Gaming On Linux - Everything You Need To Know ..

I appreciate the “look at the visuals” approach to choosing a distro

Hey Michael, are you able to update us on auntie cheat news? I thought I heard that auntie cheat developers were just supposed to at some point allow it just because of the steam deck so that games like rainbow six siege can work😅

What is your Linux distribution?

I'm so happy to see you're a fedora guy

i use windows 10 btw

Putting processor in performance mode helps with the anticheat. You set a higher benchmark when you log into steam. Lot of the time the anticheat is kicked off by ram usage. I use emulators to play nintendo, playstation, and xbox games. I have had issues with controller mapping like with non nintendo wii controllers. Personally I found windows games run fine using wine, and proton. I think Linux actually is better than windows now. It takes less time on Linux than on windows to do most things. And don't need to download and extra program to do things.

Steam has made it very easy to game on linux. But there is still some room for improvement. For example, Steam doesn't recognize that you're using linux, and automatically switch the games over to linux mode. You have to manually go in there and do it yourself, each time you want to install a new game. Not a huge deal, but it would be cool if you just hit the "Play" button like you can on windows. Next problem is that if you want to play a game that's not on steam, there's usually several more steps. You have to install something like Heroic Games Launcher or Lutris. And there's a setup that you have to do for each game. Unlike with Steam. But Ai is coming to help at least. Soon there will be a good FOSS Ai that will make everything just work on linux easily.

Linux of be absolutely perfect if it supported call of duty. Say what you say about the series but sometimes I don't have too much time to sit there and play story games and that would be nice to have a good arcade shooter.

The preferred method of installing software on Linux is by using the terminal, you shouldn't tell people to use the package manager or software store. I understand most people stay away from Linux cause of the terminal, but it's not that hard to learn how to use it, and once you do, the way how a Linux system is structured becomes clearer to the user, which imho is a crucial part of the learning curve.

Well summarized👍 U should keep Linux gaming vids updated and compare different distros with Windows.

Im slooowly getting fed up with windows, only a matter of time becore i get rid of it for good

I would like to build a "console" with Linux. I buy games only on GOG and I love the "wake up on joypad" feature of the PS4 (and other consoles I guess). Is it possible to have a linux-based system that re-creates the PS4 experience for GOG games?
Sorry for my broken English

How to play games on Linux = just install and play it

Ok... sooooo, currently Im on the fence with even trying linux. i have an image of cinnamon mint on a thumb drive and another image of Ubuntu on a separate thumb drive. my biggest issue here as a long time windows 10 user is that Linux requires me to find and download all sorts of different things to make sure my needs are met. in contrast to windows 10 usually being worry free 99% of the time. sure having to download the epic games launcher, steam, discord and telegram are the same. well, kinda. but this video highlighted how i might need to get 1,2, or even three different apps just to make some of this stuff work. Even if that isnt really the fault of the distribution's devs as someone on the outside. its really unappealing. why would i willing change to linux and risk having to deal with a heap of weird issues when windows 10 has none of those issues? You gotta understand that Im not a tech enthusiast. so the more work you automate the less i worry. as it stand right now i know that i might need to worry about hardware issues, software issues, and possibly even having no access the the games or other apps i use normally and love. If linux is going to get momentum its gotta be able to be as easy to use and brainless as windows is. go to the store for an app, type in the name of the app, click install and wait for install. i want to like linux for the same reason as many linux users do, its not gonna spy on me. its not gonna collect data on me and its not gonna be full of junk that i dont want or need. as it stands now, the cost of switching dosent seem worth it.

Good video, but damn accent is super strong lol 😅

I'm looking at a linux-based machine for my next PC. I was curious about the part about NVIDIA. I picked up that AMD was a better choice and so have been looking at AMD-based systems. But if, as you showed, an nvidia system has no issues and you just install the drivers, it opens up a lot of options. Honestly, I was hoping to arrange something very like a Steam Deck -- it's distro, along with the KD5 plasma interface, and steam.

I can play Jazzpunk and CS2 so I'm happy :)

Which DE and theme are you using here for those nice blur effects

What's the theme on the thumbnail? It looks quite nice

i would LOVE to switch to linux but the only thing stopping me is vanguard not being supported. i unfortunately play league and all my friends do, so that’s a big limit

As a long time Linux user, of many flavors. I will say this, I do like Linux it's wonderful and I will also say, get ready to do a LOT of things like the Discord fix. You will spend much of your time typing into Google "How to fix insert problem here on Fedora 5.8LTS"..Or what have you. And you will spend a lot of your time, reading Reddit, forums, help supports, typing things into terminal, using VIM to edit files, rebooting, rinse and repeat. That's the Linux experience for the MOST part. Just, be ready to do that kind of stuff, and you will be fine.

