Can anyone help me with this error? Whenever I press start, I get an error when making the flash drive bootable. I've already tried rufus, balena, ventoy, they're all giving errors! I've already checked the ISO and it's not corrupted and my pendrive is new! I don't know what else to do

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I switched to Ubuntu 25.04 yesterday from Windows 11 just for the lolz, it runs... but everything runs at like 15 fps less than on Windows, don't even get me started on CS2, in Windows it ran at about 120 fps and now I barely get 60fps.

I don't care that much about CS2, but that's the game where I noticed the biggest difference so far.

Some details that might matter:
- I have a desktop PC with an intel i5-9400F and a GTX 1650 GDDR5
- Steam was installed using the .deb package from the Steam website
- I'm using Proton Experimental for every game
- My Nvidia driver is the version 575.64.03, or as it is called in the Software and Updates app, NVIDIA driver (open kernel) nvidia-driver-575-open (propietary, tested)

I know that Linux performs better with AMD, but for now I'm stuck with what I have, so I'd rather fix it, and I wouldn't want to go back to Windows and I would also prefer to avoid distro hopping that much, but if it is the only way to get better performance... I'll do it!

Anyway, in case anyone had the same issue and solved it, I would like to know how you did it, thanks.

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Do Linux Mint or Lubuntu have good integration with the drivers for the RTX 3050 6GB (laptop version) via installation through the terminal, or is it necessary to manually download them from the NVIDIA website? Additionally, do people who game on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs notice any difference in performance compared to Windows?

I'm deciding between these two distros.

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Hi r/linux_gaming! I’m a Linux newbie struggling with Dota 2 performance on Kubuntu 24.04.3 LTS. Despite trying everything I know, I’m stuck with two major issues:

1. **Resolution Reset Bug**:

   - Every game launch, Dota 2 defaults to *"Use Monitor"* resolution (unstable FPS).

   - Manually switching to *"Desktop Friendly"* (fullscreen?) stabilizes FPS temporarily... but it **always reverts to "Use Monitor"** when re-checking settings.

2. **Unstable FPS**:

   - After forcing "Desktop Friendly": FPS jumps to 120 (idle) but **drops to 50-90 in team fights**.

   - GPU/CPU usage seems low (GPU: 20-30%, CPU: 25-35%)

### System Specs:

- **CPU**: AMD Ryzen 2700x

- **GPU**: MSI RTX 2060 (Driver: NVIDIA 570 proprietary)

- **RAM**: 32GB DDR4

- **OS**: Kubuntu 24.04.3 (KDE Plasma)

- **NVIDIA Settings**: "Prefer Maximum Performance" enabled.

### What I’ve Tried:

✅ Clean-installed every NVIDIA driver (535/550/570/575) → no FPS difference.

✅ Forced fullscreen via `-w [width] -h [height] -fullscreen` launch options → ignored by game.

### Windows Comparison:

- Same hardware on Win11: **stable 143 FPS** (capped) with drops to 90 in team-fights (DX11).

**Question**:

- Any proven fixes to make fullscreen **stick permanently**?

- How to achieve **stable FPS** during team fights? (e.g., kernel tweaks, env variables, or config edits?)

- Could this be a Wayland/X11 or KDE-specific issue?

*Thanks for any tips!* 🙏

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So im a new linux user (Linux Mint) so my question might be a bit dumb, i never used gog before ever, i used steam back on windows and steam works on linux and from my limited understanding this program called "proton" can make non native linux games run on linux (still no clue what it actually is) but since switching to linux i have been interested in start buying some games on gog, from my (again) limited knowledge DRM free means that i actually own the files to the game and can install the game and play it with any launcher or something of some sorts but well how do i do it ? GOG galaxy doesn't seem to be supported on linux so im kinda lost here (even steam is a bit cryptric to me) ._.

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Buy it now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3456800/Rock_Crusher/
Please read the announcement post to pick your best deal.

Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.

I'm the solo dev of the. The 8-months development was an emotional journey for me. Thank you for all the support and feedback from the earliest demo.

Hope you'll enjoy the game!

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So long story short I added mesen from lutris to steam by right clicking and adding it from lutris library. The performance is poor compared to playing directly from lutris and its Linux native. Any way to fix this?

