Hi. I've moved to Linux Mint for half a year now and so far I've had a great experience. However, there are some games I miss that can't be played on Linux because of anti-cheat.

I was planning to do dual-booting with a new drive, but since I'm on a laptop (please don't bully me) I can't add any new internal drives. So I wanted to ask, is using a external drive would be a good idea? Could it be insecure or have bad performance?

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No matter what I do, the controller doesnt show up in the bluetooth menu or in Bluetoothctl. When I connect the pro controller with USB-C, steam recognizes the controller but inputs dont work.

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Hello guys, i´ve been trying to get my settup going on Linux Mint and Linux Fedora, but i always get stuck in the same spot, blackscreen or the OS doesnt load (crashes and needs to be reebooted from the case), tried using amdgpu.dc 0 and nomodeset to check on the possible causes, and came to the next conclusion,
(loading the gpu kernel seems to crash the system the amdgpu.dc in specific)
not loading the graphical drivers lets the pc run.

Other users reported similar problems with this GPU reporting the amdgpu version or the linux kernel version may be having conflicts. (i´ve already tried backrolling to linux kernel 6.8.x and 6.7.x and 6.6.x , no results)
As no other options on forums helped to fix the problem i decided to switch back to w10 in the mean time.
And to top it off, it seems like it seems that i need to upgrade my whole system just to use linux (thing that i thought was not a need when using any linux distro, but the forums keep telling me it might be some kind of kernel problem with older gpus like mine)
This is the info of my system if you´d like to check on that.

Mobo TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING
Mobo ver. Rev X.0x
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
GPU Radeon RX580 2048SP

Secure boot and the other options in my mobo are ticked off, and just now used revision tool to debloat w10 in case some weird thing in windows was messing with the linux partition, i have not tried installing linux again after using the revision tool.

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Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted a useful browser script to give you a better warning for games on Steam using AI, and now it's even easier to use.

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Hardware: Ryzen 5 2600X, 1070ti, 16gb ddr4 ram. Software: linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon, 6.14.0-33-generic kernel

Im trying to optimize my puter for gaming. I set my gpu to performance, cant find cpu governor is set to performance, and ram is configured. What else can i change?

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Good news for everyone who dislikes DRM, as Denuvo has now been removed from Dead Island 2 making it easier to run than ever.

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GE-Proton 10-22 is out now to further enhance running Windows games on Linux + SteamOS / Steam Deck, here's what's been changed and improved.

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A free game to start your week? Wonderful. 911 Operator from Jutsu Games is currently free to claim and keep on Steam.

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So im heavily thinking about moving to linux for gaming. I just have a couple of questions. I also dont know much about Linux so please be patient with me. 1. What's the best distro for gaming mostly. 2. I use amd adrenaline screenshot and replay a lot to send pictures and videos of games to friends what are alternatives to this because i know the adrenaline software isnt on linux. 3. I use gog and steam for 99% of my gaming and epic games for the free games I know gog and epic doesnt have native support whats the best way to get those launchers working on linux. 4. I have an ultrawide oled monitor does ultrawide and hdr work. 5. Are there any msi afterburner alternatives because seeing my fps in every game is very important to me. 6. I also have a 5.1 surround sound system that I use. Does that work and if it does would it require extra steps to setup.

I really wanna try linux out because Microsoft and windows fucking blows but it feels like its the only thing i can use. Thank yall for the help and depending on the answers to my questions I might give linux and try and hopefully stay on linux.

I have an intel 12700k and an amd 6950xt so I think ill be ok specs wise.

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This game was running perfectly on my steam deck just recently. I was having issues with Lego Island so I tried updating Lutris. now Zoombinis won't work anymore! It keeps saying the CD-ROM isn't in the drive. I used to be able to go to wine settings, add a drive, point it at the CD rip, and set the type to "CD". That doesn't work anymore! And I can't find old versions of Lutris from older than 2024. Was there a change in management? What happened?

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Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been a lifelong Windows user, but lately Windows 11 has been driving me insane. Everything feels unstable... random features break after updates, performance is inconsistent, and the built-in troubleshooter never actually solves anything. I’m honestly just tired of constantly fixing what shouldn’t be broken.

I’m considering switching to Linux, but I’m a bit nervous because I’ve never used it before. I’ve heard good things about Pop!_OS, but I don’t know if it’s the right choice for someone coming straight from Windows who doesn’t want to spend hours coding in the terminal just to get things working.

Here’s a quick rundown of what I’m looking for:

Gaming is a big deal for me, I play a lot of modern titles and I’ve got an RTX 3060 Ti, so good NVIDIA driver support is essential.

I’m also a software developer, so I need something that won’t get in the way of my dev workflow (coding, Docker, VS Code, etc.).

I like customization and a clean UI, but I don’t want to sacrifice stability or simplicity.

I don’t want a distro that expects me to manually edit config files or troubleshoot every little thing, I just want something that works.

Basically, I’m after a stable, beginner-friendly distro that’s great for gaming, supports my NVIDIA card out of the box, and won’t make my daily workflow harder as a developer.

So for those of you who have made the switch:

Is Pop!_OS really as beginner-friendly and gaming-ready as people say?

Are there better options (like Nobara, Manjaro, or Linux Mint) that might suit me better?

How’s the experience been for you moving from Windows to Linux for both gaming and development?

I’d really appreciate your input, tips, and even personal stories about your switch. Thanks in advance!

