So Clair Obscur is the game that started my long journey of distro hopping, and I finally landed on EndeavorOS...X11 (Gnome) though. After playing around with drivers straight from the Linux git, whatever is the latest Mesa, and Zen kernel, I got a nice 45 fps on Epic settings at 2k Resolution. On Wayland, this dropped to low 30s/high 20s. Don't ask me why this is.

But randomly, my screen had Parkinson's during cut scenes and completely glitched out/went down to 10 fps. Particularly rainy scenes were hell on my rig.

So I decided I had nothing to lose and installed this mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/clairobscurexpedition33/mods/4?tab=files

Changed the launch settings to start the mod and we're gucci. Now I get ~70fps on Epic settings and no more Parkinson's? Occasionally I can see the screen start to glitch out but it immediately goes back to normal. Oh and using Wayland on this game is now actually better than X11. I don't really understand this.

Don't get me wrong, beautiful game. I haven't played a game this good in years. But holy optimization failure, Batman!

Relevant info:

• AMD 5800X3D
• AMD 9070 XT
• Samsung 990 Pro 4TB
• 5120 x 1440 Samsung Odyssey G9 (Don't buy this monitor)
• Some Asus motherboard that I hate (X570 I think)
• 64gb DDR4 3000
• RGB everywhere (for extra frames)
• EndeavorOS Mercury that I type "yay -Syu" into the terminal every two hours it seems
• Proton 10.0.0.1 (I should check out GE proton...)

So yeah, someone explain this to me.

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I noticed a new NVIDIA driver (570.153.02) has been released on 19 May
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/245669/

• Fixed a bug that could cause OpenGL applications and compositors to stall when using NVIDIA as a PRIME Display Offload sink ("Reverse PRIME"), potentially resulting in a black screen.
• Fixed a bug that led to increasing memory usage in X11 OpenGL and Vulkan applications after suspend/resume cycles.

I'm currently on Fedora 42 and have installed the akmod-nvidia driver.
How can I update to the new version, or when is it usually available through the RPM Fusion repository?

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Hello! How are you?

I'm having trouble with FH 4. The game runs fine, but only in windowed mode.

If I put it in full screen, I just get a black screen. The strange thing is that the game still works, the music plays, the menu works, but nothing is visible.

When I open the application launcher, or do ALT + TAB the game is visible, but the moment I go back to the game sale, it goes to black screen again.

Any ideas? Thanks a lot!

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Hello, how are you? I recently migrated to Linux Endeavor, I'm still learning how to use it and I tried to download Genshin through Lutris/Heroic and in every attempt the PC would crash and force me to restart. I'm using version 10.3 of protonGE now, these are the Lutris settings so far. I kept the default when I installed and, at most, I tried to change the DXVK version. I tried using AAGL to download and at one point it worked to run the game, but there were a lot of graphical errors. I still haven't been able to find a solution. I don't know if this is where I could post this, but could someone help me?

https://preview.redd.it/34wmhynhn02f1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=07fc3d190d1706e73798fc338ef766e77f541650

https://preview.redd.it/m9ia8902o02f1.png?width=835&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c7d30c98e9abe4adb6abc0dbe42eadb79aea3a2

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There’s a rumor that Steam will be integrated into the Xbox app, as Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a new OS for handheld PCs and their next-gen console.

What’s your opinion on how this might affect Linux gaming? Wouldn’t this be bad for Valve, especially as they’re expanding SteamOS to other devices? And how could this impact Proton, Steam Deck and Linux gaming in general?

In my opinion, it would be great if Game Pass were integrated into Steam instead.

Link: https://wccftech.com/microsoft-rumored-to-be-testing-steam-integration-within-microsoft-store-potentially-for-next-gen-xbox-too/

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Hi,

I am in need of making it so that I can use the windows build of CS:GO through steam proton, i am currently stuck in a limbo of getting the error message that steam isnt connected (when launching through steam linux client) and launching it succesfully through wine steam but then crashing due to using vanilla vine (Steam wine doesnt work with proton) I tried adding the -steam to launch options but nothing is working..

(I have to use the windows build for specific reasons, I will not use the linux build.)

Kind regards.

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Hello, I wonder how you can move your Minecraft installation to a different location? I have an SSD only for games but currently it's located on my home drive. I can't edit the installation via launcher GUI.

/home/username/.minecraft to

/mnt/30b698bf-1dc6-4bf7-b114-db8cd09a399a/.minecraft

Moving the data is one thing but how to I tell the launcher to use this new location as working directory?

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This is with GE-Proton-9-27. Trying with GE-Proton-latest instead gives an "Assertion Failed" error. Disco Elysium works fine for what it's worth.

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I've looked just about everywhere and nowhere i have found one that includes them. I did setup app armor just fine on my own, with other predefined profiles from a developer, on vanilla Arch. It was kinda plug and play. But other than that I haven't seen a arch distro with them enabled by default. I wanna game on one of those distros.

