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Cyberpunk2077 uses wrong Keyboard layout

11 Feb 2026 - 11:25pm

Distro and DE: CachyOS with KDE Plasma 6.5.5.
Launcher: HGL (Heroic Games Launcher) GOG Version.

Keyboard Wooting 60HE+ with ISO DE german layout.

So the issue is that the game somehow still assumes that I have a US/English layout where especially main keys like "y" and "z" are swapped on the ISO german layout compared to the US layout, hence why the german is also known as "qwertz" layout I believe.

What's weird: On the desktop my layout is beeing utilized correctly as the ISO DE german keyboard layout, even if I do not have a specific keyboard language set up in the keyboard settings section.

I've force the game's localization to be also "german" in HGL by setting up the prefered game language to "de". Also furthermore I've tried via Winetricks to force the german keyboard layout through the registryeditor under following path: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> keyboard layout and the file with it's name as simply "1" to put in the value for the german keyboard layout which is: "00000407".

And now I've exhausted all possible solution for this issue. I am really do not know any further what should I do, because just rebinding both keys isn't a ideal way or solution to me, I really want to get this fixed but I really do not how.

I hope someone might help me, thanks in advance guys :)

submitted by /u/FiftySix57
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Steelseries Sonar for Linux

11 Feb 2026 - 11:15pm

Hello guys, I'm looking for an app like sonar for my linux setup. im looking for it to make virtual outputs, just like sonar has, like gaming, chat, midia etc... Is there any alternative for linux? I tried using Pulsemeeter and it just gave me a headache and didnt worked the virtual outputs.

Sorry for bad english, english is not my first language.

submitted by /u/Ok_Armadillo_6427
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Can't get FSR4 working on OW, anyone else with this problem?

11 Feb 2026 - 10:57pm

So in the new update supposedly they added FSR4 support, but I can't get it to appear in the menu with PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 in Steam, already tried deleting the prefix and creating it again.

With any other game, the Proton env var works just fine to get FSR4 so it shouldn't be a Proton/Mesa version problem, but here's the info: I tested it with Proton Experimental, Proton-GE 10.24 and 10.30; using Mesa 25.3.5 and Linux 6.18.9

Edit: And I set the game to use DirectX 12 (Beta)

submitted by /u/Nolan_PG
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Detroit: Become Human crashes frequently

11 Feb 2026 - 10:55pm

When playing Detroit: Become Human, the game crashes with error:

Your graphics card encountered a problem with Detroit:Become Human (VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST). If the problem persists, please upgrade your driver. The game will now exit

I own this game on Steam and I have tried to run with different versions of Proton, but the game still crashes. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Specs:

OS: PopOS 24.04

CPU: Intel Core i5-12450HX

RAM: 24GB

GPU: Nvidia RTX 3050 laptop GPU with 6GB RAM

Nvidia driver: 580.119.02

submitted by /u/Less_budget229
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Apparently The Evil Within wasnt installed on my Drive but still starts?

11 Feb 2026 - 10:21pm

So kinda a Weird Bug/Error which im unsure if its due to Lutris being Lutris but before i make a Report over at Github i thought itd just ask over here :D

Basically ive connected my GOG Account with Lutris, Installed TEW to my SSD and then boom Game gives me an Error when trying to boot XD
Weirdly enough it starts automatically in Full Screen just out of nowhere and after that Error appears :P

So yea is anything just wrong with my Lutris Flatpak or my Game Installs? >.>
Attached my Log here incase it is helpful somehow >.>
I cant really believe that its due to it not detecting Discord but you can never be sure sadly XD
```
[ERROR:2026-02-11 22:14:12,022:exception_backstops]: The Evil Within (wine) has encountered an error: Could not find Discord installed and running on this machine.

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/lutris/exception_backstops.py", line 29, in wrapper

result = function(*args, **kwargs)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/lutris/game.py", line 738, in configure_game

self.start_game()

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/lutris/game.py", line 799, in start_game

discord.client.update(self.discord_id)

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/lutris/util/discord/client.py", line 21, in update

self.rpc = Presence(discord_id)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pypresence/presence.py", line 13, in __init__

super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/pypresence/baseclient.py", line 28, in __init__

raise DiscordNotFound

pypresence.exceptions.DiscordNotFound: Could not find Discord installed and running on this machine.

[WARNING:2026-02-11 22:14:12,023:game]: The game has run for a very short time, did it crash?

