I’ve been using Lutris for the past 2 years and while it didn’t really fall short during that, when I tried to customize certain stuff or run multiple .exe in the same wine prefix everything started to fall apart, and dependencies are a disaster and everyone have been recommending bottles like crazy so I decided to try it.

I installed the WINE GE runner and tried to run a game which kept silently crashing in the background. After a while of testing and reading the docs I realized that I must place my game inside the prefix? And after that the game just launches a small splash screen I’ve never seen before and then just crashes. (Tried with multiple games with similar weird results)

I’m not sure where the issue is and why I can’t seem to use it properly. I’ve tried a ton and it’s such a hassle always copying the game inside the prefix to try out different games, so I was wondering what I may be doing wrong or if there id an extensive guide on how exactly to use it.

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Hi all,

In about a month I'll need a new home computer. I play games for entertainment, and I program stuff for fun and work. I'm strongly considering not putting Windows on it this time.

What should I be aware of that might change my mind?

My old machine has a 6700K processor, 32 GB ram and a Nvidia 3080. The latter is the 3rd GPU of the machine.

It still runs windows 10 and Ubuntu latest (updating has worked for the last 10 years).

I will use Ubuntu because I've used it for almost 20 years now.

Please be brutally honest here about the hardware and software limitations. No negative answers here means I won't trust it.

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I began using Linux close to two years ago, and I have generally used Nvidia GPUs as my PC had it before I switched, so of course I've used the proprietary Nvidia drivers. I've heard that with AMD you don't need to install drivers as they're baked into the Linux kernel, same for Intel. However I had another system with a Ryzen CPU in it, and I wasn't able to game on it until I installed AMD drivers. Was I simply misinformed, or does the gaming using the CPU require drivers where having a dedicated GPU wouldn't or something?

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I have played overwatch and marvel rivals and in both i have difficulty hearing what people say in voicechats. Is this a linux issue? I can hear all other stuff like character's speech clearly and ults but why is it so hard to hear voicechat especially when multiple people are speaking and i end up not understanding what they said because of it?

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Hi everyone,

I'm having a weird issue, that I have no clue how to solve it.

I built a new pc recently:

Mobo: ASUS B850M-Plus Wifi

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

GPU: AMD RX9070 XT

DE: KDE Plasma

I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 on Steam using Proton Experimental and everything is working, but as soon as I open the game (and when I load a save), the fans of my computer ramp up to the max rpm and it gets very loud. In the menu or as soon as I close the game, the fans stop in the same instant.

I tried it on Windows and the fans run in the minimum rpm(almost no sound), then I tried it on Fedora KDE with Proton Experimental and it's the same as Windows.

So I guess it's something missing on Arch that I'm not sure.

I stress tested the computer and temps don't even reach 90C degrees.

I already tried to:

- Install mesa-git (AUR), mesa, linux (6.13.8.arch1-1), linux from testing repo (6.14.arch1-1), vulkan-radeon, lib32-vulkan-radeon, amdvlk, lib32-amdvlk, linux-firmware-git (AUR), power-profiles-daemon

- Check dmseg and journalctl and couldn't find any issues, even with journalctl -f when opening the game

- Fiddle with modules (not sure the correct module for my mobo) (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lm\_sensors#Troubleshooting)

- Setup fancontrol, but I couldn't as my mobo/chipset is not supported by lm-sensors (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fan\_speed\_control)

- CPU governor both in Fedora and Arch are powersaving

- Set the fans profile in the BIOS to "Silent"

I know the components are new, so support is still in its baby steps, but it's weird because it works in Fedora, but not in Arch.

Any suggestions?

Thank you

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Hey all, I own WotR on GOG with season pass 1 and 2. However when I install it and launch through Heroic Launcher it says "You don't own this scenario yet" when choosing any of the DLC stories. I have checked "install all DLC" under "Modify Installation".

