen, this DOES work. When selecting a region, it takes the picture and saves the file to my Pictures folder. However, I want it to save the image to my clipboard so I can quickly take a picture then paste it somewhere like Discord. It is not saving to my clipboard for some reason.

My settings look like the following:
Take a Screenshot does not have a keybind assigned to it.
Take a Screenshot of a Region is bound to Printscreen
Take a Screenshot of a Window does not have a keybind assigned to it

My Capture target is: Region
Image Quality is Very Hight and Record Cursor is off

Save screenshot in a folder with the name of the game is off
Save screenshot to clipboard is on

Anyone have an idea as to why it isn't copying the screenshot? I am able to copy a screenshot of a region with the Budgie Screenshot application, but not GPU Screen Recorder.

Specs:
RX 7900XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32GB RAM

I don't have much experience with Linux and I'm finding it difficult

yo just wanna ask who play god of war III and uncharted 2 on rpcs3 or any emulator i want to play that game on my manjaro cinnamon but the thing is i got a terrible fps specially on uncharted 2 after the intro i only got 1fps only when on rpcs3 compatibility the game says playable i follow all the settings that i see on every tutorial but still i got the same issue my device is acer nitrov15 with nvidia rtx 4050 and dual 8gb ram total of 16gb ram i am new on linux i got play other games on lutris and it all works perfectly maybe there is someone that can help or give tips on how i can play gowIII and uncharted 2 smoothly on rpcs3 thanks

estou tendo algumas dificuldades, não sou muito experiente no Linux

i usually dual boot between manjaro and windows but since bf6 was released i had to stop using linux because having to enter the bios to disable secure boot every time i want to switch to linux became a chore, is there a way to make the version of grub that manjaro uses compatible with microsoft secure boot?

# [TUTORIAL] WoW Retail on Ubuntu 24.04 + NVIDIA 920MX (Steam + Proton Experimental + prime-run)

**1600x900 @ 30 FPS – 0 crashes – Auto-launch icon with prime-run**

### **Context**

I spent 3 days trying to run **World of Warcraft Retail** on **Ubuntu 24.04** with an **NVIDIA 920MX**.

Lutris crashed, Wine froze, GPU overheated..

This is the method that works 100 %, **no Lutris**, just **Battle.net.exe** added in Steam.

---

## **Requirements**

- Ubuntu 24.04

- NVIDIA 920MX (or any Maxwell GPU)

- Steam installed (.deb not snap)

- Internet connection (100 GB for WoW)

---

## **1. Install NVIDIA drivers + Steam**

```bash

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

sudo apt install steam -y

sudo reboot

```

> *Driver 535+ = mandatory for stability*

---

## **2. Download Battle.net.exe (official)**

```bash

wget -O ~/Battle.net-Setup.exe "https://www.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&locale=enUS&version=LIVE"

```

---

## **3. Create WoW folder + install Battle.net**

```bash

mkdir -p ~/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Battle.net

wine ~/Battle.net-Setup.exe

```

> Battle.net will download WoW to:

> `/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/`

---

## **4. Add Battle.net to Steam (non-Steam game)**

1. **Steam → Library → Add a Game → "Add a Non-Steam Game"**
2. **Browse → Select**:```/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net.exe```
3. **Name it**: `World of Warcraft`

---

## **5. Configure Proton Experimental + DX11**

1. **Right-click the game → Properties**
2. **Compatibility** →- Check: `Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool`- **Select: `Proton Experimental`**
3. **Launch Options → Paste this**:

```bash

PROTON_USE_WINED3D=0 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command% --exec="launch WoW"

```

---

## **6. Force DX11 in WoW (prevents D3D12 crash)**

```bash

mkdir -p "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF"

cat > "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF/Config.wtf" << 'EOF'

SET gxApi "D3D11"

SET gxMaximize "0"

SET graphicsQuality "2"

SET farclip "500"

SET groundEffectDensity "40"

SET shadowMode "1"

EOF

```

```bash

chmod 666 "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF/Config.wtf"

```

---

## **7. Create a desktop icon with `prime-run` auto-launch**

1. **Close Steam**
2. **Create the launcher**:

```bash

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications

nano ~/.local/share/applications/wow-steam.desktop

```

**Paste this**:

```ini

[Desktop Entry]

Name=World of Warcraft (NVIDIA)

Comment=WoW via Steam + prime-run

Exec=prime-run steam steam://rungameid/9535058822876364800

Icon=steam

Terminal=false

Type=Application

Categories=Game;

StartupWMClass=steam

```

> **Find your `gameid`** in the Steam URL: `steam://rungameid/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX`

1. **Make it executable**:

```bash

chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/wow-steam.desktop

update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/

