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Sorry I can't do it. (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 5 months ago by Jambalaya to c/[email protected]

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I've been working on converting my gaming PC to Linux for a few weeks, but everything is running, but it all is just a little jankier than I would like.

I have an 8th gen Intel i7 and an Rtx 2070, running Arch linux.

Sometimes I boot up and my mouse doesn't work and I have to restart. Sometimes I launch games and they just don't launch right.

It feels like I'm doing a lot of work for no benefit. In fact, Elden ring runs way worse on my Linux partition than my Windows partition.

I've tried GE proton, gamemode, steam compatibility, everything... I'm sorry but I'm going to have to stick with Windows for gaming.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Arch for gaming, what the hell

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Works quite well for me. But I would agree it’s not the best to start with if having little desktop Linux experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Arch is great for gaming, but it’s not for beginners

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Valve thought it was appropriate when they made the steam deck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Valve pre installs a lot of programs and tools to make it work that stock arch expects the user to already know about or to read the wiki