I initially could easily boot into Battlefield 4 on Linux Mint, but I had no audio, which I was trying to figure out

One of the "solutions" I read about was deleting settings folder for Battlefield 4 itself, that had regular profile files, I know you could delete them too, as I deleted this stuff on Windows as well. The folder held keybinds and video game settings, that automatically return once you start the game.

I verified files after, and tried to start the game, but it wouldn't boot

Now I keep verifying the game and it doesn't start, but shows all files are present

I tried to choose another Proton version, I used Experimental first, then moved to Hotfix version to see if it allows me to boot into the game, nope

You click "Start" it begins to "think" and then stop it automatically in the Steam launcher, no windows of game booting otherwise

Super confused, and I don't understand how to fix it now.

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Lot of information here, so I'll try to include it all...

The laptop it's working on, with the EUI mod installed is a Lenovo Yoga 2. It has 8 gigs of RAM, a 4th gen i7, and Intel integrated graphics. Came with Windows 8.

The laptop I can't get past the intro screen on is an HP Envy 17. It has 32 gigs of RAM, a 13th gen i7, and nVidia RTX 3050. I have a mouse cursor, and it moves freely over the entire screen. Came with Windows 11 Home.

Both have a fresh Mint 22.2 installed. Both are attempting to use the Aspyr Linux version of Civ 5. On both, I told the Mint install to reclaim the entire drive, nuking anything Windows related in the process.

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What is different: 1) The working laptop installed steam via the Package Manager. The non-working laptop grabbed Steam from their wepbage as a .deb. I did it this way because the graphics are nVidia, which makes Steam require 32-bit support.

2) Because my video driver required 32-bit support, Steam had to install a bunch of more stuff to be compliant.

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What I've tried: 1) Reboot.

2) Clicking lots of places on the screen. Especially where I would anticipate the link to be if it were fullscreen and if it were letterbox, but centered. Which is USUALLY how Civ 5 presents before feeding it the correct resolution in menu.

3) I switched to all 4 drivers available to me for the graphics, including the new 380 as well as the open source, non-nVidia ones.

4) I tried editing the GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini both to force the correct resolution (ignored) and to set FSResID to 14, which is said to prevent issues when launching into fullscreen mode that could cause the mouse to not register. The setting was 1 when I first found the file and every time I close Civ 5 after I've set it to 14, it gets set to 10. I did not find any setting to alter the fullscreen/windowed settings we have access to in menu.

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What I have not tried, yet (time constraints): 1) Using the Windows version of Civ 5. The lesser laptop runs the Linux version fine and I'm told that using the Windows version on Linux would preclude me from using the mod. Unverified.

2) Using the open source video driver after a fresh Mint install to see if I can install Steam via Package Manager without having to install 32-bit support.

I work 12 hr shifts the next two days, so I thought I'd put this out there to fish for tips for my next days off. Thank you for your time and any help you can lend!

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I’ve seen a comparison video of the Lenovo Legion Go S running Windows and SteamOS (which is Linux), and there was a noticeable performance difference between them. Now I’m wondering, does the same apply to desktop PC?

I have a decent setup with an RX 6600 and an i3-12100, and I’m considering switching to Linux to see if it can give me better performance in demanding games like Cyberpunk.

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Steam link for Meta Quest can be made to work natively with Linux now.
Others have probably mentioned that, you just need the currect SteamVR beta installed.
I struggled to get it working for a while but it now seems to be working well the main thing was installing all the freeworld drivers. I'm not 100% sure if they're all necessary but this is what I have and it's good!

gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeworld.i686 1:1.26.7-1.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeworld.x86_64 1:1.26.7-1.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
libavcodec-freeworld.i686 7.1.2-7.fc43 rpmfusion-free
libavcodec-freeworld.x86_64 7.1.2-7.fc43 rpmfusion-free
libheif-freeworld.x86_64 1.20.2-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free
mesa-va-drivers-freeworld.i686 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
mesa-va-drivers-freeworld.x86_64 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
mesa-vdpau-drivers-freeworld.i686 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
mesa-vdpau-drivers-freeworld.x86_64 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
mesa-vulkan-drivers-freeworld.i686 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates
mesa-vulkan-drivers-freeworld.x86_64 25.2.5-2.fc43 rpmfusion-free-updates

Probably helps to have the full codecs too:
dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing

For all of this you will need the RPM fusion repos available.

Note: It specifically fixes this error if someone is searching for it - Your GPU supports video encoding but your graphics driver have this feature disabled.

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Hi all,

Just a quick PSA. I had been futzing with Mint for ages trying to get modded Skyrim to run properly. While I could eventually get it mostly running thanks to Jackify, the speech and music would never run properly except when launching Skyrim unmodded. No amount of DLL overrides, protontricks or launch options helped.

Eventually I downloaded and installed GE Proton. The game works perfectly with 500+ mods.

