Ubuntu 24.04 does not have the ability to install .deb files using software installer. So I attempted to work around this using the dpkg command. This installation process worked successfully with steam and resolved problems I was having with the Snap Store version of steam.

When I try to install the minecraft launcher using dpkg -i Minecraft.deb, the terminal outputs this:

Selecting previously unselected package minecraft-launcher. (Reading database ... 260474 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack Minecraft.deb ... Unpacking minecraft-launcher (1.1.26) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of minecraft-launcher: minecraft-launcher depends on libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0); however: Package libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 is not installed. dpkg: error processing package minecraft-launcher (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: minecraft-launcher

I am unfamiliar with libgdk-picbuf2.0-0, but I attempted to install it using apt and it wasn't able to find it. The web results for this problem in general are very sparse and return no information regarding Ubuntu 24.04, so I'm making a reddit post now after my research has returned no results. I do not want to install mc installers from the snap store because I don't trust any of them not to give my OS a virus or something. Is there a better way to install Mojang's official debian file on Ubuntu 24.04 in such a way that it manages all of its dependencies?

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On a daily basis, I use my xbox360 controller to not only play games on my desktop, but essentially use it as a mouse as well. The primary feature I use it for is that it allows for "shortcuts", where I can use the button in the middle to immediately switch profiles. It allows me to play a game, exit it, use the mouse features to open a new game, then immediately switch back to controller mode - all without having to switch devices or move back and forth between my desktop and another location.

Unfortunately, it looks like xboxdrv development ceased a while ago, so I'm anticipating that it won't play well with wayland. Additionally, since it has to be run as root, I doesn't give me the good feels when there isn't active security fixes in the case that there is a need for them.

My priorities:

1. profiles, with a configurable button to quickly switch or rotate between them

2. Capability to turn the gamepad into a mouse and supports keymapping

3. Capability to map buttons to scripts

4. Compatibility with Wayland

So, I'm looking for alternatives. Is there any modern solution for this on the Linux side? I haven't found anything on google, aside from wtype, which really doesn't fit the bill.

Also, if the solution requires using a newer controller than a 360 one, I'm more than happy to do that, I just need the application to work similarly.

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I do not have a laptop. People say that Elden Ring runs better on Linux than Windows but it's not the case for me. They said when they turned it to performance mode the game worked flawlessly. I tried Proton GE and still it runs at 40 - 50 fps. On Windows 10 I constantly have 60. I installed the proprietary Nvidia driver. Is it because of this that the game is running slow?

EDIT: I did switch to Xorg (X11)

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Hello people,

after 20 long hours of searching for the answer why my games were flickering under Fedora I finally found the answer.
And thats why I gotta ask u all:

Would it be better to be on POP_OS?
I only play games and go on the browser on my PC. I love KDE Plasma and thats why I like Fedora KDE because its native but POP_OS with KDE was awesome too and the store was, imo, better.

So please give me some good advice. Should I stay on Fedora after finally archiving the victory or switch to POP for a more stable user expierence?!

I am grateful for every advice because I am a noob. Thank u!

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*On my machine anyways.

I swapped to linux around 2 years ago now, at first the experience was alright in games but then I started reading up on wayland. From my noob hobbyist perspective, it just sounded more efficient so I gave it a shot and installed wayland on my garuda (which defaulted to x11 around this time) and wholly molly. The latency in games is so low, the frame timings are pretty much perfect, and I have not seen screen tearing in over a year. Games just consistently feel great to play and better to play than in windows for me. I have been extremely pleased with it since I tried it.

The downside to this? The selection of DE's that I can use is severely limited, as X11 just performs so much worse in games than wayland that I don't want to use it at all. I know about gamescope, but it running in X just is not as good as a full wayland session. Luckily plasma is a pretty solid DE and I'm happy with it for the time being, even if I am eagerly awaiting cinnamon wayland to be ready for prime time.

My specs if anyone is curious -
* Ryzen 7 3800x
* RX 6600XT
* 16 gigs at 3200mhz

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I’ve seen people post they got it to work but nobody goes into detail or gives a step by step on how they did it. So, once again I am asking if anyone has a legit way to run it? If so could you provide a guide.

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so im new to linux mint and when i got a disc write error people suggested to restart the system as it might resolve the issue however i was greeted with a busy box display screen, upon trying to exit i got this screen, can someone please tell me a fix? thank you in advance!

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Hi!

So, im running this game on popOS and for a month (almost 20 hours in game, pre-ancient temple) it has been a blast alongside ffnx mod, i loved the experience, but for whatever reason i cannot comprehend the launcher works fine but i am totally unable to either find my save files or get back into the game, please help.

