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Controller input visualization

3 Jan 2026 - 5:29pm

Hello, I have a quest to complete, and I require a little advice. My niece was given one of those handheld emulation consoles, but due to neurological issues she's facing, she is having a hard time learning how to play. My idea is to record a series of tutorial videos (we live many kilometers away). The format I envisioned is vertical video, with gameplay at the top and controller input visualization at the bottom. For that I need an application that would show controller inputs in graphical form. I should be able to choose controller layout to display to accurately mimic layout of the handheld. Does such program exist? Also, suggestions about video pipeline to automate creation and cutting clips are welcome.

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Minecraft ARM64 Launcher for Ubuntu Noble (Offline/Pirated Accounts + Mod Support)

3 Jan 2026 - 5:22pm

Yo guys, Tried to find a pirated Minecraft launcher for Ubuntu Noble (ARM64) but couldn't find. I need one that supports pirated/offline accounts for Java Edition Minecraft and lets me play with mods. Any recommendations? Thanks!

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NawaOS 1.1 – Debian-based gaming distro focused on stability & low-friction setup

3 Jan 2026 - 5:21pm

Hi everyone,

I’d like to share NawaOS 1.1, a Debian Bookworm–based Linux gaming distribution focused on stability, predictable performance, and reducing setup friction for Linux gamers.

The goal of NawaOS is not to chase bleeding-edge packages, but to provide a game-ready system out of the box, especially for users who prefer Debian’s stability over rolling releases.

Gaming-focused features

  • Steam with Proton support
  • Proton-GE integration (easy installer)
  • EAC & BattleEye compatibility via Proton
  • Lutris, Wine, Winetricks, RetroArch
  • MangoHud pre-configured (F12)
  • Game Mode v2.0 (CPU/GPU/network tuning)
  • Per-game profiles (performance & audio)

Performance & hardware

  • Pre-installed NVIDIA proprietary drivers
  • Auto GPU detection (NVIDIA / AMD / Intel)
  • Enhanced Vulkan support
  • CPU governor tuning for gaming
  • Power profiles (gaming vs battery)

    VM & testing support

  • Guest tools for VirtualBox, VMware, QEMU/KVM

  • Auto display resolution in VMs

  • Good option for testing Linux gaming in VMs

Reliability improvements in 1.1

  • Fixed APT sources & system updates
  • Smoother first-boot setup
  • General stability and hardware compatibility fixes

NawaOS is aimed at Linux gamers who want a stable Debian base with minimal manual tweaking, rather than a heavily modified or rolling distro.

If you try it, I’d appreciate:

  • Game compatibility reports
  • Performance comparisons
  • Feedback on Proton / anti-cheat behavior

🔗 Project & downloads:
https://nawaos.com/

Thanks
Ahmed

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Issue starting Fall Guys

3 Jan 2026 - 5:03pm

Hey, I am new to gaming on linux and I am currently trying pop!_os and installed Steam through the COSMIC Store. I tried starting Fall Guys but it gives me "Unexpected error .(#1)". According to ProtonDB it should run using ProtonExperimanteal, which I do.

Am I doing something wrong?

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Anyone Else Having This Problem With The New NVIDIA Drivers?

3 Jan 2026 - 4:48pm

I'm using the 3090 ti. I updated my drivers to the new 590 ones. But it looks like there may have been a regression because I can only do 4k 60hz instead of my usual 4k 144hz. I had to install the 580xx proprietary drivers for my monitor to start working again. Just wondering if anyone was having this problem too?

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I have a laptop Precision 3541 & Nvidia Quadro P620 4gb. It crashes on windows but not with linux.

3 Jan 2026 - 4:45pm

I am able to play games using bazzite and it actually plays modern games well at 30fps 720p but on windows 10 and 11 i get blue errors such as video menory error. Why causes this??

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EAC doesn't work on heroic games launcher for me

3 Jan 2026 - 4:26pm

so i wanted to run wildgate which uses EAC on heroic (i would use lutris but i can't install the epic games store package for some reason it gives me error 256) and i run into "error #1 unexpected error" or something like that, my questions are: 1. how can i install EGS in lutris, 2. how to make EAC work?

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Why does gamescope stutter and lag after a while??

3 Jan 2026 - 4:11pm

I have been trying to use gamescope's --force-grab-cursor so I can play games like enter the gungeon or other games where I keep flinging my cursor to the other monitor accidentally.

