I genuinely have no idea what it is that people, specifically gamers, are missing from being able to mess with their root folder. It's bizarre to me that people advise against Bazzite for people who are specifically new to Linux and switching from Windows for this reason. What are you doing that you can't do with flatpak, appimages, or distrobox?

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Hello, I am on Arch Linux (Wayland) with an Intel UHD 620. I have already tried clearing the shader cache, using Proton Experimental, GE-Proton, and launch options like PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 and gamescope. The problem is the same.

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I got the urge to replay this classic SCP game a couple days ago on my Linux pc. Unfortunately however I noticed these really annoying 'shadows' that keep constantly blocking my view, the game's supposed to have a dark fog several feet in front of you at all times, but it's not supposed to become that dark to the point where you no longer can see anything.

It sorta makes it unfair as you're supposed to see if the SCP is in front of you or not at certain times, causing accidental deaths.

I've tried numerous things to resolve this, using different wine versions, proton, ge-proton etc.. Trying different windows versions, other resolutions, running it using integrated graphics. So far nothing works.

(PS.) I maxed out the brightness in the options.ini to make it more visible in video.

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I have a QMK/VIA keyboard, and I'm currently using Arch Linux (btw), and every time that I want to make any configuration using the VIA website I need to use "chmod" to give me permission to write the respectively ¨/dev/hidraw"of the keyboard.

What is the issue with that? everytime that I reboot my computer, I have to run the same command over and over again. I wanted to make the changes persistent because firstly it is a bit annoying to run the command every single time and also because my girlfriend also use my computer, and she doesn't like to use the terminal at all since she is not well versed in computers.

If you guys have any alternative or can provide some insights to this issue, I'll be glad!

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Anyone else experienced this before? Runs fine in WIndows but throws this error for me every time on launch. Tried changing versions of Proton, verifying files, and removing any config files.

I just got the game today and saw that they had pushed a 1.6 patch and wasn't sure if maybe that has broken compatibility?

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I bought deluxe edition pre order but when I started it today all online options are off. Is that because of linux or because of something else? I used GE Proton 10-10. Maybe I'm panicking too early 😅

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I tried many games in steam and they all crashed before even opening, I tried different proton versions but nothing worked

this is the output of starting steam and a game:

bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
Vulkan missing requested extension 'VK_KHR_surface'.
Vulkan missing requested extension 'VK_KHR_xlib_surface'.
BInit - Unable to initialize Vulkan!
Vulkan missing requested extension 'VK_KHR_surface'.
Vulkan missing requested extension 'VK_KHR_xlib_surface'.
BInit - Unable to initialize Vulkan!

ProtonFixes[11475] WARN: [CONFIG]: Parent directory "/home/abdulhaleem/.config/protonfixes" does not exist. Abort.
Proton: Upgrading prefix from 10.0-200 to GE-Proton10-16 (/home/abdulhaleem/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/0/)
Proton: Prefix has an invalid version?! You may want to back up user files and delete this prefix.
ProtonFixes[11475] WARN: Skipping fix execution. We are probably running an unit test.

it seems to be a problem with the proton but i was just playing fine few hours ago

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So I've been considering linux because of windows dropping support for 10. However I have quite a lot of games on that pc I'm planning to switch on that I didn't get through steam but through... I'll just say means ahem ahem🏴‍☠️. But now I wonder how those games will behave if I do switch, none of them are online and they have relatively low requirements as they all run well on my Geforce 550 though I plan on upgrading to 650 soon. Will they work or not? I've used Linux a lot before but it was before my gaming days so I'm quite unsure.

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hi, l am new here. l just want to know how to install Cheat Engine Version 7.6 in Lutris. l'm using Linux Mint

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I have a few games that are well rated on ProtonDB, but for one reason or another won't launch or crashes. Ive used the PROTON_LOG=1 command to get the log files for each game, but when looking at them I don't know where to start when it comes to determine what causes the crashes. Is there a guide or tool to help interpret these log files?

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I’m using the Minisforum Ai X1 Pro, which has a Radeon RX 890M and a Ryzen 9 HX370. The game runs smoothly on my system right out of the box; however, like in most modern games, lossless scaling and an upscaler are essential for achieving a decent frame rate. In this case, I used TAAU, which provides better image quality than FSR in my opinion, and I set lossless scaling to 2x. Again, lossless scaling feels better than Frame Generation. Lastly, I am using the medium preset.