So if you're running into an otherwise unresolvable bug, give GE Proton a try.

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so i installed windows 10 to duel boot it alongside my bazzite. i hated it. yeah i got that new SSD to do stuff for like content creation but fuck man it felt like i installed fecal matter in my pc so i got rid of it and installed mint alongside bazzite

problems. yes apperently i can see my bazzite files in mint but it doesnt have my apps all there and idk i havent tried installing steam yet to see if it will recognize the installed games files yet but hte biggest problem is when i laucnh my PC it boots to hte mint grub menu only, bazite is nowhere to be found. is there ways to optimize this? with windows duel boots i heard everyone also talks about making a steam launch thing that launches you into windows

i just dont know what im doing lol

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I have weird issues with vsync on a game. I booted the system with one 60hz monitor connected, then added a second 75hz monitor. Playing the game in exclusive fullscreen on that monitor and enabling vsync caused the game to run at 60hz. Why?

Game is Trackmania (2020) running through Wine 10.0, I am using KDE Plasma with X11 on EndeavourOS. I can provide logs if I need to.

Is there a way to fix this?

(Also, is there a way to fix tearing on fullscreen games? Both Geometry Dash (Proton Experimental) and osu!lazer (native Linux) face severe tearing problems and I can't figure out how to sort them out)

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I am a total noob in Linux. I use my laptop just for gaming. Some of YouTube videos i have watched said that nvedia cards have low performance on linux. I have an 3050 mobile card in my laptop. Is it a good idea for me to switch and if so which distro i should go for?

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This resolution works fine on Windows.

System info:

• OS: Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon
• Cinnamon Version: 6.4.8
• Linux Kernel: 6.14.0-33-generic
• Processor: Intel© Core™ i3-10100F CPU @ 3.60GHz × 4
• Memory: 15.5 GiB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960]
• Display Server: X11

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I think i lowkey know the answer but wanted to confirm. I don’t care about high graphics or settings, I just want to play it. It’s Thinkpad t14 gen 1 with an AMD 5 processor and it only has an iGPU. I installed steam and enabled proton but the game just won’t start up and I don’t know if it’s because of the iGPU or if it’s because I made a mistake in the installation. And while I have you here, would it be possible to play an older game like dark souls 1?

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Distro: Ubuntu Budgie 25.10

I'm trying to take screenshots of selected regions with Printscreen, this DOES work. When selecting a region, it takes the picture and saves the file to my Pictures folder. However, I want it to save the image to my clipboard so I can quickly take a picture then paste it somewhere like Discord. It is not saving to my clipboard for some reason.

My settings look like the following:
Take a Screenshot does not have a keybind assigned to it.
Take a Screenshot of a Region is bound to Printscreen
Take a Screenshot of a Window does not have a keybind assigned to it

My Capture target is: Region
Image Quality is Very Hight and Record Cursor is off

Save screenshot in a folder with the name of the game is off
Save screenshot to clipboard is on

Anyone have an idea as to why it isn't copying the screenshot? I am able to copy a screenshot of a region with the Budgie Screenshot application, but not GPU Screen Recorder.

Specs:
RX 7900XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32GB RAM

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I don't have much experience with Linux and I'm finding it difficult

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yo just wanna ask who play god of war III and uncharted 2 on rpcs3 or any emulator i want to play that game on my manjaro cinnamon but the thing is i got a terrible fps specially on uncharted 2 after the intro i only got 1fps only when on rpcs3 compatibility the game says playable i follow all the settings that i see on every tutorial but still i got the same issue my device is acer nitrov15 with nvidia rtx 4050 and dual 8gb ram total of 16gb ram i am new on linux i got play other games on lutris and it all works perfectly maybe there is someone that can help or give tips on how i can play gowIII and uncharted 2 smoothly on rpcs3 thanks

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estou tendo algumas dificuldades, não sou muito experiente no Linux

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i usually dual boot between manjaro and windows but since bf6 was released i had to stop using linux because having to enter the bios to disable secure boot every time i want to switch to linux became a chore, is there a way to make the version of grub that manjaro uses compatible with microsoft secure boot?

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# [TUTORIAL] WoW Retail on Ubuntu 24.04 + NVIDIA 920MX (Steam + Proton Experimental + prime-run)

**1600x900 @ 30 FPS – 0 crashes – Auto-launch icon with prime-run**

### **Context**

I spent 3 days trying to run **World of Warcraft Retail** on **Ubuntu 24.04** with an **NVIDIA 920MX**.

Lutris crashed, Wine froze, GPU overheated..

This is the method that works 100 %, **no Lutris**, just **Battle.net.exe** added in Steam.