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Valve have released the latest stable Steam Client update for all platforms bringing numerous important bug fixes to Steam Deck and Desktop Steam.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I'm on fedora 42, using the rpm steam package, with an AMD gpu. My steam controller works fine for the games I've tried it with, and my dualsense controller is less reliable. Neither work for Elden ring however. I have tried setting the desktop configuration to gamepad, installing and using gamescope, tinkered endlessly with the steaminput settings, enabled and disabled big picture mode and neither of them work, turned the steam overlay on and off, updated both steam and my computer, and none of it has changed anything.

The touch pad is recognized as a mouse, even if I have that disabled in the desktop and game configurations, but none of the buttons do anything. They work perfectly fine in the overlay however, and in the steaminput test thing everything was registering fine. This has driven me a bit crazy as none of the solutions online have worked for me. If anyone has ANY ideas please share them, i really don't want to use the workaround of using the mouse and keyboard template for my controller and I outright refuse to play the game with an actual mouse and keyboard lmao

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I've been having issues lately with games having terrible performance. I'm running a Framework 16 with dGPU AMD RX 7700S. After a short period of playing, my framerate suddenly drops and performance is all around abysmal. Looking at nvtop, my peak power draw from the GPU is around 40W. Nowhere near the 100W it should be drawing. I tried setting the performance level manually with:

echo profile_peak | sudo tee /sys/class/drm/card1/device/power_dpm_force_performance_level

And that helped yesterday but it's not working today. I'm using tuned and the performance profile.

Any ideas why my GPU is being throttled? GPU temp is around 63C. What can I do to get my GPU running at fully potential?

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Many of you guys came here curious to try Linux because of PewDiePie's video or you: * are tired of the Windows bloat * are tired of forced Windows updates * don't like/want Windows 11 * hate windows spyware/telemetry with a passion * want better gaming and system performance * want to revive older hardware * are here for the desktop eye candy * are here for desktop customization freedom * want greater stability and control over your PC/laptop * just want to try something new

Welcome. Lets go beyond the hype. Take a look at this 8 min video by Keep It Techie (KIT). Video link ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z27nbF16xzU

Josh of KIT has been contributing quality Linux content for a while. In the 8 min. video he brings users back down to earth and level sets expectations. He explains what is hype and what is the reality. I agree with his assessment that it is great that many people are open to trying out Linux and are coming to Linux for a variety of reasons. Fresh eyes and fresh perspectives keeps things from getting stale. After looking at the video, expand the video description box and check out Josh's: * Free Linux+ certification course ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNxuTRCRjoQ * Free Linux Beginner's Crash course ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgGeGVqgt0s

In addition to the videos above, I wrote a guide for newbie Linux users/gamers. Guide link ==> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/189rian/newbies_looking_for_distro_advice_andor_gaming/

The guide contains info. on distro selection and why, dual booting, gaming, what to do if you run into trouble, learning resources, Linux software alternatives, free utilities to aid in your migration to Linux, and much more. The most important thing at the start of your Linux journey is to gain experience with using, managing, customizing, and maintaining a Linux system. This of course includes using the apps. you want/need.

Please keep in mind that there many people in the Linux community are making positive contributions to the advancement and health of the community. This means that at some point you, the newbie, will no longer be a newbie and will have an opportunity to help others. Helping each other is how we keep the community healthy and welcoming. It would be a very good idea to ask your friends to join you on your Linux journey. You don't have to quit Windows cold turkey. Dual booting turns switching to Linux into migrating to Linux at your own comfortable pace. Obviously, back up your data before charging ahead with chances to your system, but be curious, read, explore, research, ask lots of questions, go on a google frenzy, quizz the hell out of your chat bots, and try new stuff out. Document your journey and share it with the community. Linux is awesome, but its the community that is the secret sauce.

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Relatively new to Linux, I've recently purchased a generic switch controller. It's able to pair with Bluetooth, but does not show up as an input option on hardwaretester.com/gamepad or Suyu emulator. Works perfectly when plugged in. Why is this and where do I go from here?

ls /dev/input shows js0 when plugged in and ls /dev/input/by-id/ has

usb-Nintendo_Co.__Ltd._XBOX_360_For_Windows_000000000001-event-joystick usb-Nintendo_Co.__Ltd._XBOX_360_For_Windows_000000000001-joystick

This is not shown when paired with bluetooth.

Host Machine: Linux Mint 22.1 x86_64, Kernel 6.8.0-57-generic
Controller properties:

https://preview.redd.it/2pnqpz7tlz1f1.png?width=1478&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a429fee1de02897de9b3ae854dcd0ec3322a88e

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Does steam link work well on Bazzite? Like many others i’m looking for a win 10 replacement

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I just switched to Linux a few days ago and had a little bit of trouble with Oblivion. Recording it here in case it helps anyone else (and so I can find it later). I'm using Garuda Linux, but probably works for others too. I'm using plain "Steam" instead of "Steam (Native)" but don't know the difference and probably doesn't matter.

