Sorry for the slightly inflammatory title, hopefully it gets me some eyes on this post ;P

I've finally decided to move away from Windows. I already use Linux at work as my work desk, but never tried it for home use. I setup Ubuntu to dual boot with windows for two months now, and mostly it's great and I haven't seen the need to boot windows once.

I do have some struggles with some games and knowing very little about Linux I'm not sure if it's my hardware, Linux setup or the games I'm playing.

Here's my somewhat outdated setup:

• Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
• Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z390 UD
• Intel® Core™ i5-9600K × 6
• 16.0 GB
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti
• Two monitors:
  • Primary display: 4K, scale 150%
  • Secondary display: 1080p, scale 150%

My my main use case is playing turn based games on the primary display while browsing on the secondary. I'm seeing these behaviors:

• Game starts on secondary display - some can be dragged to the primary display, some won't (Galciv4 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357210/Galactic_Civilizations_IV/)
• After a game is positioned on the primary display, clicking on the browser in the secondary display causes display on both monitors to go haywire: Applications switch between displays usually ending with the game on the secondary display and the browser on the primary display.
• The positioning of the monitors changed - essentially swapping side (i.e. to move the mouse cursor between them I need to move the cursor to the furthest side of the monitor instead of through the center.

Old world (https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/Old_World) and The Last Spell (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/The_Last_Spell) and others presented this behavior.

Sometimes I get really crazy stuff (this is from both monitors) happening and the system will require a reboot:

https://preview.redd.it/dtz2qqh7fjug1.png?width=7982&format=png&auto=webp&s=53b59a81fad2fe14c343c062826d1566b731048f

I experimented with steam launch arguments. Some had no effect, some prevented games from starting. I tried disabling the secondary monitors - it'd turn back on by itself and the same shenanigans ensued.

Is this a general Linux problem, or it may differ between distributions? Am I playing games which are too old / devs didn't bother to support Linux properly?

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I tried playing minecraft java in my laptop (which has a 4K display), and the game automatically plays at my native resolution, the linux java version of the game just don't let you change your resolution in the options unfortunately.

i looked it up and saw that some people go around it by using gamescope through steam, but when i add the non steam game, the prism launcher just doesn't run (i have the appimage version), so i can't use it through steam either.

Any alternative solution please ? running the game in 4K is too much for my integrated graphics and i have bad framerate, in windows i was just using lossless scaling, to rescale the game like i wanted.

For info i have bazzite gnome version, and im using the prism launcher like i said.

thanks

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Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20240415003003/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20250415022041/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
• https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam?platform=combined

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nodehHTfNwM?feature=share I had been planning for weeks to create this and finally sat down yesterday to try and make it happen. I am really proud of it, yes it is one of the silliest things you will ever see but if you know you know... Just wanted to share this with you all.

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What’s your take on Proton after ~7 years?

Feels kind of crazy how much things have changed. Back then Linux gaming was pretty rough, and now with Proton a lot of games just… work.

But then you look at the repo and it still has 5k+ open issues

From your experience, how much of your library is actually playable without issues? Like truly smooth, no weird bugs. Does 70-80% sound fair or is that too optimistic?

Also, do you feel Proton is "good enough" now to daily drive Linux for gaming or are there still too many edge cases?

Curious to hear how it’s been for others.

https://preview.redd.it/qxbh6a20viug1.png?width=495&format=png&auto=webp&s=9bde684d071d598bc4deae2dd2b9a0d8ddc61763

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1. I used Linux mint for a total of 8 days yeah yeah first day I was testing the the waters terminal file tree on the second day I installed steam and some games with proton ofc I started playing games, it wasn't lagging but stuttering so much I looked it up why it could be 1. high mouse poll rate I did that still stuttering, then I updated my drivers still nothing. Then I found multiple post about mint being outdated for games and all that so thats it.
2. It keeps freezing and sometimes crashing the entire computer
3. It looks like windows to much and I get the ick :'D

So I can't play for shit its crashing and all that and not as customisable like cachy and cachy is actualy made for games. I'll keep yall updated on how cachy goes

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I'm thinking of getting a laptop with either a 4050 or 4060 if I'm lucky but how is the performance on linux.

I will be running something bleeding edge like cachyos or nixos unstable if i learn it.

With kde plasma and wayland only so how is it?

Btw i am looking at an lenovo loq or a asus tuf a15 so if anybody have specific experience please feel free to share

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Hi, is there something like ES-DE or Steam Big Picture that works with a controller correctly but uses games linked to Heroic launcher?