Indoor areas are easy to get solid fps; however, outdoor areas are a different story. Outdoors, the fps can drop under 60, but it still doesn't ruin the experience.

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Hey everyone,

I’m thinking about using CachyOS as my main daily driver. I mostly play single-player games like RDR2 and Cyberpunk 2077.

Is CachyOS a good choice for this? I’m mainly concerned about stability, drivers, and overall gaming performance.

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I have an older laptop with i7 4700hq, gtx 850m and 8gb of ram. I used to play overwatch on it back when it was still a 6v6 game. After that I bought a new gpu for my main pc and played on it ever since.

In the meantime overwatch 2 released and now windows 10 is reaching end of life so I decided to use the laptop as a toy to test out linux. I was positively surprised by not having to fish for bluetooth and touchpad drivers and whatnot, but I figured I'd try overwatch and oooh boy...

Ram usage slowly climbs until it fils up the entire 8gb and laptop freezes. Game sounds still work for a while but I'm then kicked to login screen with game reporting it's working at 0 fps. The only way to restart is to hold down the power button.

Is there anything I can do to fix this (apart from upgrading the ram) or do I just need to accept that ow2 won't work?

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Valve just put the Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale, so you can get ready for the upcoming Steam Autumn Sale ahead of time with some new hardware.

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Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Basically the title, lol. I'm wondering if anyone on the subreddit has any experience with undervolting this card using LACT.

Thanks in advance!

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I’m considering switching to Kubuntu for my gaming setup. My hardware is:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
• GPU: AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB
• Desktop environment: Kubuntu - KDE Plasma

I usually play a mix of games: competitive titles like Valorant and Warzone, and AAA open-world games like RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077, and potentially GTA6 in the future.

I know Linux gaming has come a long way, but I’m curious about a few things:

1. Compatibility & Performance: How well do these games run on Kubuntu with this hardware? Any quirks with Ryzen 5 7600 or RX 9060 XT on Linux?
2. Necessary drivers/tools: Which drivers, packages, or tweaks are essential to get the best performance (Mesa, Vulkan, AMDGPU, Steam Proton, Lutris, etc.)?
3. Potential pitfalls: Anything I should be aware of before committing to Linux for gaming? Like DRM issues, anti-cheat problems, or missing features.
4. Future-proofing: For upcoming AAA titles like GTA6, is Linux going to be viable, or should I keep a dual-boot with Windows?

Basically, I want to know if I can have a smooth gaming experience on Kubuntu without constantly fighting compatibility issues.

Any advice, personal experiences, or guides would be super helpful!

Thanks in advance.

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So I got the arc b580 12gb because I wanted something with open source drivers and it caught my curiosity (specs are in the second image)

Main tasks I do is play games like: no man sky, Detroit become human, maybe elite dangerous... Maybe in the future even some 3d modeling.

My question here is, what are the main things to follow to get the best experience, I can't find like a guide or all in one video that explains like to set it up under linux, I found only benchmarks.

Choosing an linux os over another matters? Like you can understand im running nixOS now, it is the best options? I've heard of cachy OS, Nobara, garadua....

What configuration should I apply to get a smooth experience?

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Hi all, I'm trying to play The First Descendant on Linux Mint 22.2. The game immediately closes after the initial launch screen pops up.

I've tried using both Proton Experimental and Proton 9.0.4 as listed in Proton DB. I also tried putting in the launch options

PROTON_USE_EAC_LINUX=1 gamemoderun %command% -dx12 -useallavailablecores -notexturestreaming

for both, but that didn't work either. My Linux distribution is on an ext4 format, not NTFS, so that isn't the issue.

Sometimes the game, after closing, tells me there is insufficient hardware support, but this game runs on my Windows partition (on the same computer), so that isn't it either. I checked under Driver Manager and my nvidia drivers are up to date (version 550).

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

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I have been trying to download and play a pokemon fangame called xenoverse for quite some time now, except I cant make it work. If I try to download it off lutris, it returns an error (return code 23296) and says "the NVIDIA driver was unable to open 'libnvidia-glvkspirv.so.580.82.09'" despite having it downloaded and finding it in my files. If I try to download it myself and make it work, it stops downloading mid-in-game download and says:

could not allocate 8192 bytes Monitored process exited. No return code

Both me and my brother are left dumbfounded- does anyone here know what to do?

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