```

submitted by /u/Retro-Hax
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I built an open-source site that lets students play games at school

11 Feb 2026 - 9:54pm

It’s clean, fast, and doesn’t break your Chromebook.
Have fun, don’t get caught 🫡

https://michuscrypt.github.io/jack-games/

submitted by /u/Turbulent-Monitor478
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Doom The Dark Ages stops working at the title screen

11 Feb 2026 - 8:28pm

hello, i recently bought Doom The Dark Ages, and knowing that most games on linux run perfectly, i decided to play it, but on the title screen after pressing the spacebar the game froze, and after some time the music stopped playing, i tried switching proton versions but to no avail, but i got a log from Proton 10.0-4 that i have done to help out and most propably find the issue and fix it, it will be in the replies as a mediafire link

System:

CachyOS

kernel 6.18.9-2-cachyos

Wayland session

Proton 10.0-4 (latest stable)

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060

590.48.01 open source drivers

Mesa drivers: 25.3.5

submitted by /u/Szpiegosso
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Linux distro

11 Feb 2026 - 8:19pm

Hi I am currently trying out different Distros to use for my Laptop for gaming and I don't know which to pick. I tried Ubuntu but there was a problem with the terminal so today I tried installing CachyOS but a blackscreen appeared after I installed it and I can't seem to fix it so now I wanna try an other 'gaming' Distro to use. I already have Fedora in mind but a few people said it's not that good and Arch is better but I think Arch is hard to Install so Arch isn't an option.

submitted by /u/odindindindon
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I need help getting God of War Ragnarok running on Linux!

11 Feb 2026 - 8:13pm

I am using Pop_OS 22.04, with an RTX 3070, a Ryzen 5 5600x, 16GB of RAM.

I have just purchased GoW Ragnarok and I am trying to get it running. I am surprised to see this game is listed as Gold on ProtonDB, because it will not run AT ALL.

The best results I have managed to obtain have been achieved by enabling Proton Experimental and setting SteamDeck=1 %command%. In that case, the game is stuck on "running" status, with no game window appearing. Anything else (for example Proton 10.04) will result in an error window appearing, usually both or just one of these two.

I am starting to lose my mind... Can anyone help? Has anyone gotten this running?

https://preview.redd.it/srvim85ozwig1.png?width=429&format=png&auto=webp&s=7c055c2d52d0d39de4339cfb6f6684d794a1b320

https://preview.redd.it/0cp9nf5ozwig1.png?width=948&format=png&auto=webp&s=c15a261e266222c4c8ed4bca78a39f14d7152973

submitted by /u/BaldursGate2Best
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switching from windows to linux?

11 Feb 2026 - 7:58pm

Hey together, i want to switch from windows to linux and think to use CachyOS (i mainly game with the pc).

But i have some negatives i want to clearify bevor switching, maybe you could help me.

its mostly about games performance, general performance, compatibility of the programms i use beside gaming and malware security.

to my setup i have a amd cpu and gpu and plan to use cachyOS, if there is no better recommandation.

can you guys tell me somethings about general performance?

for gaming performance, i often hear that amd gpus are better and have more performane on linux right?

also, how is the performance if you need to use something like Proton, lutris or wine? Do i need it?

for compatibility i researched that most my applications will work, but i got one important app that has no official linux app. i researched that winboat can make apps compatibil with linux, has anyone any experience with things like this?

and for security, i know there is less malware for linux but are there intigreated AVs? else i would need to research what to use.

thanks in advance

submitted by /u/Senchineru
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I made a simple Custom Discord rpc manager using pypresence that have simple pyqt gui, can be launch from terminal , and have multiple profile settings

11 Feb 2026 - 7:26pm

Hello everyone in the linux gaming community. I have been dual booting linux (cachyos) alongside windows for a couple of months now and i still cannot find an app that fits my need to help share rich presence status in discord. Using discord default app, i found that it just give me a bunch of random stuff as the process. While using modded client like vesktop works, you cannot add custom games in it so games that do not have rich presence wont get detected.

I wanted an app that can be easily customizable with multiple profiles and can be launch from terminal so that i can use it on lutris pre launch and post launch option.

So, i decided to code my own, with the help of antigravity for disclaimer. I still review and debug the code on my own since i'm well versed in python and desktop gui. I just need the ai help for trying out pyqt since i previously only used tkinter.

And so yeah, I just want to share this app that i make. It have this features that i need:

- a gui for managing the profiles easily
- can connect and disconnect from the terminal.

Here is the repo: https://github.com/Dadangdut33/discord-customrpc-manager

It can be install with pipx by using this command:

pipx install git+https://github.com/Dadangdut33/discord-customrpc-manager --pip-args="--ignore-requires-python"

The --pip-args="--ignore-requires-python" is because of the pyqtdarktheme dependencies that im using.

Running it from the terminal can be done like this:

# make the profile first in the gui and then try it like this # connect customrpcmanager --profile "profile name" --connect # disconnect customrpcmanager --disconnect

Here is some preview

https://preview.redd.it/yzksq2faqwig1.png?width=1802&format=png&auto=webp&s=310f66e8b6c1b4fa0b849c0a85b3fb1c97258f5e

https://preview.redd.it/2ug1ly3cqwig1.png?width=1891&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d259cd44a9d7fea9469538e4b5d2135d066eb85

I hope that this could be useful to anyone out there :D

also, i have only tested this on linux, but in theory the code should work on windows and mac (that is if claude is not lying to me)

submitted by /u/Dadangdut33
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Strange behavior with Faugus and Battle.Net-Games

11 Feb 2026 - 7:24pm

Hi folks,

I recently switched from win11 to Linux and therefore I am still learning how to do things. I chose the Pop!_OS since I am mainly gaming on my PC and several recommendations went for Pop!_OS - so here I am.