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Installed snap of minecraft on my system. It installed fine and I am able to bring up the login screen for minecraft. When I click "Play" the video in the window fails, but I can hear the music playing. If I move my cursor over the window, the cursor sometimes changes so I think it is sensing links (i.e. the game is still working, the video is just not showing)

Any advice would be appreciated

Operating System: Kubuntu 25.04

KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0

Qt Version: 6.8.3

Kernel Version: 6.14.0-34-generic (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: X11

Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor

Memory: 30.5 GiB of RAM

Graphics Processor 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Graphics Processor 2: AMD Radeon Graphics

Manufacturer: ASUS

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I have always kept a windows PC for convenience, and games, even though I started gaming on MSDOS first.

Started using linux in 1995, for software development, and because it was easy to X11 R&Dapplications from AIX, Sun or silicon graphics engineering lab workstations back to my dorm room PC.

I tested all the first DE on top of X11 in the late 90s: Never liked KDE for its blocky and baren look, Gnome felt a bit incoherent graphically and hard to use. I was pretty impressed by Enlightenment at that time: transparent xterm! multiple desktops! and so fast!

All this time I kept a dual boot to windows 95 because I needed it for games and ms office, until I completely dropped linux desktop environment in 1999.

I kept using linux, openbsd, freebsd, solaris (all headless) for my home server or at work. And then I switched to debian in 2008 and kept using debian for my homelab or various little applications around the house, I haven't used a linux desktop environment for 26 years.

When I saw copilot creeping inside notepad (notepad ffs!!!), I realized MS had jumped the shark with all the AI crap and bloatware, and I needed to move away from windows.

I tried a few things this week-end:

- installed archlinux with KDE, well I still don't like KDE 25 years later... and my games didn't launch.

- figured maybe I would settle for a debian based distrbution where I feel more at ease (I have been working with linux for quite a while, so I know my way around the shell): I tried pop!_os beta, and i must say I really liked COSMIC, games on steam ran fine! Good, I can maybe get away from windows. Managed to setup dualboot with systemd-boot (another thing I had to learn, I know Grub). Will keep this one for now.

- I haven't given up on debian, so I plugged a nvme drive in a usbc dock and installed Trixie + gnome, and immediately updated it to Sid. It didn't boot and kept giving me I/O errors on the disk. Tried another disk, same. Sid unstable definitely is unstable!

- Tried Arch linux again on the same drive, went well, played around with Pacman and installed Cosmic on top of Arch, then the nvidia driver with kernel module, and then steam and games, all went well. it's a bit jankier and feels not as fast as Pop!_os though. I should also keep this one for now. Network applet doesn't work though.

A few remarks:

I will keep using linux for desktop and gaming in dual boot for a while and probably remove windows 11 at some point.

COSMIC looks really cool, crisp and fast. But I am a bit anxious this is supported by a (small) private company, and I don't know if I should fully commit to this.

Pacman is not that much different than APT, but at 50, you still prefer not learning new things when you master the old ways :)

I don't get flatpak. It looks cool, but at the same time, it's just a containerized app in your DE, so I guess drag and drop and a myriad of things will be erratic at best. Still better than nothing.

A MacOS look and feel, with debian base, and gaming capabilities (mainline kernel) is what I would dream of, I am still looking for it, but it looks promising!

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If anyone playing RDR2 with Rampage Trainer, could you give me some directions.

Rampage Trainer was running perfectly fine on Windows but since my Windows drive died, I haven't played RDR2 for a year. But yesterday I got nostalgic and decided to go back. Game is fine but I cannot get access to the Rampage Trainer. Or maybe is it perhaps locked in Colter Mine Prologue area?

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Hey, so I have Avowed locally installed on my Desktop which is currently running Nobara, I was trying to get it to launch via a few different methods. I first tried doing it through Heroic Launcher, and at first it was giving me a “Microsoft visual C++ runtime error”, so then without doing much in Heroic Launcher I went to Steam and followed a YouTube video having me add the 86 and 32 runtime installers to Steam, and then installing them via Steam and then taking those files and running them through a launch option within the game’s configuration via Steam. That didn’t do anything for me. Triple checked my work.

I went back to Heroic and did the winetricks with it and got it to launch into the game, but now after getting past the initial Avowed launcher pop-up and going to a black screen for two seconds it’s showing me a Fatal Error titled “The UE-Alabama has crashed and will close now” with a “fatal error” within the pop-up that showed. Then I moved to Faugus Launcher and it did the same thing. I seemed to have solved the Microsoft Visual C++ problem pretty easily. I decided to stay with Faugus Launcher and try launching all the other locally installed games I had. They all work fine.

So then I went to another YouTube video telling me to focus on getting the D3DX9 file that corresponds with the game. I was kinda at a loss as to which one I should use so I assumed to go with the most recent one. Maybe that’s my problem and I need to find the specific D3DX9 file that is compatible. It just seems to be an Avowed problem. I was wondering if anyone else had this issue with Avowed or similar games. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s a Xbox game/Microsoft and they hate Linux lmao? Initially I thought it was maybe because it’s a 2025 game, but I got Clair Obscur to work just fine and haven’t had any issues with that.

So maybe I’m just missing something is the UE in the title of the error message for Unreal Engine? Is that what I need to be focusing on or does UE mean something else? What should I try next? this is the only game of 20 that I have locally installed that doesn't work. Game years varying from 2016-2025 so I dont know what could be the tissue.

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