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Another big Team Fortress 2 (TF2) mod is coming to Steam with Pre-Fortress 2 aiming to bridge the gap between the original and TF2.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

I encountered a few problems. If I can fix them, I don't think I would ever return to Windows.

• Bluetooth

I need to re-plug the USB dongle after every single reboot for it to work

• Sleep

It wakes up instantly after sleep. I tried this fix but it didn't work.

https://blog.rxbrad.com/fixing-sleep-issues-with-bazzite-on-a-gigabyte-motherboard/

• HDR

It's confusing just like in Windows. It seems to be working differently in the Gaming Mode vs. the KDE Desktop. Gaming mode looks really nice when HDR is on. Switching to desktop mode after enabling HDR in the game mode causes the KDE colors to be all washed up so I just disable it before switching or keep it off.

I tried enabling HDR in games like Cyberpunk and D4. In Gaming Mode, HDR enabled but disabled in game, the game looks normal but if I try to enable HDR in game as well, the colors are too warm and washed out. Similar story for Diablo 4, turning on HDR in Gaming Mode and turning it off in game looks decent but if I enable HDR from the game settings it looks bad. Btw I'm impressed with how the game looks if I only enable HDR in gaming mode but keep it turned off in game settings.

On Cyberpunk, when launching the game from the desktop (with HDR enabled on KDE settings) the in game option to enable HDR is greyed out.

• VPN

I can't easily connect to my VPN serves like in other distros without creating a folder called ".cert" in my home folder, moving my open VPN files in there and applying this comment:

restorecon -R -v ~/.cert

I know it's a Fedora problem but I don't think this happened when I tried using Nobara.

Sleep and Bluetooth are the first priority. I don't know how to make them work properly.

Here are my specs: Ryzen 5 5600 / Gigabyte b550m-k / 32GB Ram / RX 9070 / LG 27gr95qe

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Monster Sanctuary from moi rai games is a great monster taming metroidvania, and now they're set to release Aethermancer into Early Access for more.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Valve have carefully tweaked the user review system for Steam games, to now include language-specific user review scores.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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This sounds dumb and also sounds like it's not even related to this sub but, what if there was a moddified Linux kernel (such as Linux-LTS or Linux-Zen) but that let software to execute at kernel level? That would make possible to run any game on Linux and (for security reasons) people could dualboot a distro for kernel-level anticheat gaming with their common distro.

Could that be done or is It impossible or a bad idea?

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I have seen a lot of videos now of cyberpunk player super well on this gpu! Saw a guy getting around 90fps with FSR on Quality, RT Psycho and ultra settings (no path tracing). This is on windows though, and with a 9800x3d.

My setup is with a 5600x. But i can barely hit 55 fps on these settings? Am i doing something wrong?

Im running CachyOS on Hyprland. With the ASUS TUF RX 9070 XT amd 5600x 32gb 3200mhz ram

I tried installing the ultra+ mod but that didnt really give me any boost in performance.

Have also tried updating to mesa-git and tried both AMDVLK and RADV, but the difference is minor. Does Cyberpunk just run alot better on windows?

A lot of benchmarks on youtube seem to say Linux is actually better?

My gpu maxes out at 98%

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I've been using BaziteOS for over a year now after switching from Windows to a full Linux setup. It’s been great for gaming, my Steam games all worked out of the box without any extra setup, which is why I stuck with it for so long.

But now that I’m starting working more on my machine with programming and writing automation scripts, I’ve hit a wall. BaziteOS being an immutable OS is starting to get in the way. Specifically, I’m trying to use pyautogui, and Wayland is causing compatibility issues. I attempted switching to Plasma X11, but it keeps crashing with a black screen on login.

So I’m looking for a distro that’s:

• Easy to set up and use like BaziteOS (no need to install or config any drivers)
• Very easy of use for gaming
• Flexible enough for development work and scripting

Any recommendations? I’d really appreciate your suggestions—thanks in advance!

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simply plugging it it does nothing and I have no idea what I should do to get it working. arch btw.

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If you're in need of an ARPG to play on Steam Deck / SteamOS or other handhelds, Last Epoch Season 3 could be the one for you.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Proton GE

https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom

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