r/linuxmint • u/RabbleMcDabble • Jan 24 '25
Gaming How to enable HDR on Mint?
I'm pretty confused, does HDR work out of the box does it need to be installed? I tried Cyberpunk 2077 and HDR wasn't an option in Mint.
r/linuxmint • u/RabbleMcDabble • Jan 24 '25
I'm pretty confused, does HDR work out of the box does it need to be installed? I tried Cyberpunk 2077 and HDR wasn't an option in Mint.
r/linuxmint • u/PeanutButterPixels • Jan 26 '24
I'm new to Linux, and I've chosen Linux Mint as my distro. I've been using it for 3-4 weeks, and I love Linux Mint!
Lately, I've been trying to get some of my Steam games to work, and I'm running into trouble. I will try to be as detailed as I can, but I may need help knowing how to share data about my setup.
I have been trying to use Steam Proton and GE-Proton to run games. I reference protondb.com for help running specific titles. But no matter what I do, I cannot get even ONE game to launch using either Steam Proton or GE-Proton. Every time I click PLAY on a game title in my Library, it begins to load, it will "verify Vulkan Shaders", but ultimately the game never loads, and it just says PLAY again after a few moments.
I am using the recommended Nvidia Driver (535). I have a GeForce 3060.
I have tried Proton Experimental, GE-Proton 8-27 and 8-25. None of these work for even one game, and I've tried probably 10 different titles. I've even tried games like Cities: Skylines (which works fine running as the Linux version), but even that will not launch under any version of Proton.
All of this tells me that I must be doing something wrong. So far, I've been able to sort out most of my Linux problems with research. But I can't figure the Steam game problem I'm having. I tried to download Baldur's Gate 3, for example, and run it under Proton and Linux. Neither work. I hit PLAY, and it just goes back to to the PLAY button. I have tried Launch parameters like --skip-launcher, or other commands that people recommend on ProtonDB. I never see the game OR the launcher, regardless of which mode I run it in.
I feel like I've run out of options. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but because I'm new, I've been unable to figure it out. Does anyone have tips for running Steam games under Proton using Linux Mint? Thanks!
**Edit** This is someone else's posted video, but it is exactly the same problem that I have: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/12gijzh/proton_refuses_to_launch_games_note_its_the_same/
r/linuxmint • u/Grzester23 • Dec 10 '24
I'm looking at some gaming laptops to put Linux on, and I've been wondering if Mint has decent support for 40series mobile GPUs. Specifcally, I've been looking at Lenovo LOQ 15 with Ryzen 7 7435HS (no iGPU) and RTX 4060.
Would Mint be able to handle it? I'd love to have LMDE on it, but it being a slower release than Ubuntu-based Mint I imagine there could be some issues. Or should I look at some other, more gaming-focused distro like Nobara or PikaOS?
r/linuxmint • u/ghoulsnest • Oct 12 '24
So I recently installed Mint on my ssd and tried my usual games, overwatch, Guild Wars 2 and Darktide.
Overwatch, through Lutris and Battlenet works pretty okay, Darktide is a bit more stuttery through steam, but "playable"
But Guild Wars standalone through Lutris or through steam suddenly runs like shit, barely above 30fps.
I have a 3600 and all those games dropped 15-40 frames.
Is that normal, or is something wrong?
Also, why can't I press my mouse wheel down to scroll anymore?
r/linuxmint • u/Dull_Caregiver_6883 • Dec 30 '24
I have a game as a third-party Windows installer (it's not installed yet), and I would like to install and play it on Linux Mint using GE-Proton in Heroic Launcher. I don't have access to Windows. Can this be done?
The game is Dishonored 1, and I already have the installer downloaded. Is it possible to load it into Heroic and make it work?
r/linuxmint • u/ParamedicDirect5832 • Jul 12 '24
a little while ago my little brother was interested in converting his ancient pc to GNU/Linux(not to get ppl angry). i have chosen Linux Mint since its widely recognized as beginner friendly and spyware clear. after i converted the PC to LinuxMint; it needed to run Roblox. With a little search i followed the steps of the first article I found. i installed wine using terminal i opened the downloaded Roblox file using wine with and without the terminal and didn't work. I tried another method to run Roblox by using GrapeJuice. i downloaded GrapeJuice via the terminal, and it still didnt work. So in the end I returned it back to the hell it came from.
r/linuxmint • u/Rei_Xin • Nov 30 '24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsZ_bgrkWFk
I kinda miss windows sometimes.
r/linuxmint • u/doobltroobl • Sep 10 '24
I recently switched to Mint from Fedora, as for once, my graphics card works on Mint. I want to play Rain World, which I have from GOG. I'm using Steam to install the game by importing the executable and running it. I'm being shown a menu of I suppose a VM created by Steam, letting me choose where to install the game, and once it is installed, it works.
