Hope i tabbed this right.

So my major problem is currently after about 2-3 mins of standing around and/or huntinf or really anything, GAME FREEZES just stops and it so bad my whole computer freezes up, i can quick swap windows with hotkeys and it will take a few minutes to finally catch up but entire computer is now moving slower than a snail buried in sand.

I just need pointing in the right direction of what that can be symptoms of.

Im running experimental proton on steam and have tested a range of graphic option on the game.

Nothing else causes freezes like this even MASSIVELY modded skyrim or even Cyberpunk other very intensive strain on my GPU than can handle that perfectly fine. It is exclusively MonHun. I even downloaded onto my work computer that i run a different version of Linux and different driver and i still freeze.

Again just need pointing to the right diagnostics because on my end im running out of options.

I even switch my driver from Open source to proprietary and back. At least the freeze is consistent.

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CS2 Random FPS Drops on Linux (Fedora 43 / RX 7900 XT)

I’ve been dealing with random FPS drops in Counter-Strike 2 on Linux and can’t pin down the cause.

The game will run perfectly smooth at 160–300 FPS, then suddenly drop to 60–100 FPS with:

• microstutters
• bad frame pacing
• screen tearing

No clear trigger.

Sometimes:

• it happens after a few rounds
• sometimes at match start
• sometimes it fixes itself mid-match

When FPS is high → game feels amazing
When FPS drops → feels awful, even though FPS isn’t “low”

System

• OS: Fedora 43
• DE: KDE Plasma (also tested GNOME)
• Session: Wayland & X11
• CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X
• GPU: RX 7900 XT
• Mesa: stable + Mesa Git tested
• Monitor: 165 Hz (DisplayPort)

What I’ve Tried (no fix)

Monitors / Display

• Disconnected all extra monitors
• Swapped DisplayPort cables
• Disabled HDR
• Disabled FreeSync / VRR
• Tested fullscreen vs borderless

Drivers / Graphics

• Mesa stable
• Mesa Git (felt better briefly, then same issue)
• Vulkan shader pre-caching ON / OFF
• Confirmed RADV + Vulkan in use

Desktop / Compositor

• KDE Wayland
• KDE X11
• GNOME Wayland
• GNOME X11
• Compositor disabled where possible

Steam / CS2

• Launch options tested:gamemoderun %command% -fullscreen -vulkan -novid -nojoy
• Also tested:
  • no launch options
  • FPS caps on/off
  • in-game vs external limiters
  • Steam shader preloading on/off

Performance

• GameMode confirmed working
• Gamescope tested (no consistent improvement)
• CPU governor boosting correctly
• No thermal throttling

What I’m Seeing

• GPU usage often drops when FPS drops
• CPU not maxed
• Temps normal
• Happens on any map
• Doesn’t behave like a normal CPU bottleneck
• Feels like frame pacing / driver / compositor scheduling

Why This Is Frustrating

• Other games run great on Linux
• This only happens in CS2
• Same hardware performs fine on Windows (from what I’ve seen)

What I’m Hoping For

If anyone has:

• a Mesa version that works better
• AMD-specific CS2 tweaks
• KDE / Wayland settings that help
• confirmation this is a known CS2 Linux issue

I’d really appreciate it.
At this point I just want consistent frame pacing, even if FPS is lower.

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I don't really understand how licensing works, so please help me understand.

Why in order for the Steam Machine to support HDMI 2.1 on Linux, the HDMI Forum is required to make their code open source? Why don't they ship a proprietary module which is downloaded on the internet, like how Windows downloads drivers through Windows Update?

I know there used to be proprietary Vulkan drivers from AMD before they ditched it and started going full support on Mesa, so it is possible to have some proprietary things on Linux. But why does every now and then there's something that can't be released on Linux due to licensing?

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Hi everyone!
I’m a big fan of Angry Birds Epic, and since it’s basically abandonware now, I decided to try running the community-made PC Port (v3.0.1) on my Linux machine.

The Issue:
At first, the Proton inside the AppImage freaked out with a “read-only file system” error — couldn’t write its prefix inside the AppImage. Classic sandbox headache. 😅

The Fix:
I made an AppRun script that redirects Proton’s prefix and fake Steam paths outside the AppImage into $HOME/.local/share/. Created the necessary folders (/pfx etc.) and set some flags (PROTON_NO_ESYNC & PROTON_NO_FSYNC). Now it can write files properly and launch without any errors.

https://preview.redd.it/k17qvzaaykeg1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d3e2f401c7ea56d413e2fd75d55b8812c5e023ea

The Result:
The game runs perfectly, saves progress, it recognizes which language your system is using, something that didn't work when running only with Proton (or maybe I just didn't try hard enough)., and it’s super smooth!

https://reddit.com/link/1qifv3u/video/q25xaiqpykeg1/player

I was so hyped to see this working!