Allowing a non-Linux flagged game to run (can probably skip this section if you've already enabled Steam Play for all other titles)

1. Right-click the game in your Steam library and select "Properties…".
2. Click on "Compatibility" and then "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.
3. I'm not sure which versions all work, but Proton 8.0-5 worked for me.

Getting Oblivion working:

1. Install Oblivion
2. In the following string, replace "USERNAMEHERE" with the username of your Linux computer user name: WINEPREFIX=/home/USERNAMEHERE/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata/22330/pfx/ wine regedit and paste the edited string into the terminal window (often Command-Shift-V in many terminals) and press the return key.
3. A Windows-like RegEdit window should appear. Expand these key folders: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Wow6432Node
4. Right-click "Wow6432Node" and select New -> Key and then name the key Bethesda Softworks
5. Right-click "Bethesda Softworks" and select New -> Key and then name the key Oblivion
6. Right-click "Oblivion" and select New -> String Value and then name the string value Installed Path
7. Edit this string to change "USERNAMEHERE" to your Linux computer user name: Z:\home\USERNAMEHERE\.local\share\Steam\steamapps\common\Oblivion\ and then copy the edited string
8. Double-click "Installed Path" back in RegEdit and paste the edited string into it and click "OK"
9. Close the RegEdit window
10. Launch the game from Steam, and hopefully none of the links in the Oblivion launcher should be grayed out anymore.

Getting OBSE working:

1. Install OBSE
2. Launch the terminal (If your shell is fish, use another one. Bash works. Alacritty in Garuda Linux uses Bash by-default while Konsole uses fish.)
3. Edit this string to change "USERNAMEHERE" to your Linux computer user name: cd /home/USERNAMEHERE/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Oblivion/ and copy-paste it into the terminal window and press the return key.
4. Copy-paste this string into the terminal printf '\x90\x90\x90' | dd conv=notrunc of=obse_loader.exe bs=1 seek=$((0x14cb)) and press the return key.
5. Copy-paste this string into the terminal printf 'obse_loader\x00' | dd conv=notrunc of=OblivionLauncher.exe bs=1 seek=$((0x1347c)) and press the return key.

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Im tryna see which one is better, also which is better with "definetly bought and not cracked" games

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I've been mostly working with Linux and I never dabbled much in playing on Linux.

Anecdote: Last time I tried...Arma 3 was still available on Steam by default on Linux...

Anyway, here are my questions:

• Globally is there a "way to go" to play on Linux? Like Lutris? or Bottles? Or Proton?

• I'm confused about Proton or ProtonGE? It seems to be something offered by Steam but also a standalone thing? I found a github repo with poor documentation, particularly about the installation process, maybe I missed something.

• Last time I tried playing on Linux, I was trying to play Overwatch. And I remember using Lutris and something called "bottles" are those options still good? I read somewhere on Reddit that people are using ProtonGE to run Overwatch, but I'm really not sure what I should do there? I found no tutorial about this :')

• By launching a basic wine balatro.exe, balatro worked right away but the framerate seems to be "meh". It's totally playable, but I wonder whether maybe I could optimize things a little bit?

• This is not purely about gaming, but i'm sure gamers will understand this question: I have two screens, one is in 144hz the other in 60hz, and even though I set "144hz" for screen 1, I feel that Linux is kinda struggling with two different refresh rates, but maybe my eyes are deceiving me?

My hardware setup

• AMD 5900X
• Nvidia 3080Ti
• 64GB RAM
• Only SSD and nvme for storage

My software setup

• Kernel: 6.8.0-60-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
• Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.2.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.2.0 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0
• Distro: Linux Mint 22 Wilma base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

$ glxinfo | grep -i nvidia

server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

client glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation

OpenGL renderer string: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 570.133.07

OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60 NVIDIA

OpenGL version string: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 570.133.07

OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60 NVIDIA

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 NVIDIA 570.133.07

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UMU (included in Heroic Games Launcher and Lutris) causes many issues for running games on the Steam Deck. For example, with shader pre-caching disabled on the deck, games don't start at all (you only hear audio).

UMU also breaks the Steam UI and causes controller configuration, power menu, etc in gaming mode to disappear (the game is forced to be always on top).

It is possible to disable UMU in Heroic Games Launcher, but not in Lutris (if you use Proton in Lutris it always runs with UMU)

This is especially annoying because with the latest flatpak runtime (24.08 and anything based on it), only Proton versions 9.x and above work with the Steam Deck's controller. (though Bottles doesn't have this issue for some reason)

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