I've been looking around but I haven't been able to find anything that actually helps me.

Last playing last of Us part 1 every time I get to the part of the opening escape where you are playing as Sarah in the car and they're sitting in front of the bus. The video will completely freeze up but the audio will keep going just fine and I can hear the cutscene continue to progress seemingly to the point where you start walking again but the controller doesn't work so I can't confirm it's also been too long since I played through it to remember every detail I'm hearing. I've left it running for a few minutes to see what happens and the audio never seems to freeze or cut out.

Cachyos with arch deckify playing in game mode

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Hello to the entire Linux community.
I want to switch my main computer to linux.

Activity on my post :
Gaming (Stellaris, Hoi4, Cities skylines, totalwar warhammer III...)
Internet, youtube etc... (grandpa using ^^)
development (visual studio, c#.NET )

so I want a distribution that meets my needs, I've heard good things about Nobara, Cachy OS, Linux Mint and popOS!

Here is my brand new config on which I want to install the linux :
AMD 9800x3D
RTX 5080
64GB RAM
(I will detail more if necessary, but from what I understand, the limiting factor is mainly the nvidia graphics card, and the drivers)

I am a developer, I don't mind tinkering and customizing the system.
However, I had a bad experience with Linux more than 10 years ago now: I had opted for Debian (in my quest for purity, lightness and simplicity), and I ran into a simple problem that had cooled me down at the time: changing the resolution of my screen.

Since then, constantly tired of Windows, I have tried other distributions here and there, each time going a little further than the previous experience, but having so far never passed the milestone of a 100% linux. One thing is for sure, Gnome does not suit me, I find it too refined, and according to my research, DKE seems to match my expectations more. (I like to have configuration options, sometimes quite advanced, but without necessarily having to use the console at the slightest little thing to do)

I am also looking for another distribution, for my friend, who is also a gamer (GTA V, Dishonored, Halo etc...), but does not work in IT at all. In his case, is it relevant to advise him Linux? knowing that I would always be available to help him, but I still want him to feel free to use his computer without having to ask me something every 3 minutes.

I take this opportunity to express my weariness towards Windows. I've been using Arium for several years now (a less intrusive version than the official versions) but I have the impression that even with these versions, microsoft's political choice is felt. I'm not even talking about my work PC, found by my company, which vomits ads when I open the start menu: how can people accept this without flinching?

Thank you in advance for your time and your responses

I have been running Fedora on my main gaming PC for a while now and it has been smooth sailing so far. So after a Windows Update on my Legion 5 Slim 14 caused some very strange slow downs and issues I decided it was time to put Linux on that too.

However the easy and stable process of having Linux on my main PC did not translate over to my Laptop. Of course my Laptop has an Nvidia GPU (4060) but as my main PC has a 3070 Ti I thought it should be fine. It was not, but funnily not 100% due to Nvidia. The 2 main issues I ran into were Steam not opening and the laptop not shutting down (Would hang on the circle spinning on Fedora’s shut-down splash screen). These were linked and caused by the same issue. I enabled secure boot with the key and installed the Nvidia drivers via RPM Fusion the same way as on my main PC, but for some reason the dGPU was not showing or turning on some times. This caused Steam crash on opening unless I forced it via KDE to not use the dGPU and only iGPU. But the root of the issue was still there, the GPU was not being seen or used at all by Fedora. This seems to also cause the Nvidia driver to prevent the laptop from shutting down and caused the PC to hang even after doing a batch of updates.

Optimus should be fully functional in Fedora but it wasn’t telling the GPU to wake up. I reset the BIOS and changed a few settings one by one and still didn’t work. Then I worked it out, the system worked fine when I used the charger the laptop came with and not the Lenovo USB C one I was using.

Lenovo Vantage settings still were active even though I had reset the BIOS and removed Windows, it was the GPU Working Mode setting! I had that set to Hybrid-Auto so the dGPU only became active when using the standard power adapter. I am guessing this setting was tested and only usable on Windows but not usable on Linux. I couldn’t easily find away of changing this so thought would just reinstall windows to change it back. Changed it to Hybrid mode and then rebooted into Fedora again. On Battery, USB C charger and main charger now all works fine.

So for anyone who has a Legion Laptop with Optimus, make sure to have the right settings in Lenovo Vantage before installing Linux. The setting must be held in firmware on the laptop and not is not a software OS level setting. A bit frustrating but got there in the end. Steam works fine, games run and the laptop now shuts down without hanging, may take a battery life hit but will see as I use it.