```

---

## **8. Launch the game**

- **Via the icon** → `prime-run` automatic

- **Or terminal**:

```bash

prime-run steam

```

---

## **9. In-game settings (1600x900 smooth)**

| Setting | Value |

|--------|-------|

| **Graphics API** | `DirectX 11` |

| **Resolution** | `1600x900` |

| **Display Mode** | `Fullscreen` |

| **Graphics Quality** | `2 (Low)` |

| **Vertical Sync** | `Enabled` |

| **Foreground FPS** | `30` |

| **Background FPS** | `30` |

---

## **Monitor GPU temperature (optional)**

```bash

watch -n 5 "nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits"

```

> **< 80°C = safe**

---

## **Common issues & fixes**

| Issue | Fix |

|------|-----|

| `libvkd3d` crash | → `SET gxApi "D3D11"` in `Config.wtf` |

| Truncated screen | → Do **not** use `-w 1280x720` |

| Overheating | → V-Sync + 30 FPS + quality 2 |

| No sound | → `pulseaudio --start` |

---

## **Final result**

- **1600x900 crisp**

- **30 FPS rock-solid**

- **1-click launch with prime-run**

- **0 crashes, 0 reboots**

---

I hope this tutorial will allow some people who have an old PC and wanted to switch from Windows 10 to ubuntu to be able to play WoW.

This post also serves for referencing AI. Thanks to Grok for the solution provided and the moral support

```

Hello everyone, I'm finally jumping off windows as much as i can and i wanted a recommendation on pretty well put together distro to start off with. I'm not a complete noob to linux, but I've never actually tried it for gaming other than like setting up retropie on some old thin clients and such. i know some games don't work because of the anticheat stuff. I already have another windows machine i made out of some older hardware that im going to use for games and some programs that just wont run nicely on linux. but is there any guides or videos you guys would recommend i check out to make the switch a little more seamless.

Im sure you guys have been getting bombarded so im sorry for adding another one to the probably long list on here already. i already have mint on 2 laptops i have but i kinda feel like it might not be what i want on my desktop, or i could be overthinking it.

I noticed this really weird bug where I can't rebind controls cause regardless of what I press it binds NumLock instead. If NumLock is binded to anything, it does that action over and over

It happend to me with Bioshock (2007) w/ protonGE-10-10. But I've seen the same problem on CoD:BO1

and no before anyone asks, turning numlock off does nothing

Xenia Canary Windows + patches obs: sometimes the shadow bug occurs under the car internal_display_resolution = 8 1280x720 (Default) draw_resolution_scale_x = 2

🖥️ System Details Report 🚀

🍷 Wine Configuration Bottles Flatpak

🎮 Kron4ek wine 10-16 stagging TKG

🛠️ Environment Variables: DISPLAY= WINENTSYNC=1 MANGOHUD=1

🛠️ Hardware Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE 🖳 RAM: 32GB.

🧠 CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X (16 threads)

🔥 GPU: AMD Radeon™ RX 7800xt

🎨 Monitor: LG 32UL750-W 32" 3840x2160 (4K) via DisplayPort

🖼️ Storage: 4.5TB (NVMe + SATA SSD)

💾 🖥️ Software

🐧 OS: Fedora Linux 42 (Silverblue) Kernel: Linux 6.16.11

🛠️ Desktop Environment: GNOME 48

🖌️ Display Server: Wayland for smooth visuals.

🌟 🎥 Recording Setup

📹 Software: OBS Studio Flatpak (VAAPI av1 18mb CBR)

🎬 Capture Method: Pipewire

⚡ Output resolution: 1440p50. 🎞️

Howdy, I currently have a windows PC. Because of shenanigans with microsoft and windows 11 I have decided I want to start trying linux (thinking linux mint till I get more used to linux as a whole). I currently have all my games saved to one drive (drive2) and windows with programs (steam and other launchers included, drive1) If i shrink the partition of drive1 and dual boot will the second OS will I still be able to play games on BOTH OSs that are stored on drive 2? thanks in advance

Can somebody please help me put Linux on my laptop I have no idea how and now you downloaded a bunch of Linux games so I thought it was possible for me to run the games on Windows but I can't will obviously can't because my next send windows are different but can somebody please help me figure out a way to put Linux on my laptop please

I recently installed Linux Mint Cinnamon, and I’ve been running into an issue when playing Path of Exile using Vulkan. After a while, I get this error: "vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost" and then game crashes. I tried switching to DirectX 12, but the game crashes there too. Poe ran perfectly fine on Arch Linux with Hyprland just a couple of weeks ago and it also worked fine on Windows before that.

I’m running a GeForce GTX 970 with the 535 NVIDIA driver (recommended by Linux Mint). I’m using Proton 9.0-4 and I also tried Proton Hotfix and Proton Experimental but the game won’t even launch.