I've been using Ubuntu for years, but I haven't played any games. Now, I remember my time on Windows when I installed and played Cyberpunk. But when i installed it now, it ran very poorly.

Does anyone know a better Linux distro for gaming?

PC specs:

Intel Core i5 (11th Gen)

Intel Arc A770 (16GB)

32GB DDR4 RAM

QHD monitor

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Hello. I have tried and failed many times to get local networking to just work on linux, but to no avail. I have spent plenty of time researching how to get this to work, but I don't really know what I am doing when it comes to networking and would greatly appreciate help from someone who does know.
My system is EndeavourOS with KDE on wayland, the one I am trying to connect to (or vice versa) is linux mint 21.3.
The ping command for both works to connect to external servers, but not to connect to each other. Both devices are connected to the same network, although a way to confirm with terminal would be helpful. (Name of the wifi network is the same but still, would like confirmation)
I have tried running Minecraft from both devices- with the server jar, localhost, 127.1.1.1, local ip of other: port, nothing. Ironically, the one time I ran the game in offline mode from both (1 account), and tried local server, the other one would show up in local servers, with the exact same ip and port that above it is saying cannot connect. I try to join but am left with a "connecting..." screen that never resolves.
SuperTuxKart, when I tried to run from the server, would register that it is getting pinged (beware this is with different install) but no connection would be able to be established. If I hosted on windows then the linux client could connect to the windows server.
I realise these should be 2 seperate posts, but I reckon if I fix one it should fix the other.

Also, if you think this post belongs on a different forum, please tell me so :)

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This is the only problem that's preventing me from my switch. I started my switch to linux around February and it was mainly a smooth transition. I was still using a 7800 XT.

I got a 9070 XT on launch day and learned that new GPU releases are not exactly good on linux. I've read that it was working nicely on day 1 but I was on Bazzite so I opted to wait for it to update.

Once the stable release dropped that had the requirements, it looked like my Steam games were mostly working again. However, my main games (FFXIV, and Hoyo gacha games) were still chugging. All of them use their own custom launchers and have their Wine prefixes.

From what I've read around, the RDNA 4 drivers are not in the kernel yet? Would this be the issue causing my non-Steam games to fail utilizing the GPU? This is really the only hurdle preventing me from daily driving linux again. I was getting used to it for a few weeks but the GPU upgrade forced me back to Windows.

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Available now in Early Access on Steam, Wildkeepers Rising is one of the latest to attempt to put a new spin on the popularity of whatever genre we're calling things like Vampire Survivors today.

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Hey guys, I am getting crashes when playing Schedule I on Fedora KDE Wayland Spin. I have two monitors connected (1440p, 1080p). At first, I thought that the game fully crashes but what crashes is only the display on that monitor. I can hear sound, inputs from keyboard and mouse are working fine. I tried moving the game to the other monitor by pressing super+shift+right or left and it works fine (old display is stuck on the previous monitor) but it is just a matter of time until it crashes on the other monitor and have to reboot.

Things I tried: changing DP cable, playing on a single monitor, Re-seating graphics card, playing on the iGPU, connect HDMI instead of DP.

Hardware is AMD 9800x3d, 9070XT.

I have latest mesa, running on Proton Hotfix.

Any idea on how to troubleshoot this?

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While Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed was already rated Steam Deck Verified by Valve, it's nice to see developers still making improvements to it.

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Another chance to grab some cheap treats here. The Fellow Traveller Humble Bundle is now live and there's some good stuff included.

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Spilled! is a thoroughly relaxing cute gem about driving a little boat and cleaning up the ocean, to bring life back to the planet.

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Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is a huge free RTS game based on OpenRA that includes Command & Conquer and Red Alert action combined in one game with plenty of extras and enhancements.

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https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2504-x11-gaming

It's more of a Wayland versus X11 thing.

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And, even the lightweight X11 based desktops can no longer keep pace, much less dominate, in many testing scenarios.

From the story: "Wayland sessions were delivering the best gaming performance out-of-the-box on Ubuntu 25.04 beta. Often times it was a tight race between these desktop sessions but there were no instances observed where using an X11-based session provided a measurably better experience."

This is not an exhaustive test, I grant, but there is no denying that Wayland has clearly come into its own as a gaming platform. Now, if only Nvidia would get with the program, eh?

Please view the entire article on the Phoronix site:

https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2504-x11-gaming

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Ship of Harkinian is a free community-made PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time from the Harbour Masters team. A massive Blair Alfa (9.0.0) release just went live with a Randomizer and other major new features.

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Okay, now I'm excited. Sonic Rumble from SEGA is the first major multiplayer party game for the series and Valve have rated it Steam Deck Verified.

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