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My 9070 XT just have this morning and I spent some time after lunch benchmarking it. All of the games were tested at their highest default settings with frame generation turned off. Some games enable FSR by default and I did not disable this, I just wanted to quickly try out some games with benchmarks included. Cyberpunk was tested with both ray tracing on (RTultra) and off (noRT) at ultra settings.

Here are my specs:

bash OS: Fedora Linux 41 (Workstation Edition) x86_64 Host: B650E AORUS ELITE X AX ICE (Default string-WCP) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (16) @ 5.68 GHz Memory: 32GB DDR5-6000 Kernel: Linux 6.13.9-200.fc41.x86_64 Mesa: 25.0.2 DE: GNOME 47.5 WM: Mutter (Wayland) I didn't do anything special, just a dnf update before swapping GPUs. Very happy with this upgrade so far (coming from a 6700XT) and just thought I'd share my results for those interested since it has been out for about a month now.

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Newbie in Linux gaming and proton and wine stuff asking for guidance

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Hello! So new to Linux, and I would like to know if there is any way of using the Sonar on Linux?

Mostly to egalize the sound and to control the Discord/Game balance from my headset.

I’ve seen some GitHub stuff about making older Steelseries headset works, but mine is the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless and I wonder if it’s even possible to use it on Linux.

So I’m open to alternatives software and method for installing Sonar!

Edit: I’m using Nobara

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Hi,im new to LInux and just realized that my pc is limiting the use to exactly 10gb,its even using 100% of memory swap/virtual ram,anyone had this problem before or know a way to solve it?

ps:the system recognizes the 16gb but keeps the usage at exactly 9.9-10gb,even if open more programs

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I'm thinking about switching to linux soon, and I want to know if these issues that happen frequently on windows happen on linux too:

1)Running applications in fullscreen rearranging your desktop shortcuts

2)3rd party app Hotkeys not working in some applications For example, ahk/winamp hotkeys not working when playing skyrim.

If there are other similar issues, please let me know.

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I feel I am going insane. Everyone tells me "it just works out of the box". But it just doesn't! Dongle in the Dock, dock connected via USB to PC? Nothing. Dongle in PC? Nothing, My Cachy doesnt recognize something is connected at all with these. It is the same port I used to install CachyOS. Pulling my hair out.

https://preview.redd.it/36jun6leeese1.png?width=1055&format=png&auto=webp&s=c60cd84cccbb823587ddfe1aee60a21a4fa2ecf1

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Hi, hope all is well!

I've been running into an issue during gameplay where my FPS drops dramatically, from around 60–120 down to 10–15, for about 15-30 seconds at a time. These drops happen at seemingly random intervals, and mostly in demanding games (Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Dead by Daylight, Yakuza Kiwami 2). Lighter games like Yakuza 3 or most indie games are more than fine.

Htop didnt show any spikes, temps are fine, drivers are up-to-date, different Proton versions didnt change anything, also tried with minimal bg processes. My hardware should be more than capable of handling these games, so I’m surprised by these extreme drops.

Has anyone else experienced something similar, or have any ideas on how to troubleshoot this further? My specs are below, please lmk if I should provide any other stats. Thanks in advance!

OS: Fedora Linux 41 (KDE Plasma)
KERNEL: 6.13.8-200.fc41.x86_64
CPU: 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
GPU DRIVER: NVIDIA 570.133.07
RAM: 32 GB

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Stable Steam Client 01.04.2025 released for Linux https://playingtux.com/articles/stable-steam-client-01042025-released-linux?lang=en #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming

The title says it all. I recently got a DualSense controller and want to utilize its motion controls, so I installed evdevhook2.

However, it doesn't work without root and the program itself recommends creating an "appropriate udev rule" or adding the user to a "correct group"

I've installed game-devices-udev through the AUR to see if that would fix it, to no luck. Any help is appreciated!

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I recently updated the nvidia drivers to play Jedi Survivor (wouldn't run on the previous nvidia versions) and the keyboard stopped working on some recent games.