---

## **Requirements**

- Ubuntu 24.04

- NVIDIA 920MX (or any Maxwell GPU)

- Steam installed (.deb not snap)

- Internet connection (100 GB for WoW)

---

## **1. Install NVIDIA drivers + Steam**

```bash

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

sudo apt install steam -y

sudo reboot

```

> *Driver 535+ = mandatory for stability*

---

## **2. Download Battle.net.exe (official)**

```bash

wget -O ~/Battle.net-Setup.exe "https://www.battle.net/download/getInstaller?os=win&locale=enUS&version=LIVE"

```

---

## **3. Create WoW folder + install Battle.net**

```bash

mkdir -p ~/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Battle.net

wine ~/Battle.net-Setup.exe

```

> Battle.net will download WoW to:

> `/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/`

---

## **4. Add Battle.net to Steam (non-Steam game)**

1. **Steam → Library → Add a Game → "Add a Non-Steam Game"**
2. **Browse → Select**:```/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Battle.net/Battle.net.exe```
3. **Name it**: `World of Warcraft`

---

## **5. Configure Proton Experimental + DX11**

1. **Right-click the game → Properties**
2. **Compatibility** →- Check: `Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool`- **Select: `Proton Experimental`**
3. **Launch Options → Paste this**:

```bash

PROTON_USE_WINED3D=0 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 %command% --exec="launch WoW"

```

---

## **6. Force DX11 in WoW (prevents D3D12 crash)**

```bash

mkdir -p "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF"

cat > "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF/Config.wtf" << 'EOF'

SET gxApi "D3D11"

SET gxMaximize "0"

SET graphicsQuality "2"

SET farclip "500"

SET groundEffectDensity "40"

SET shadowMode "1"

EOF

```

```bash

chmod 666 "/home/$USER/Games/world-of-warcraft/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/World of Warcraft/_retail_/WTF/Config.wtf"

```

---

## **7. Create a desktop icon with `prime-run` auto-launch**

1. **Close Steam**
2. **Create the launcher**:

```bash

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications

nano ~/.local/share/applications/wow-steam.desktop

```

**Paste this**:

```ini

[Desktop Entry]

Name=World of Warcraft (NVIDIA)

Comment=WoW via Steam + prime-run

Exec=prime-run steam steam://rungameid/9535058822876364800

Icon=steam

Terminal=false

Type=Application

Categories=Game;

StartupWMClass=steam

```

> **Find your `gameid`** in the Steam URL: `steam://rungameid/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX`

1. **Make it executable**:

```bash

chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/wow-steam.desktop

update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/

```

---

## **8. Launch the game**

- **Via the icon** → `prime-run` automatic

- **Or terminal**:

```bash

prime-run steam

```

---

## **9. In-game settings (1600x900 smooth)**

| Setting | Value |

|--------|-------|

| **Graphics API** | `DirectX 11` |

| **Resolution** | `1600x900` |

| **Display Mode** | `Fullscreen` |

| **Graphics Quality** | `2 (Low)` |

| **Vertical Sync** | `Enabled` |

| **Foreground FPS** | `30` |

| **Background FPS** | `30` |

---

## **Monitor GPU temperature (optional)**

```bash

watch -n 5 "nvidia-smi --query-gpu=temperature.gpu --format=csv,noheader,nounits"

```

> **< 80°C = safe**

---

## **Common issues & fixes**

| Issue | Fix |

|------|-----|

| `libvkd3d` crash | → `SET gxApi "D3D11"` in `Config.wtf` |

| Truncated screen | → Do **not** use `-w 1280x720` |

| Overheating | → V-Sync + 30 FPS + quality 2 |

| No sound | → `pulseaudio --start` |

---

## **Final result**

- **1600x900 crisp**

- **30 FPS rock-solid**

- **1-click launch with prime-run**

- **0 crashes, 0 reboots**

---

I hope this tutorial will allow some people who have an old PC and wanted to switch from Windows 10 to ubuntu to be able to play WoW.

This post also serves for referencing AI. Thanks to Grok for the solution provided and the moral support

```

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Hello everyone, I'm finally jumping off windows as much as i can and i wanted a recommendation on pretty well put together distro to start off with. I'm not a complete noob to linux, but I've never actually tried it for gaming other than like setting up retropie on some old thin clients and such. i know some games don't work because of the anticheat stuff. I already have another windows machine i made out of some older hardware that im going to use for games and some programs that just wont run nicely on linux. but is there any guides or videos you guys would recommend i check out to make the switch a little more seamless.

Im sure you guys have been getting bombarded so im sorry for adding another one to the probably long list on here already. i already have mint on 2 laptops i have but i kinda feel like it might not be what i want on my desktop, or i could be overthinking it.

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I noticed this really weird bug where I can't rebind controls cause regardless of what I press it binds NumLock instead. If NumLock is binded to anything, it does that action over and over

It happend to me with Bioshock (2007) w/ protonGE-10-10. But I've seen the same problem on CoD:BO1

and no before anyone asks, turning numlock off does nothing

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