Hello,

I'm new to Linux and currently trying to run Star Wars Battlefront II (Epic Games version) on Pop!_OS using Lutris. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work — it just keeps looping through the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 and 2015.

The EA App and Epic Games Launcher both install and run normally, but launching the game itself doesn’t work.

I’ve been desperate to get it running. Switching to Linux has been a rough experience so far, and I was hoping this game would work, especially since it has a Gold rating on ProtonDB.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi. I've recently switched to linux and watched a few tutorials for gaming on linux. However, things aren't going as smooth as I thought. The only games that are running without problems are the ones that support linux directly (like CS). Even though I activated steam play with Proton Experimental, they don't open or work strangely, like Batman : Arkham City, with shows this when launching the game and then crashes. Also, I only got The Binding of Isaac to run by setting the proton version manually for the game, even though it's the same as the global one. Can anyone give me some tips? I think i missed something from the tutorials.

Hi, i'm trying to run rocket league(heroic games launcher) on cachy os on an old laptop(lenovo ideapad 330 15ikb) the cpu clock is normal but when i start the game it wont get higher than the base frequency(1.6ghz) and strangely when i switch tabs it goes back to normal(arround 3.0ghz) thermals are arround 80c when the game is open and prochot is set to 100c so its not thermal throttle i tried using throttled but it doesnt detect anything.

Thanks for helping !

just ran a blender benchmark and realized that whenever my cpu usage gets higher the clock speed slows down and the clock speed gets at 400Mhz when cpu usage is 100% i have no clue of what's causing that(Its not thermal throttle thermals are arround 60c)

I highly prefer this over the discover store!

i have an rtx5080, yes yes i should have amd. but given I don't want to sell it, is cachyos better than bazzite on an nvidia card in your experience? im on bazzite currently and it is a bit glitchy here and there

Hello,

I am trying to get Battle.net Launcher working on Linux Mint (cinnamon as far as I can remember).

I tried it with Lutris and then with Bottles.

Both received the same error in the Battle net Launcher Windows when starting and logging into it.

"Battle.net agent went to sleep"

I am pretty new to Linux Gaming (2-3 days into it :)) and already tried googling the issue but did not get any helpful results. Only forum threads without any answers at all.

Is this a common issue? I am trying to connect to the European Server by the way. It does not list any Games at all in the Launcher Window, just the error.

Thanks a lot!

PS: Any recommendations for the Epic Games Store (for Fortnite and some single player games) and also Rockstar Games Launcher (for GTA 5 and also RDR2)? How does it work without any Anti Cheat support on Linux? I heard there is no Anti Cheat on Linux. But Blizzard would let it slide with the Battle net Launcher installed on Linux for example for playing World of Warcraft on it.

Edit: My Steam Application is working fine on Linux Mint by the way.

Edit 2: I just found out there is a "dependencies" tab in Bottles. And the list is HUGE. Also I would need to install them one by one by clicking the download arrow button on every single one of them. Are dependencies the issue here? Is there a way install all of them faster?

I realize I probably worded that stupidly, but essentially my problem is:

Bazzite keeps losing my steam account sign-in going from Desktop mode to Game mode on my ROG Ally X, so when I sign back in I have to go through and set the proton layer and beta settings (and TDP and refresh rate) over again which in turn also has me have to redownload the Windows versions of every game that has a native linux version.

Since the settings stick until the glitch with Bazzite occurs again, I figure there's got to be a configuration file somewhere I can just backup so that the next time it happens I can just copy that file over again. Temporary workaround was just to backup every affected game.

It's happened twice in one day now and is driving me crazy. Thank you in advance!

I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon(22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble), and as shown in the image, my drive is connected and mounted, yet every time I open Steam and Heroic Launcher after a reboot, everything on my games drive isn't registered. Moreover, the library path has been completely removed from Steam in the settings, and Heroic lists all games on it as unavailable.

The drive is set to mount at boot and as shown above it is active, but having to link the library every time I log on is really becoming a pain. Is there a way to stop it doing this?

I am running it on fedora 42 and for some reason the audio is super crackly and unrecognisable. I am on a 9070XT and have tried various different proton version but to no avail

Since the Logitech software does not seem to be available on Linux, what is the best way to setup game-specific mouse hotkeys on a Logitech mouse?

I have used Solaar for RGB control, but if it has any support for application-specific hotkeys, I haven't been able to find documentation on how to set it up.

Using Arch, by the way. :)

Hi all, I've got a Ryzen 5500 with 16GB RAM, a 512GB NVME Gen3 SSD, and a GTX 1660.