I don't really want to jump around between my desktop and the couch, plus im plannig into running gamescope directly inside of being nested inside Mutter

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Hi guys, im noticing abit more audio instabilty in games lately. Good example is crimson desert. Its not constant but its enough to be distracting and doesnt happen in most other games i play. There dont seem to be any posts about audio issues from steam forums either so im leaning towards a linux speciifc issue.

I have to use ge-proton for wayland and HDR support. Is there anything i can do to fix or at least try?

Thanks

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Hey all! recently I have been having the strangest issue, Scrap Mechanic has been getting concerning low FPS (~40-50, although can go as low as 10-20, when plugged in, and ~10 when on bat. power), after a quick check with System Monitor, I found the usage on my dGPU to be nearly 0%. As you could imagine, I'm pissed! I have tired nearly everything I know, but to no avail. This has been an issue for quite some time, and I'm just now getting quite tired of my laptop's behavior when it comes to this. The performance should not depend on if its running on AC or battery power (yeah, I know this behavior is intended, but its seriously annoying and seems to not be toggleable), and my dGPU should be more than an expensive paperweight. if anyone wishes to help, here are some specs:

Framework Laptop 16
Fedora 43 w/ KDE Plasma
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 7700S [Discrete]
GPU 2: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics [Integrated]

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I'm trying to get some modding happening for witcher 3, cyberpunk, et al.

And the lack of mod manager options that work with nexus mods collections is pretty much stopping me in my tracks.

I've attempted a number of guides to get vortex workign but with no lunch, the current version just simply doesn't work on Linux as best I can tell.

Do I need to just give up mods on Linux ? How do people commonly work around this? I couldn't see anyhting in the FAQ

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I've tried countless guides, with the native and the proton version, I've tried BG3MM, MO2, running them through proto tricks, and nothing works. I feel so lost right now bc I can't get it to work no matter what I do. Is there any updated guide or something?

I'm using cachyos btw

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I recently started a new project: a plugin for Decky.

I've always wanted to display my collections in the game mode UI of my Steam Deck, just like I do on my PC. It all started with this idea, and it grew with suggestions from the community and some extra thoughts I had during development.

Now, the first major milestone is complete. I have improvements and new features to add, but from here on out, everything will be brand new and far beyond what I initially imagined. So, come share it with you all.

My store submission is complete and awaiting approval to become available. In the meantime, anyone who wants to can download it directly from the project's GitHub.

I wish you all a lot of fun and happy customizing!

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I want to play a private server for an abandoned MMORPG without risking my main computer.

My desktop is running Linux and the VM would use Linux too.

I have a RX 6700 XT, is it possible to get close to native (90%?) performance inside a vm? Anyone doing that too?

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Black Mesa is a re-make of the original Half-Life but using the matured Source engine and it is a Beautifully crafted game! It's so good that it is no longer a mod but a full game! I will never play the original Half-Life because Black Mesa is a thousand times better and more enjoyable!
As if that wasn't enough... HECU Collective team has been working on a remake of Blue Shift in the same manner... Dude this game is stunning and so very fun! Even without Gordon's suit there is a lot of...

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I've been using Bazzite for almost a year now and previously used Garuda for a few years before that. I've always dual-booted Windows for games that didn't work for me, but I'm happy to find that I rarely have to do that anymore!

While I love Bazzite and it's probably my go-to recommendation; I've struggled with a very specific networking problem since I began using it. Due to this, I'm considering switching to a new distro; any recommendations from people here? I'm honestly don't care too much about the facts of what works best, etc; I specifically want peoples opinions and what they like about it :)

The main ones I'm considering right now are Cachy, Pop, and back to Garuda.

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Hey I am a big gamer currently playing on windows 11. Im a bit of a minimalist and I hate all the clutter on windows. I have recently looked into linux and find it super interesting and I had a few questions. First of all, how do you go about choosing a distro? Any good videos I should watch? I liked the look of mint so far, how does that go with gaming? Also im a counter strike player so was wondering how it runs on linux (ive heard you cant use the 4:3 setting)? And my last question would be, how do i check what games in my library run on linux? Thanks for all the help.

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I know this is unpresented setup, but since I have the hardware I figure I give it a go. Technically I know I can use disable GPU for Steam, and it does "work", but it's kinda laggy. No, I am not held back by the licensing either.