On Steam I only installed PoE2 until now and have zero problems with it (had little issues with XBOX-Controller-Mapping, but with the help of Google I figured it out)

The problems came with Battle.net-Games. I tried several solutions (Lutris, Bottles, Steam and lastly Faugus).

I'm fairly sure that Faugus "works best for me", but I still have a few problems and couldn't find anything via Google - so I hope some of you experienced Linux-Gamers can help me with that.

I tried WoW-Classic and Heroes of the Storm.

1st issue:
In WoW the top panel and bottom dock are still visible ingame. I found a possible solution to set the panel and dock to "auto-tilting". At first it looked good, fullscreen WoW was running, but I can't click the bottom part of the UI and moving the camera via mouse was clunky as hell.

2nd issue:
In HotS whenever I minimize the game (to switch song in playlist or join different Discord-Channel) I can't get the game to fullscreen after that. When I click icon of HotS in the dock to maximize it again the game pops up in a tiny tiny tiny tiny window. I mean really tiny:

https://preview.redd.it/dsjyl599rwig1.png?width=300&format=png&auto=webp&s=42f9a6c8ac86bcb698e971bd26fc9fe375f26b7f

But this tiny windows is fully working - theoretically I could control the game in this window, but the mouse cursor is half the size of this window.

I use "GE-Proton Latest" for Battle.Net-Launcher and played around with "use Wayland driver" and "Enable WOW64", but nothing else.

https://preview.redd.it/ua6hzv0drwig1.png?width=344&format=png&auto=webp&s=93872f6e0e8e195a280edad0b6669733035ba743

https://preview.redd.it/nyzs3i2frwig1.png?width=914&format=png&auto=webp&s=72348717329dfc239bca0991374ce15a5f8c1ccf

I hope someone can help me with that, and as mentioned: I am a complete beginner. Feel free to ask for more details.

Best regards

submitted by /u/s1mme
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Steam crashes on start

11 Feb 2026 - 7:16pm

After sudo apt update yesterday (I didn't check what was installed) and restart today, steam won't launch anymore and crashes on start. I suppose it has to do with the newest installed NVIDA drivers. But maybe it's just a coincidence?

steam.sh[20923]: Running Steam on ubuntu 24.04 64-bit

steam.sh[20923]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically

setup.sh[20961]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!

steam.sh[20923]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied

CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Startup - updater built Jan 21 2026 17:12:15

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/roman/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-nominidumps' '-nobreakpad'

02/11 19:13:43 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps

02/11 19:13:43 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1769025840)/tid(21040)

Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check

CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Process started with command-line: '/home/roman/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '8' '-srt-logger-opened' '-nominidumps' '-nobreakpad'

02/11 19:13:43 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Using update UI: console

02/11 19:13:43 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(21042)

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Create window

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/roman/.steam/debian-installation/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 400, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] 2. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Checking for update on startup

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Checking for available updates...

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Manifest download: send request

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Set percent complete: 0

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Set status message: Checking for available updates...

[ 0%] Checking for available updates...

[2026-02-11 19:13:43] Set percent complete: -1

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Manifest download: finished

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1769025840, installed version 1769025840, existing pending version 0

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Nothing to do

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Verifying installation...

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Verifying all executable checksums

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Set percent complete: -1

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Set status message: Verifying installation...

[----] Verifying installation...

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Verification complete

UpdateUI: skip show logo

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] Destroy window

Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/roman/.steam/debian-installation/logs

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected

[2026-02-11 19:13:44] No more messages are expected - exiting

XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf10f5860

XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf10f3fc0

crash_20260211191345_5.dmp[21052]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)

/tmp/dumps/crash_20260211191345_5.dmp

/home/roman/.steam/debian-installation/steam.sh: line 928: 21040 Segmentation fault (core dumped) "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"

roman@devromh:~$ crash_20260211191345_5.dmp[21052]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes

crash_20260211191345_5.dmp[21052]: response: CrashID=bp-b0673a4c-0eb7-44b9-bacc-ca71f2260211

crash_20260211191345_5.dmp[21052]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20260211191345_5.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-b0673a4c-0eb7-44b9-bacc-ca71f2260211''

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I want to switch to Linux

11 Feb 2026 - 7:16pm

I've already tried a few distributions, but all for different purposes. Now I want to use Linux on my PC. Which distribution is good (Steam, etc.)?

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Could AI lower the barrier to entry for people who want to design games but aren’t technical?

11 Feb 2026 - 7:05pm

I’ve always loved the idea of designing a game, but the technical side of things has honestly stopped me from ever trying. Learning engines, understanding code, dealing with systems it all feels overwhelming if you’re starting from zero. Recently I started wondering whether AI might finally change that. If someone can describe their game idea in normal language and generate something playable, does that open the door for more creative people to step into game design?

At the same time, I question whether removing the technical challenge might also remove some depth from the process. Is there a risk that everything starts feeling similar if AI handles the heavy lifting?

Curious what others think could this make game creation more accessible, or is technical knowledge still essential no matter what tools exist?

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