I'm running Zorin OS with Steam, Heroic Launcher, and some combination of Wine/Bottles/Proton GE.

It works OK for a spare parts build, but I want to pick up a used (or new?) AMD GPU to try to get it cooking. So I've really got two questions:

What is the minimum GPU I should pick up to pair with that GPU in Linux,

And what is the best price to performance on new / used AMD GPUs (in Linux?)

If it's going to be a toy I don't want to overspend, if it's going to be my main PC / OS it's worth spending some money, I'm trying to figure out what my floor and ceiling look like, and I'm not familiar with AMD or Linux.

Thanks!

Hey :3,

I’m having trouble getting drag clicking to work properly on Linux Mint (Cinnamon desktop) and Minecraft in general with my Glorious O2 wired mouse. The clicks are detected by the system, but CPS is stuck around 3, and it works completely fine on Windows.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

-Set mouse polling rate to 1000Hz

-Lowered double-click timeout Cinnamon settings

-Tested with evtest and see correct event presses/releases for clicks at high speed

-Tried different USB ports

-Checked usbhid mousepoll parameter

My Linux kernel version is 6.8.0-63-generic

Despite all this, CPS never goes above ~3-4, and drag clicking doesn’t register well and I don't know how to fix it.

Any advice would be appreciated :3

I heard Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 online play works on Linux now so I wanted to reinstall it and play it a bit, but every time I boot the game up, all I see is a black screen. I tried changing Proton versions but nothing would fix it. How do I fix this?

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Hi there everyone.

I have KH III (Epic unfortunately) and I installed it through Heroic.

Unfortunately I get a black screen. I tried the following steps on Universal Blue and Ubuntu:
- Heroic (Flatpak and .deb) with Proton GE Latest (black screen)
- Steam (with a "quack" version just to double check) (the game doesn't start with Proton Experimental)
- Steam again (Proton version 5.13 since someone said that the game just runs (it doesn't start)
- A strange script to install Windows Media Foundation along with Heroic found here ProtonDB | Game Details for KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC) (the game crashes immediately, which is even worse)
- Bottles with WMF and DirecX dependencies (I get a "Fatal Error" window and the game crashes immediately)

Any other game is working good on Linux. KH III runs on Windows.

I'm running out of ideas. Anybody managed to run KH III on Linux? 😅

Thanks in advance! Let me know if I should provide more information.

I have just switched my laptop from win10 to linux, I don't usually play games but my brother plays only this one and asking me to install, and would like to know if it is possible. i own the game on epic games but as far as i know epic games do not work on linux.

Hi! I've been using LInux for only about 3 weeks and I recently reformatted my SSD to ext4 (from ntfs) to move my games onto. Since then, I've been gleefully moving my games from my disk Storage (HDD), using Steam to do so, over until I hit a snag today. For some reason, ESO is installed on /home/****/Elder Scrolls Online. I didn't worry too much about this and got all of my addons working and played. It's my main game.

I noticed an occasional "hiccup" where my character would be running or riding along and there would be a stutter, sometimes every 4 seconds, sometimes every 6 or so, but it was annoying. That is when I decided it would be best to reformat my SSD (I only have one) and put all my games on it. It worked a treat because before the move I wasn't able to launch Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur's Gate 3. Now they run just fine.

But, when I try to move ESO, I go to Installed Files, as usual, and there is no option to "Move Install Folder" like all of my other games have. In Installed Files, it shows that the size of installation is 138.18 GB on Local Drive (/). I guess it just defaulted there? Anyhow, the only other game-related folder in that location is Skyrim SE MO2 Instance. I don't know why that is there because I moved Skyrim SE to my SSD just like all the others, via Steam/Installed Files/Move. Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout NV, Starfield (I know, I know), all moved without a hitch, so it's not a Zenimax/Bethesda thing, I guess?

Another weird thing: The location I'm moving my games from (Storage, a HDD), has a Zenimax Online folder which contains folders that were last modified August 2023 (except for Launcher which was June 14 2025. If it wasn't for the Launcher being recently used, I'd think that I could just delete that whole folder?

I've written a novella here and I need to get to the point.

• How can I safely move my ESO installation from my Home folder to my SSD, preferrably using Steam like I have all of the others? (I'm thinking maybe there's some setting I'm not privy to on Steam that will make the Move option show up.)
• And what do I do with that Zenimax Online folder that hasn't done anything really since 2023 (and might just be leftovers from Windows)?

If this wasn't my main game, I wouldn't be so delicate about trying things. It was a bit of an effort to get Minion going and my addons updated and working and I don't want to mess any of that up.