Hi! I'm the developer of Mystery Digger: Definitive Edition, and this is my first release on Steam. ⛏️ Dig, upgrade, fight, and uncover the mystery of a strange endless tunnel…

💎 Features:
• Earn money by mining valuable resources
• Upgrade your drilling machine to go deeper
• Discover strange items and hidden notes
• Relaxing atmosphere with a mysterious vibe
• Simple controls & pixel art style
• Short experience — finish it in a few evenings

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4255250/Mystery_Digger_Definitive_Edition

I use Arch as my main distro. I tried CachyOS for a while and didn't like it; it's bloated, and I feel it makes my PC heavier somehow. So, I decided to move back to Arch. Now, the main question: What's the best kernel for gaming? Vanilla or Zen kernel?

This bug is annoying. it makes some object appear and disappear at a distance, tweaked some option, but nothing. Some object disappears completely, and huge one (entire chunk of buildings)

Weird thing is, i didn't have this problem at ALL via the steam version itself, but i don't have the phantom liberty DLC on it.
I'm launching the game via the Heroic game launcher. tweaked things here and there (launching from wine 10.0, Proton 10.0, and proton experimental, used steam runtime) but nothing.

I quite don't understand everything, I'm easily lost and don't have much experience with Linux in general.

Here a Dogtown checkpoint building, at this distance, is just gone.

Reason for the switch

I switched to linux because of the large bloatware on windows and I don't want Microsoft to spy on my data and selling them for ads.

Another reason is, I want to try something new, learn and experience a new OS.

Nobara ( Fedora)

My first linux was Nobara, a fedora fork for gaming. The installation was pretty smooth and steam and proton came preinstalled. Everything was working out of the box. The installation was purely graphical no ClL engagement and I even wondered if I was installing Linux 😂.

The gaming performance is good, freed up my RAM usage more than when gaming on Windows. Also I liked the customisibility of KDE plasma and fell in love with it.

However, I wanted to try something new as Nobara feels like it likes to hold my hand and guide along. It lacked the real linux experience. However its a very good distro for beginners.

Cachy OS ( ARCH)

I came across Cachy OS and it was recommended by many people for giving the best performance due to the BORE scheduler kernel and pacman and AUR which are rolling release which has the latest packages.

I installed it and its similar to Nobara in Arch form. But due to it being Arch, it has more customiziablity. The gaming performance is good, I see good FPS boosts in my games using mangohud. Ard 5% increase.

However pacman package manager have weird syntax, pacman -Syu Paru. Tlits just weird to me and I prefer dnf from Nobara

Fedora with Cachy Kernel

After doing some research and figuring out what I want,

1. I want a good secured OS with SE linux and firewall and stability which Fedora provides.

2. I want a BORE scheduler from Cachy os for gaming performance and access to AUR and latest packages.

3. I want my OS to rewind back if something break.

So I decided on Fedora KDE PLASMA and swap out the kernel with cachy os kernel.

There was a bit of tinkering but with GEMINI help, I was able to write automatic scripts which I can set and forget without touching anything later on.

1. Installation of Fedora OS

The Installation process was simple, I set up my LUKS and installed the os no problem.

It came preinstalled with firefox so I downloaded brave using the brave repo and dnf.

I encountered some issues with brave crashing a couple of times early on which I didn't really experience with Nobara and Cachy. But it got fixed after I ran a script to offload the gpu.

1. Swapping kernels

This is a tricky part but not as tricky as the following part. I just had to remove the Fedora kernel and install cachy os kernel. And set the update priority to cachy os so the Fedora updates wont overwrite it when I update the system.

1. Enabling the secure boot

This was a pain in the ass as cachy os kernel is not really authorised and certified like Fedora.. I have to enroll the MOK keys so the secure boot will recognise it as a trusted os. However it took a few retries to make it work.

I wrote an automated script to manually sign the kernel signature whenever the cachy os kernel update.

1. Gaming performance The gaming performance is pretty good, I got access to different packages using distrobox and the fps is the same as cachy os.

This is my first hybrid linux build so I still have more to learn, but ig its a start.

Alguém poderia me responder essa pergunta e dá exemplo ?

Backstory: A month ago I saw a guy on a gamedev discord talk about how he is working with kids with special needs. He builds custom trigger devices that are tailored to each kid so they are able to press a mouse button e.g. via a switch they can trigger with their head. He also built a small reaction game app. I found that absolutely awesome, what a chad that guy.

We started talking and together we formed a plan on what would need to be implemented for his kids to be able to play my game. Now a few weeks later, Accessibility Mode is born!

I love that about being a indiedev/solodev. If we get inspired by somebody or something, we can just take that inspiration and run with it. No boardrooms to convince, not 50 different stakeholders to please. If you wanna check out Bubbits, you can https://bubbits.io

Can anyone confirm if the original razer ripsaw rz20-0178 is UVC compliant?

I see there's foss drivers for other stuff from them, so it seems they don't go out of their way to support Linux. Hopefully they at least follow usb device classes?

Basically as title.

Would save new users a lot of time when switching over to Linux for the first time, and most users would of had an NTFS partition if they have been using Windows prior.