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I've recently been playing some ROM hacked pokemon games. To improve my experience I bought a gamepad, IINE Mini Gamepad (linked), and I cannot get it to give any input at all. I have tried connecting it in the 4 different modes that it offers. It gets recognized in all of them, but no input is detected. I have tried using online keyboard detectors, the emulator's controller setup menu, and evtest. Still nothing. Has anyone had a similar experience?

Running Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon Version 6.2.9

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hey all so ive noticed a strange issue with gears 5 that i havent seen with any other game yet. So i go to play it and it works fine and can play as long as i want no issues. The problems come in when i go back to play again. it always opens up to the easy anticheat splash screen then just closes.

I run it through gamescope for the hdr and ive noticed 2 things: i can get it to launch again by ignoring gamescope and using just proton or i can get it to run with gamescope but i have to either reverify games files (fixes it about half the time) or use a different proton wether its cachyos or GE or proton 9.0.4, the version doesnt seem to matter to much as long as its one that i havent used yet.

Im still looking into it but have no idea where to start or anything.

PS. would also like to add that i have it on steam deck too and it always works 100% hdr and all, its still on the stock steamos

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The entire program has been rewritten in rust and is even faster now TTW takes about 2 and half minutes at least for me and I tested it with begin again modlist and everything appeared to be working correctly. I tested FNV/Oblivion BSA decompressor and everything appeared to be working. With the rust release the binary is now even smaller and there is a possibility for a windows release as well. I haven't done extensive testing on the other mpi files so let me know if something isn't working or if i possibly missed something!

EDIT: TTW being Tale of Two Wastelands mod for Fallout New Vegas/3

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Medal's embeds were a great way to bypass the discord file size limit, but I cannot use medal on linux. I've been using GPU Screen Recorder which is great, but I have to lower the quality and cut the clip short to post in discord. Is there some workaround?

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I've used Linux a couple of times in my life. First we had an Ubuntu Desktop as our family pc for a while, back in the early 2000's. It did the job, mostly, but you couldn't do much besides the basics. Wine existed, but it was very hit or miss and as a teenager I couldn't figure it out.

Later on I installed Mint on an old notebook to have a functioning portable device, but I barely touched that thing as I already had my first gaming PC.

Now here I am, installed CachyOS on my 10 year old desktop and it runs perfectly smooth. I would like a GPU upgrade, as my GTX1060 is getting old, but I played Hogwarts Legacy on it today and it ran quite well.

To anyone who's still on the fence about switching over, do it! It's absolutely worth it!

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Trying to set up a Meta Quest 2 for VR on linux via ALVR/SteamVR, but i had too many issues with ZorinOS 17.3 and ended up uninstalling it for windows 10 that freezes every 5 minutes (yippee). Unsure what would be the better distro to use over ZorinOS, or if i should try 18 before anything else?

My current specs are:

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
RTX 4070
32gb DDR5 @ 6000mt/s
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk

EDIT: I unfortunately dont have any information on why ZorinOS didnt work as i "rage uninstalled" it, but i recall that after trying to update Pipewire to have sound work on the VR headset, SteamVR kept reporting "Failed to connect to Window Manager", in which i made the very "smart" decision to install KDE Plasma over GNOME where i misconfigured it and messed up my entire system...

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I know arch/cachy are rolling based and gets new updates right away. But I am someone who is used to of using ubuntu and debian based commands. I have 5600x, and 9060xt

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I am considering switching to linux but i have some locally saved game files (pirated games hence locally), I want to continue to use them but in what file directory are game save files stored in linux? Preferably want a game to automatically find the save file.

if distro matters for this: probably gonna use fedora/nobara

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Hello I am a new user of linux opensuse tumbleweed :)

Since I started using the system, I encountered the same problem with some games (especially the resident evil series). Sometimes the game works perfectly, but other times (often) I face this issue where the game doesn't run a window with this phrase appears (D3D12CreateDeviceFailed) it asks me to restart my computer but that doesn’t solve the problem . I tried changing the Proton version several times, but nothing changed. I also tried using DirectX 11, and I updated the system, but nothing changed. These were the solutions I found on the internet while searching, but none of them worked… I really don't know because the game works sometimes and then won’t open sometimes. Please, if any of you know the solution to the problem, let me know.

I use steam to game and my gpu is ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 Ti if that’s helps

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Hello people, im a new Linux User, thinking about switch from windows, and i would like to know whats the best distro for programing, browsing, normal computer user and gaming, since idk what distro are compatible with some anticheats etc, im really new in this world

I never used Linux in my life so it will be my first time

thanks in advance :D

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I’ve just installed Bazzite on a new build for a plug and play pc project. Never really used linux, except in my teenage years (ubuntu). Right now I’m only using the integrated graphics on my 7700x, but I’m thinking of getting a 9060xt soon. Newbie question: Will I have to reinstall the amd drivers? If thats so, can i just straight download drivers from AMD? Can I upgrade hardware without having to reinstall the whole OS? Thank you in advance!

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