OS: Linux Mint 22.1 x86_64 Kernel: 6.8.0-63-generic

Packages: 2478 (dpkg), 26 (flatpak)

Shell: bash 5.2.21

Resolution: 1920x1080

DE: Cinnamon 6.4.8

WM: Mutter (Muffin)

Theme: cinnamon (Mint-Y)

Theme: Mint-Y-Dark [GTK2/3]

Icons: Mint-Y [GTK2/3]

Terminal: gnome-terminal

CPU: Intel i9-9900K (16) @ 5.000GHz

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Lite Ha

Memory: 1855MiB / 32004MiB

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Everytime people ask about playing Android games on Linux, the answer is Waydroid this Waydroid that, but it does not support all games. For example I can play Arknights but not Ex Astris. I can't even install it from Play Store because it says "This app won't work on your device". I already bought Ex Astris but apparently my phone is not strong enough and my laptop was kinda okay when running it on emulators like LD Player or Bluestack on Windows. But I've completely switched to Linux. So, is there really no actual Android emulator that is good for gaming on Linux?

I'm making this post because I wanted to try RDR2 now that I moved to Linux but I own it on the Rockstar Launcher and not Epic or Steam and the launcher doesn't work well using Lutris (issues well documented) and Bottles gives me shader caching issues (lag) with certain games. This might help other people in my shoes. This was done on Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon, Kernel 6.8.0-63, AMD CPU and GPU.

How to:

1) Download the launcher installer from here

2) In Steam, click 'Add a Game' -> 'Add a Non-Steam Game' -> Browse and locate the installer exe in your Downloads folder, then click 'Add Selected Programs' on the Steam dialogue window

3) Find the launcher in your Steam library (will be named after the installer file so probably "Rockstar-Games-Launcher.exe") and go right click -> Properties

4) Under Compatibility, tick in 'Force specific comp tool' and select Proton Experimental (you can also try Proton Hotfix if this doesn't work)

5) Click 'Play' to launch the installer from Steam and go through the process, the default installation path is ideal as you can always choose to download games somewhere else from within the launcher itself

6) Once the installer is finished, the launcher might open by itself, just close it. Right click on the launcher steam entry and go to Properties again

7) Here, you need to change the 'Target' and 'Start In' directories to those of the now installed launcher. Do NOT click on Browse as the appropriate system folders will be hidden in Steam's folder view anyway. Instead, look up the directories in your linux file explorer and copy them here. Steam installs windows programs (and saves) under /home/YOURUSERNAME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata so you'll need to figure out which folder in here contains the RG launcher. You need to look for a 'Rockstar Games' folder in a Program Files folder (not Program Files x86). To help, I've included what my 'Target' and 'Start In' directories look like:

"/home/YOURUSERNAME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2579703173/pfx/drive_c/Program Files/Rockstar Games/Launcher/Launcher.exe"

"/home/YOURUSERNAME/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/2579703173/pfx/drive_c/Program Files/Rockstar Games/Launcher"

Please make sure you include the " marks before and after the directory otherwise the program will not launch.

8) Simply exit the Properties dialogue window and launch the RG launcher from your steam library. This is the point where you might need to select Proton Hotfix instead of experimental if it doesn't launch. Once it launches, log in and everything should work as normal.

TIP #1: RDR2 works flawlessly this way (for me at least), even online multiplayer (as Lamestar haven't specifically banned linux on it like they did with GTA Online)

TIP #2: To use mangohud, just add 'mangohud %command%' as a launch option to the RG launcher in Steam as usual. If it causes any issues within the launcher, you can temporarily turn the overlay off by hitting SHIFT+F12 until you're in an actual game.

TIP #3: If you're trying to add a game already installed on a separate drive, you'll need to create a symlink (shortcut) of that external games folder and put it in your /home/ folder. On Linux Mint and Fedora you just need to hold down Shift+Ctrl (both on the left) and drag the external games folder into /home/. In the Rockstar launcher, click 'Install' for your desired game and just navigate to this game folder through the shortcut(symlink) you've just created in your /home/ directory. The launcher should immediately recognise the game files and switch to setting up the game instead of re-downloading it.

TIP #4: You can repeat the above process with other launchers like Epic and Ubi Connect, but both have individual quirks. Epic likes to crash until you open a terminal near it's .exe and go "wine EpicGamesLauncher.exe" so it can install it's C++ dependencies first, and Ubi likes to double-launch so after the first time you see the little loading window initialise and close, simply close the second one that opens and you're good to go. At some point I'll make another post about those two but even with the quirks they work better for me than Lutris or Bottles did.

I hope this will help some people.