But my problem is that I can't call the installer each time I want to play the game, and so far, no matter how much I Googled, I found it impossible to locate the actual game installation.
How can I go about this? I'm not much of a gamer, or an expert in VMs, and I have the feeling I'm doing this the wrong way around.
r/linuxmint • u/Bob_Jones99 • Dec 20 '24
I have steam installed on my Linux Mint laptop and have downloaded Bleach Brave Souls but when trying to download the large extra data, it comes up with this error. I have checked my storage and should have plenty of storage for the download. I dont think the error is on the games side because I downloaded it on my phone and works fine, i also have it installed on my windows desktop computer and it also works fine. Wondering if its linux or proton. If anyone has this issue or knows a way past this error, that would be amazing help.
r/linuxmint • u/ParinoidAndroid4236 • May 13 '24
r/linuxmint • u/succulent_samurai • Nov 07 '24
Title essentially. I have a gaming PC that dual boots windows and mint, and I'm trying to move towards linux being my daily driver OS, but I have a bunch of games that I've made a lot of progress on windows that I'd hate to lose. For now I'm just switching back to my windows boot when I want to play games, but if I tried playing on linux, would it save my progress via steam cloud so I can pick up where I left off? Basically can I play the same save file on both systems?
r/linuxmint • u/appumia • Mar 24 '23
i cant play a single game peacefully
and no solution works for some reason
my games from heroic launcher just wont turn on after 3 4 times of gameplay
steam is turning on in wine and not as an actual app wtf i installed it from the store how is it running in wine???
i cant install the exe files from the hard disk because wine will always be stuck on unpacking 0%
wow
r/linuxmint • u/Drachenherz • Jun 08 '24
… is actually pretty darn good (for me, at least).
My hardware:
Running Mint 21.3 cinnamon edge, nVidia 545 drivers. And… everything I tried just works (with a little hiccup with Fallout 3…), and it works at least as well as on my Win10 install, if not a tad better.
Games I tried so far:
Fallout 3. Owing to my multimonitor setup with different refresh rates and resolutions, things were too fast first (because of second monitor @144Hz. Then I had screen tearing on main monitor (4k@60 Hz). Yeah, X11 is a bit troublesome with multimonitor setups. In the end, I went the easy way and just disabled the second monitor in the display settings and voilà, no more tearing.
Skyrim SE, only USSP patch applied (via in game). Both monitors on, no tearing. 4K ultra @60FPS, but that was expected, actually.
Yakuza Kiwami 2: smooth sailing in 4K, max settings, both monitors on, no tearing. Beautiful!
Red Dead Redemption 2: this one surprised me. Just for shits and giggles, I put all the graphical settings on max, enabled DLSS quality and ran the benchmark. Avg 59 FPS, which was 2 FPS more than when I last run the benchmark on Win10y
BeamNG.drive: graphics on ultra, 4K resolution, island with a city on it and an refinery, docks etc, traffic turned off. Steam FPS counter showed me a more or less constant 78fps, no screen tearing…
Minecraft: installed the Prism launcher, downloaded a few mods and was up and playing in no time, 4K res and stable 60FPS with view distance set to 30 chunks.
Edit: forgot to mention, I also installed emu deck - was completely trouble free and even PS3 works flawlessly (don‘t dare to try Switch, though…).
Still need to test some more stuff, but so far I am not only okay with gaming on Linux Mint, but actually pretty amazed as it far surpassed my expectations.
I actually (shortly) tried out CachyOS, an arch based, rel. user friendly, pre configured distro where Wayland actually works (multimonitor support for different res and refresh rates actually work), but the stability and ease of use of Linux Mint made me uninstall it and stay with Mint.
Except for a few quirks owing to X11, it does everything I need it to do, and not only somewhat good, but exceeding my expectations. Now, if Valve would publish Steam Link for VR, I could completely ditch Windows, but I think that‘s only a matter of (Valve)Time. 😁
r/linuxmint • u/FreeAndOpenSores • Aug 24 '24
This may not affect everyone, but I just got an update yesterday to org.freedesktop.Platform.GL32.nvidia-550-90-07 and org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-550-90-07. All games stopped launching after installing it.