First, I like to say I AM able to get flatpak sunshine to run. It wasn't easy. But I am a bit stuck on Steam.

I tried the direct depo as well as the flatpak steam.. Both doing exactly the same. Running it by default, it disables my gpu. Software mode is pretty laggy. If I force it I get a blank Steam, but the context menu shows up.

I tried toggling the GPU settings in Steam, that didn't do much. Big Picture is complete blank.

With Sunshine, I had to use 'usermod -aG render <user>' to get it to work.

Created nvidia_icd.json so it would prioritize 32bit.

Tried at least a dozen different ways to launch Steam:
flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam -no-cef-sandbox -disable-gpu-compositing -enable-gpu-rasterization -ignore-gpu-blocklist

flatpak override --user --device=all --device=shm com.valvesoftware.Steam

I feel like I am just missing one tiny little thing that is not directing Steam Web to the vGPU.

Any suggestions, let me know!

[gamer@gaas ~]$ flatpak override --user --filesystem=/home/gamer/.local/share/Steam:ro com.valvesoftware.Steam [gamer@gaas ~]$ flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam INFO:root:https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/wiki INFO:root:Will set XDG dirs prefix to /home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam DEBUG:root:Checking input devices permissions INFO:root:Overriding TZ to America/Chicago steam.sh[2]: Running Steam on org.freedesktop.platform 25.08 64-bit steam.sh[2]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically setup.sh[54]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date! steam.sh[2]: Log already open steam.sh[2]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables. [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Startup - updater built Mar 13 2026 01:52:12 [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-no-cef-sandbox' 04/10 18:41:59 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 04/10 18:41:59 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1773426488)/tid(97) CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables. [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Process started with command-line: '/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '8' '-srt-logger-opened' '-no-cef-sandbox' 04/10 18:41:59 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Using update UI: console 04/10 18:41:59 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(98) [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Create window [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin) [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal [2026-04-10 18:41:59] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 400, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2026-04-10 18:41:59] 2. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2026-04-10 18:41:59] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in' [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Verifying installation... [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Verifying file sizes only [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Set percent complete: 0 [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Set percent complete: -1 [2026-04-10 18:41:59] Set status message: Verifying installation... [----] Verifying installation... [2026-04-10 18:42:00] Verification complete UpdateUI: skip show logo [2026-04-10 18:42:00] Destroy window Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/logs [2026-04-10 18:42:00] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected [2026-04-10 18:42:00] No more messages are expected - exiting XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8 XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf63be7b0 XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf63bd020 04/10 18:42:01 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 04/10 18:42:01 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1773426488)/tid(103) Running query: 1 - GpuTopology Response: gpu_topology { gpus { id: 1 name: "NVIDIA A2-4Q" vram_size_bytes: 4552916992 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary driver_version_major: 580 driver_version_minor: 126 driver_version_patch: 9 luid: 0 } gpus { id: 2 name: "NVIDIA A2-4Q" vram_size_bytes: 4552916992 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary driver_version_major: 580 driver_version_minor: 126 driver_version_patch: 9 luid: 0 } gpus { id: 3 name: "NVIDIA A2-4Q" vram_size_bytes: 4552916992 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary driver_version_major: 580 driver_version_minor: 126 driver_version_patch: 9 luid: 0 } gpus { id: 4 name: "llvmpipe (LLVM 21.1.8, 256 bits)" vram_size_bytes: 3221225472 driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaLLVMPipe driver_version_major: 25 driver_version_minor: 3 driver_version_patch: 5 luid: 0 } default_gpu_id: 1 } Exit code: 0 Saving response to: /tmp/steamHaEdJK - 164 bytes steamwebhelper.sh[107]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/pv-runtime/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point steamwebhelper.sh[107]: CEF sandbox already disabled steamwebhelper.sh[107]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/pv-runtime/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 158 bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=97 -buildid=1773426488 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=0 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 -use_xcomposite_workaround --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --disable-gpu-compositing --disable-gpu --no-sandbox --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/gamer/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --gaia-url=http://disabled.invalid --disable-features=WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand,SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC reaping pid: 98 -- steam Desktop state changed: desktop: { pos: 0, 0 size: 1920,1080 } primary: { pos: 0, 0 size: 1920,1080 } Caching cursor image for ibeam, size 32x32, serial 158, cache size = 0 sh: line 1: lsb_release: command not found sh: line 1: lsb_release: command not found submitted by /u/mbze430
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