The ones I have verified to not work anymore are
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Smite 2 (not Smite 1 funnily keyboard still works there)
- Total War Three Kingdoms

My gamepad and mouse and ESC key still function as intended.

On some older games, like Smite 1 and Risk of Rain 2, keyboard seems to work correctly.

My System:

OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) x86_64 Kernel: 6.1.0-32-amd64 DE: GNOME 43.9 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X (16) @ 3.700GHz GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 RAM: 32GB Nvidia Drivers : 570.124.04

Any idea for how to fix this? Or am I stuck in playing games only on a gamepad now?

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Hello, hello!

I've been trying to troubleshoot this one for a few days, but so far no luck.

The problem: my system seems very confused about how to work with the GPU on games launched via Lutris. I use Proton-GE (latest) usually.

I'll use 5 games to showcase the issue:

• Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
• DOOM (2016)
• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
• Metro 2033 Redux
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Shadow Gambit works perfect as is. I get constant 100+FPS with or without Gamescope.

Both DOOM and Epic Mickey lock themselves at 37 FPS, which is half of my monitor's refresh rate (75Hz).

Here's where the headaches start.

DOOM runs at 37 FPS with around 25% GPU usage; except if I go into GNOME Overview, then I see the FPS jump to almost 200 (which is around what I should be getting with my rig), and GPU usage with it.

The behavior seems to happen in general when the window itself is not focused (e.g. when I use GNOME Screenshots and it goes back to DOOM's main window, it briefly jumpst to 160+ FPS). Gamescope does not help with the problem at all.

Epic Mickey runs locked at 37 FPS even in GNOME overview. But with Gamescope I can get it running at 60 FPS. Also, it has low GPU usage just like DOOM.

At first I thought it was my GPU (Intel Arc B580), which I am aware has incomplete support. But Metro 2033 Redux launched from Steam works perfectly, 130+FPS with everything maxed.

Age of Empires II (also from Steam) runs at constant 125 FPS.

There's an extra caveat. Epic Mickey was running at 75 FPS just fine last week.

System specs:

Vulkan support: YES
Esync support: YES
Fsync support: YES
Wine installed: YES
Gamescope: YES
Mangohud: YES
Gamemode: YES
Steam: YES
In Flatpak: NO
[System]
OS: Fedora Linux 42 Workstation Edition Prerelease
Arch: x86_64
Kernel: 6.14.0-63.fc42.x86_64
Lutris Version: 0.5.19
Desktop: GNOME
Display Server: wayland
[CPU]
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Model: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8-Core Processor
Physical cores: 8
Logical cores: 16
[Memory]
RAM: 31.3 GB
Swap: 8.0 GB
[Graphics]
Vendor: Intel
OpenGL Renderer: Mesa Intel(R) Graphics (BMG G21)
OpenGL Version: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.0.2
OpenGL Core: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 25.0.2
OpenGL ES: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 25.0.2
Vulkan Version: 1.4.304
Vulkan Drivers: Intel(R) Graphics (BMG G21) (1.4.305)

Things I've tried:

1. Lowering the graphical settings, just in case. But no, the 37 FPS lock stays in place even with a resolution of 1280x720.
2. Different runners (The default WINE GE, Steam's own Proton version, Proton-umu).
3. Added DOOM as a non-Steam game to Steam.
4. Disabled VSync.
5. Both OpenGL and Vulkan rendering.
6. Made sure my system is in Performance mode, not in Power Saving mode.

Any ideas?

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Hi everyone !

I'm currently doing some testing using dual boot with the objective to get rid of Windows completely.

So far I have tested Garuda Linux and CachyOS. I'm really happy with CachyOS but I have seen lot of people speaking about Bazzite.

Is there any big difference between the two ? Or would you recommend another distrib?

I use it equally for gaming and usual browsing/desktop usage.

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i am trying to build firewall from dynfi opensource , i tried searching on internet but there is no documentation about how to install , i have been trying to install it for days but still failed , can someone help me , please

opensource from https://github.com/DynFi

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