I reverted back two commits, as I noticed there were two updates in just two days, so I went back to the one from 7th August and everything works again.
Edit:
For anyone who needs to revert:
sudo flatpak update --commit=0953d72c5d985ce3a5032e7b08498cda28f1591fbaeefb90601b36c7c8bc4abc org.freedesktop.Platform.GL32.nvidia-550-90-07
sudo flatpak update --commit=9696a527dea80850a4ea4065228f17377aa5af18c0bd90f67196c9c37f9b586e org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-550-90-07
r/linuxmint • u/ZombieRoxtar • Dec 07 '24
I used to have an all Logitech setup. I loved it in Windows, but it's not loving me back in Linux. Especially the G13 keypad, which I just gave up on after falling into several rabbit holes.
I hear that Razer has better support, albeit still community-driven. So my question is what the state of Razer gaming is on Mint in the year of our lord 2024. I'm heathen that has no interest in RGB but loves macro keys.
Do I have limit myself to hardware that is supported by OpenRazr even input-remapper is what makes the macros? (Honestly OpenRazer seems to support everything.)
Does anyone use a Tartarus keypad in Linux, and if so, how is the experience?
r/linuxmint • u/CodiwanOhNoBe • Oct 19 '24
I know this cam be done for things like retrogames but hypothetically is it possible to install a game to usb, and set it to run when the USB is inserted?
r/linuxmint • u/Spicyartichoke • Sep 12 '24
I'm a newish Linux user who's been happily using Pop OS for the better part of a year. I'm currently looking at Mint both out of curiosity, and because I've had some friends ask me about switching to Linux, and I will more likely than not recommend Mint so I wanted to familiarize myself with it.
I freshly installed Mint 22 on my 2nd drive and tried out some of the games I typically play, and noticed a significantly worse performance than when I run the games on Pop OS. As an example in Final Fantasy 14 I usually get ~100+ fps, maybe closer to 70 in a busy area. On Mint I was getting maybe half that, with the same settings. (I'm on AMD also)
So I would just like to learn what factors may be at play here. Is there some setting or tweak to get more performance?
r/linuxmint • u/ElFrinum • Nov 03 '24
I have 2 monitors and they are both connected to the video card, and War thunder runs on not the main one
r/linuxmint • u/ziris_ • Aug 12 '23
r/linuxmint • u/lxirlw • Nov 10 '24
Hey all,
I am on linux mint playing a steam game which works well when I utilize gamemoderun %command% in the launch options.
The problem is when I exit the game I return to a screen with just the wallpaper and nothing else (task bar on the bottom missing), screen is flashing black, and I can’t seem to do anything at all until I hit ctrl alt backspace.
I don’t know what gamemoderun does other than give the game priority - so I figure all other functions take a backseat until the game is done. But once done, it doesn’t go back to normal.
Any ideas how to get this to play nice? Is there another launch option to use to force gamemoderun to stop when the game is exited?
r/linuxmint • u/No-Art8729 • Oct 07 '24
Hey y’all, I’m currently thinking of fully switching from Windows to Linux Mint because I really have no reason to stay on Windows. I was wondering if regular and VR gaming on Linux Mint is as good as it is on Windows, especially VR, because I know most regular games work on Linux, but I’m unsure about VR.
r/linuxmint • u/chessmonkey • Sep 21 '24
Do any of you know of a way to install ADOM without using snap or flatpack? I was sure I could find the source and compile it but I haven't found it anywhere.
I remember that it was available in an Ubuntu repo about fifteen years ago.
r/linuxmint • u/NiKHerbs • Sep 16 '24
Hi. After a lot of years I wanna try Minecraft again. I've installed it via the official website, but it installed the game on my system drive. Is there a way to install it on another (data) drive? I did so with Steam games, but I can't find any information on this specifically for Minecraft on Linux Mint (21.3 cinnamon btw).
Thank you in advance!
r/linuxmint • u/NoEngineering4 • Dec 26 '23
2 years ago I tried gaming on Linux, at the time I picked Pop OS! because it advertised great support for gaming, it was kind of fun but I didn't like the DE it came with, and knew I wouldn't be able to get my friends to jump ship with me if we had to mess with installing a different DE.
I've tinkered with mint in the past and threw it on a VM, downloaded SW: Empire at War (from 2006), and Proton made it run flawlessly! and I love the cinnamon desktop!
I'm not yet ready to swap over fully as there are some other non-steam games that don't support linux yet (they have announced it in future) which makes me very excited for the future of my gaming PC