Identifiable actions i've taken (ordered by moment in time from least recent to latest):

1. Remove content from a numbered folder under steamapps (related to an issue with another game, source: https://www.protondb.com/app/552500#oP7LpwPlrf )
2. Open the game, launcher succeeds, game launch fails. Reboot system.
3. Search for save files (none found either at .steam/ or .wine/ and subdirectories.
4. Turn on and off cloud saving. (ik, most likely will be problematic, but to this point i was already in a high level of anxiety).
5. Reinstall the game.

Please let me know if i can get my save files somehow and continue playing where i left it.

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Yeah the title's all there's to it, except maybe the fact that I use Arch btw.

I was using nvidia-open-dkms but uninstalled it recently and updated mesa to the hailed 24.1 so I can reap the benefits.

System's running smoother, wayland now works instead of throwing a black screen, but even stuff like TF2 runs at 12FPS max.

I've added vulkan-nouveau to make Vulkan work but beyond that I don't know what could be the issue.

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Yeah....

Im going back to windows 10, cause i dont think that my laptop with low end hardware can play games on linux.

With web games it is good, but...

2D Indie games: slow

3D Games: powerpoint prezentation.

thank you for giving me advice, but i dont think linux is for people who have low end laptops right now...

hopefully i will find a good free antivirus to protect my laptop from all sorts of viruses if linux will still not support low end laptops or other low end machines that well after windows 10 becomes unsuported by microsoft.

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Hello everyone! :)

After a lot of strife I settled on RPG Maker for my personal version of Reverse Module. We also have an open source version and we mainly need Artists so please feel free to DM me if you wanna join! :)

My personal version on Steam has a demo ready for NextFest and I would appreciate any kind of feedback! :)

It's a simple RPG Maker game with a really short demo but I would love to know what you think! :)

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I switched to BazziteOS (Gnome) a week ago and and I am loving it but I just have one problem. Under Wayland for Gnome fractional scaling is enabled which is great for apps like Steam which is usally tiny under my 4K monitor and I have it set to 200% in the settings for the scaling. Well when I go into any game I can’t set the game to a pure 4K resolution and it is a weird resolution number in the settings. To fix this I can put the scale to 100% which makes the steam client very small and overall my whole desktop tiny but the resolutions in game are normal or I can switch to X11 which putting scaling to 200% makes everything bigger except my steam client but my resolution in the games settings is fine and i can put it at 3840 × 2160. I’m fine with running X11 though it is ancient and I would prefer to be running Wayland because it’s newer and it has VRR support as well. It’s not a huge problem I guess but is there anyway that I can fix the games resolution under Wayland?

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On lutris's install windows game from exe option after selecting everything it gives this error, this doesnt only happen on blackflag

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GE-Proton9-6 Released

Repository: GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom · Tag: GE-Proton9-6 · Commit: 26c0f4c · Released by: GloriousEggroll

Nothing too crazy with this release, mostly just importing upstream changes from Valve this time around.

• Persona 4 Golden video fixes have been re-added.
• wine updated to latest bleeding edge
• dxvk updated to latest git
• vkd3d-proton updated to latest git
• upstream proton changes added
• upstream steamclient changes added
• upstream wineopenxr changes added

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This release has 4 assets:

• GE-Proton9-6.sha512sum
• GE-Proton9-6.tar.gz
• Source code (zip)
• Source code (tar.gz)

Visit the release page to download them.GE-Proton9-6 Released

Repository: GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom · Tag: GE-Proton9-6 · Commit: 26c0f4c · Released by: GloriousEggroll

Nothing too crazy with this release, mostly just importing upstream changes from Valve this time around.

• Persona 4 Golden video fixes have been re-added.
• wine updated to latest bleeding edge
• dxvk updated to latest git
• vkd3d-proton updated to latest git
• upstream proton changes added
• upstream steamclient changes added
• upstream wineopenxr changes added

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Being a Vampire Therapist is not something that's high up on my wishlist of jobs, but it certainly sounds interesting and you can try out the fresh demo now.

Hello fellow people,

let me start by saying I love and fcking hate Fedora KDE Plasma. After that is out of the way I really do need all of ur help.

I play games and browse the web and thats it, so I installed Fedora 40 and done everything in my power to install the right NVIDIA Drivers via RPM.
Playing Dark Souls was okayish but starting Stardew Valley was a lasershow for me.
It flickered like crazy and everything was just awful.

So after I tried Fedora I thought: Well, guess I try POP_OS and it works like a charm but I would love a distro that has KDE as a native flavor and also, imo, the Fedora Store is better but please correct me if I am wrong because I am a complete noob under Linux, for now!

TL:DR:

So here is my problem:

Would you recommend to just use POP_OS or go back to Fedora and if I should go back the please by the love of god can someone help me install the NVIDIA drivers correctly so that Stardew finally works?

Oh and also under POP_OS Nvidia Panel works perfectly while under Fedora it just wont work.

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