Well basically after a while my fps drops from 180 to like 60-80 with alot of stutter, but it doesn't even feel that speed it feels even lower.

My launch commands:

gamemoderun gamescope --force-grab-cursor -f -W 1920 -H 1080 -w 1920 -h 1080 -r 180 -- %command%

Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0 Qt Version: 6.10.1 Kernel Version: 6.18.2-arch2-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core Processor Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.0 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Manufacturer: ASUS submitted by /u/Vellex123
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Sharing my script for setting up Ubuntu 24.04 for gaming/stream hosting

3 Jan 2026 - 3:46pm

I recently switched my gaming/streaming host PC from Windows to Ubuntu, and wanted to make sure I had a quick way of reproducing the configuration (like with any of my computers). Thought it would be worth sharing here in case anyone else is looking for a quick way to get started with gaming on Ubuntu now or in the future!

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How can I solve the problem of unnecessarily higher temperatures in Linux Fedora compared to Windows?

3 Jan 2026 - 3:43pm

In Windows 11, GPU is 69 degrees and CPU is 82 degrees.

In Linux Fedora, GPU is 71 degrees and CPU is 93 degrees. What is the reason for this and how can I lower the CPU temperature?

OS: Fedora Linux 43 (Workstation Edition) x86_64

Host: Thin 15 B12VE (REV:1.0)

Kernel: Linux 6.17.12-300.fc43.x86_64

Uptime: 33 mins

Packages: 2415 (rpm), 36 (flatpak)

Shell: bash 5.3.0

Display (CMN1521): 1920x1080 @ 144 Hz in 15" [Built-in]

DE: GNOME 49.2

WM: Mutter (Wayland)

WM Theme: Adwaita

Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3/4]

Icons: Adwaita-Slate [GTK2/3/4]

Font: Adwaita Sans (11pt) [GTK2/3/4]

Cursor: Adwaita (24px)

Terminal: Ptyxis 49.2

Terminal Font: Adwaita Mono (11pt)

CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H (12) @ 4.40 GHz

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q / Mobile [Discrete]

GPU 2: Intel UHD Graphics @ 1.20 GHz [Integrated]

Memory: 6.11 GiB / 31.04 GiB (20%)

Swap: 0 B / 8.00 GiB (0%)

Disk (/): 28.75 GiB / 236.52 GiB (12%) - btrfs

Disk (/mnt/SSD): 579.77 GiB / 931.50 GiB (62%) - fuseblk

submitted by /u/Miserable_Steak_3179
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Path of Exile 2 freezes

3 Jan 2026 - 3:04pm

Hello everyone.

I recently installed PoE2 on Ubuntu after a hiatus. I had no problems playing for 72 hours in older versions, but now my game freezes and boots me out into the login screen after only a couple minutes of playing, even if I stand perfectly still. The graphs show a massive and incremental spike in network latency that goes from 11-100ms to 10000+ms in the span of seconds before the game freezes and I am booted out to login. I also notice many many microstrutters in the brief time I am able to play.

I tried many fixes (updating drivers, switching to Vulkan, Dx11, Dx12, clearing shader cache, disabling Steam overlay, switching gateway, changing Proton version, reinstalling, verifying files integrity, lowering graphics settings, uncapping fps...). As I side note, I noticed I am NOT able to turn off "Triple buffering" (I have no idea why).

I am gaming on a Ryzen 9600X (lightly undervolted, I don´t think it's a factor here) paired with a Radeon 9070XT; PoE2 is the only game giving me this problem, and it is currently unplayable. I searched on protonDB for the same problem on the same platform to no avail.

Can anyone help me? I had just reached mapping and I want to try it so bad.

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ds4 not working

3 Jan 2026 - 3:01pm

I'm arch with hyprland and i'm using lutris but for reason my controller doesn't work i tried open lutris from steam then open the game i think this problem was not exist but now all games doesn't work

submitted by /u/kanashi69
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Software needed for Steam

3 Jan 2026 - 2:49pm

I'm a long time Linux Mint user and I'm trying to figure out what packages I should install for best performance with Steam. I know I need playonlinux for Windows-only games. I searched `apt-cache` and got:

steam-devices

steam-installer

steam-libs

steam-libs-i386

Which ones do I need? Also do I need the package `i386`?

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