A friend of mine has an old laptop they want to optimise to run Minecraft Java edition (specs below). They don't have any experience with computers so they asked me to help. They have a different laptop they use for everyday things, so the old laptop can be dedicated to running Minecraft as best as it can and nothing else.

My guess is that Linux is the best option for this laptop, since Win10 won't be available for much longer and Win11 eats up so much RAM. Now, my question is, what should I pay attention to for Minecraft? I know the game is optimised weirdly (or not at all) compared to other games, but I don't know any details about it.

I also have to keep in mind that my friend has little computer experience. That means the Minecraft launcher should start with one click via a link on the desktop or taskbar like it does in Windows. Preferably, any maintenance like Java and driver updates should be handled either automatically or from a single additional shell script that can be run with one click from the desktop. It also needs to support wireless internet and playing on Minecraft servers online.

I myself have plenty of experience with programming and all kinds of Linux distros, but until now I've always used Windows 10 for gaming so this specific area is a bit new to me.

Are there any special distros or tools I should consider for this? I know Steam has something called Proton, do I need to start looking into that? And what kind of performance should I expect?

Laptop specs: Lenovo IdeaPad C340-15IML with an Intel Core i5-10210 (4 cores, 8 threads, base 1.8GHz up to 4.2GHz boosted) and 8GB memory. The laptop technically has a dedicated GPU, but it's a GeForce MX230 with 2GB memory. The built in keyboard is also broken, though I don't expect this to matter much.

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Hi Guys,

Just a newbie to Linux and currently using Endeavor OS and my question is how to move my games in Wine to another drive (ext4) with larger space?

Thanks in advance to all suggestions on this!

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Hi, I'm looking to possibly replace my Shadow Blade Win10 cloud PC with a local Linux machine for gaming. I currently use Linux Mint on a Mini-PC for everything else, and would like to keep that OS if possible, and run games through Steam Proton.

Can someone give me a rough overview of what parts would be recommendable and what it would cost me? I'm not playing MMOs, so it doesn't have to be ultra high-end. These are the specs that have worked well for me in the past on a Windows PC, so comparable performance would be nice.

-Intel XEON2.5 3.1 GHz 8 vCores

-Quadro P5000

-12GB RAM

And it would be fantastic if it could fit in a rather small case, but that's optional.

Budget...I don't know, but let's say preferrably around 1000, or if necessary up to ca. 1500€.

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Hey, I've just switched over from Windows and all is going great except this annoying little problem:

Whenever I tab out and back in of the game Football Manager (via steam), my keyboard just stops working in the game. It works fine outside the game, I can still tab out and do anything else outside the game, but it does nothing in the game.

Strangely, switching from full screen to windowed fixes it ... until I tab out again.

Anyone has some ideas?

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I've recently switched to Linux (Zorin) and have been learning a lot with it - but admittedly i'm still pretty green.

I've looked for a solution to this for days, and maybe it's not possible, but has anyone had success playing Warthunder (steam or standalone) in VR? I've been able to get Assetto Corsa to work, Star Wars Squadrons, Elite Dangerous, and No Man's Sky...but for some reason, I just can't get Warthunder to run in VR. I've tried the native Linux version and i've tried forcing GE_Proton (steam version).

I'm just curious if anyone has had success or would like to try and troubleshoot it with me.

Thanks.

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Hello there

I wonder if anyone else is also having problems with game performance after the latest vulkan updates. Yesterday, the following packages were updated:

[2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-gstreamer (1.24.3-1 -> 1.24.4-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded mesa (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-mesa (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs (1.24.3-1 -> 1.24.4-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded libva-mesa-driver (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-libva-mesa-driver (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded mesa-vdpau (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-mesa-vdpau (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded vulkan-intel (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-vulkan-intel (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded vulkan-mesa-layers (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-vulkan-mesa-layers (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded vulkan-radeon (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:29-0300] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-vulkan-radeon (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1) [2024-05-30T07:50:30-0300] [ALPM] upgraded vulkan-swrast (1:24.0.8-1 -> 1:24.1.0-1)

I've been playing Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade this week and it was simply perfect. After the updates, I'm having massive screen stuttering - it never happened before.

I appreciate any help trying to troubleshoot this.

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Hey everyone,

I'm having trouble with my save data for Stray Gods across my Ubuntu PC and Steam Deck, and I could really use some help.

Here's the situation:

• I started playing Stray Gods on a plane, so I was offline.
• Later, I launched the game on my Steam Deck before syncing the save data online via my PC.
• Now, my Steam Deck isn't picking up any progress from the PC.

What I've tried so far:

• I attempted to locate the save files on Ubuntu but couldn't find them.
• Tried forcing a manual save by completing another mission.
• Changed the Proton version.
• Uninstalled and reinstalled the game on the Steam Deck.

Unfortunately, nothing has worked. At this point, I'd be happy to just move my Ubuntu save data to my Steam Deck and continue from there, but I can't locate the save files on Ubuntu.

For reference, both my Steam Deck and Ubuntu installation are on the latest versions (Ubuntu 24.04 and Steam Deck latest beta update).

Has anyone faced a similar issue or have any advice on how to resolve this? Any guidance on where the save files might be located or other troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Inspired by classics like Heroes of Might and Magic, developers Oxymoron Games (Project Hospital) have revealed their sci-fi strategy game Silence of the Siren has a fresh upgraded demo and release date.