I recently bought a second-hand PXN V3 Pro wheel. I’m on Mint. It works great, but the rumble doesn’t work in any games, through the Steam controller settings menu, or through browser-based rumble testers.

I’ve tried switching between X-input and D-input. No results. I’ve even hooked it up to a Windows machine and tested it, it works fine there so it’s not a hardware issue.

Does anyone know how to fix?

I hope this does not come across as just another ‘Which distro to choose’ post.

I have added the specs for my current laptop in the attached image. I have barebones experience with Linux through my steam deck which I had for over 2 years and was able to tinker with it for emulation and stuff via YouTube guides and wikis.

I am aiming to dual boot and keep the stock ssd as my windows drive and my new second ssd as the Linux drive keeping everything separate.

From what I have gathered in my research till now, every distro can do everything, it varies on what you start with, and if you are on a single point release, or quick updates, and the DE (Gnome, kde, etc). Please do add or correct me if I’ve misunderstood.

My personal preference from watching videos on all the major popular distros boils down to:

Pop: being Ubuntu based, friendly for beginners, nvidia isos, but the cons being the Cosmic Desktop still not being totally stable.

Nobara: based on Kde, similar to steam deck, also has nvidia isos, fedora based, a good middle ground for beginners (Debian) and power users(Arch).

Both have good VRR support without additional tinkering as well as being “gaming-distros”.

I will be trying out both and seeing which one I like best via first playing with them on the bootable usb.

I would just like some feedback/comments from the community on whether or not I should be doing something additional or maybe something that I have missed out on. Or perhaps some suggestions or tips to make the process easier.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Hi all, Switched to Linux, installed everything I need but 1 game, and that is Honkai star rail, I searched online if there was a way since I know that 2 other hoyo games apperantly use a different AC from HSR and that's why they run and HSR doesn't, but I found conflicting information about it running or not running, or running but in a TOS way that could get me banned and such, so I just wanted to ask here if anyone has played HSR on Linux here or if the only legitimate way is to play it via GeForce now

Hey everyone new to linux gaming ;) used to just do work,

Has anyone actually managed to get the lsfg-vk port of Lossless Scaling working with Elden Ring Nightreign (or honestly, any Fromsoft title)?

I’ve been bashing my head against the wall trying to get this to run. I’ve tried so many different tweaks and proton versions that I can't even remember them all at this point, but absolutely nothing has worked.

For context, here are the launch options I'm currently trying to use:

VK_LOADER_DEBUG=layer MANGOHUD_CONFIG=fps_limit=170 mangohud ENABLE_LSFG=1 LSFG_MULTIPLIER=4 LSFG_PROCESS=nightreign PROTON_USE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_USE_NTSYNC=1 %command%

Did I mess up the command, or is it just totally borked for FromSoft games right now? Any tips or workarounds would be hugely appreciated!

I don't know what it is about this game that's so complicated for Proton to handle, but it feels impossible to have it run like a native game-- which sucks because Elden Ring kicks so much ass. Despite all of my tweaking and experimenting, I can't get the game to run at a solid 60FPS despite my hardware far outpacing recommended specs (RX 9070XT, R5600).

I've tried Wine CPU topology flags, Wayland and NTSync flags, disabling Anti-Cheat with mods, Feral Gamemode, custom Proton forks; and nothing seems to actually make the experience much, if any smoother. I get it's far from the most well-optimized PC port of all time, but when I'm barely seeing any FPS improvements when changing my settings from Maximum to Low? Yeah, that's a problem.

Maybe it's just one of those problem games that'll only get solved years down the line; like some of those old PS2 games that still run terribly when they're emulated, even though most of the PS2 library runs extremely well.

It won't be enough to sway me from Linux for a very, very long time-- but for as incredible as gaming on Linux is right now, there are still some pain points that feel tough to reckon with :(

TLDR, I'm hoping to abandon Windows and Ubuntu seems to be one of the more noob-friendly distros available. I chose Ubuntu 24.04.4 as the version to mess around with. So far, following this video, I've been able to get Steam set up through command line (thanks to a 32 bit lib issue from the video method) and after a couple of speed bumps (including disabling integrated graphics in BIOS), I can get a couple of games to launch and play.

However, a strange issue I'm facing is that the game I'm testing with, Besiege, will not dedicate more than 1834.8 MiB of VRAM, with it frequently resting at 1825.8 MiB. I've yet to see it have more than 11% GPU utilization through LACT. As a result, it gets a consistent 60 FPS until I move the camera, at which point, it just tanks to the low 30s until the camera settles again.

Physical VRAM is far from an issue for me, as I have an RX 9060 XT 16 GB. I have disabled hardware acceleration in Steam since it wasn't opening correctly, and my CPU is a Ryzen 7800X3D. Please be kind; I'm a no-good, rotten Microslop plebeian and I have a very loose grasp as to what the hell I'm doing.