Me, Windows can spy on me all they want for audio and video production it's worlds easier and better.

We're in a chicken and egg scenario. Linux has a LOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGG way to go but it won't get there until we all start using it.

YES! All of you come to the dark side! Been using Linux in the server space for quite some time now, and I just switch my personal PCs to Arch last month and I haven't looked back! I'm glad I switch especially with all the sketchy stuff Microsoft is doing with the new Recall feature...

Linux user here definitely a superior Os for software development, coding etc..

Gaming on the other hand is better on a debloated version of Windows.

Gaming on Linux is pointless if you still need Windows or console to play games with anti-cheat. That's why M$ bought those game developers, they keep it broken intentionally to sell those consoles, memberships, and licenses. M$ have a monopoly and NEED broken up AGAIN!

I haven't swapped yet, but thank you <3

Suggest to go with a rolling release distro/OS - Fedora is a very good. You need most latest updates when you are gaming on Linux. I'm with Arch. Most of games work smoothly.

Is HDR, dlss, or ray tracing supported over Linux? The video wasn’t really everything I needed to know lol

Steam, Lutris, Bottles, and Heroic Launcher has been a life saver for me. I fully switched to Linux because I could game on it reliably now. Well, from the games I am playing. Not to mention it freed up my system resources for other things like focusing on the work apps I am using for work.

Do not play Destiny 2 on Linux, they will straight up ban you.

Can you do a tutorial on how to install a linux version compatible For gaming?

Wasn't this simple, took me way too long to install the right drivers for my Nvidia gpu

Screen sharing is just an issue from Wayland. Thats why I use Xorg instead. At least stable.

Can i just add (as a genuinely non die-hard Linux / Ubuntu user) I personally found the Snap Store Steam download is noticeably slow.

Not debilitating, but noticeable. Id humbly suggest installing via the apt install Steam as it seems to be much faster.

No hate on snap (i literally use snap for like 70% of my software) , just a general observation / tip 😅

I'm sitting here I have a Linux PC screen on the right and a Windows 11 PC screen on the left.... one of them of them is a constant headache and the other one isn't.... can you guess which one? My only thing with Linux is when I am done installing I run update as the window says.... but, after the update it breaks other things on the computer or so that's what the window says. Can you disable the update nag screen?

I've tried 3 distros recently (nobara and bazzite and something else) and could not get Wow to work on either of them. I'm not super skilled in linux envi yet so I was following several guides online but no, it just wouldn't work. Had to go back to winblows. Wish I didn't have to.

Nobara Linux is very good for gaming, based on fedora but glorious eggroll is the main contributor I think and it comes with a lot of gaming oriented fixes out the box so it’s amazing for beginners

great video. I haven't used linux outside of my raspberry pi, thinking about moving my main pc to linux and was worried as i built my rig for gaming. once windows no longer supports 10 i'm pretty sure i will migrate over and this makes me feel a bit more confident about the transition.

Great video! It's awesome to see how far Linux gaming has come. The performance improvements and the variety of available titles are really impressive. Thanks for sharing these tips and insights!

I've got Linux Mint installed on my 12 year old desktop, as with the impending Windows 10 not possible to upgrade to 11 I think Linux is the best option. Really like Mint, very easy to use and everything just works, it recognised all the drivers including the Nvidia graphics card, so very impressed with it. Didn't know about the option to turn on compatibility for Steam, many thanks for that! Think I may get rid of Windows from this PC in a few months as support for Win 10 is gone. Linux works so well I'm very impressed. Thank you mate!

Thank you for the insight. I wonder, does Linux run games from 1990s - 2010s well? What distro would you recommend for playing old games?

Why did you use fedora as your main desktop

I want to play game without steam in linux

What about Minecraft? Does that work on Linux

Linux does what Nintendont. Something like that.

One thing when thinking about distros I’ve noticed after trying several is that Fedora and Debian based distros seem to have an advantage in that there are a ton of pieces of software out there which have marginal Linux support, as in, the people who made it thought of Linux but only decided to support the most popular/famous distros (which have corporate backing and support). So Fedora and Ubuntu (Debian) are often the only two package type options when looking for installers online, as only .deb and .rpm packages exist. Also documentation often favors those two and ignores the others. So I run Arch, btw, and often we have to compile from source or find a user contributed package on the AUR repository which may be outdated or have issues, or not receive updates because it’s outside the official repositories. Fortunately Arch is usually 3rd on the list, if there is a third.

doesnt fedora infect your pc with malware? im guessing its not free for no reason, someone must have access

Hi, I was looking at your but couldn't find the answers,
What DE do you use and why?

Just in case somebody wondering, original Playstation Dualshock 3 is supported in Linux both plugged or via Bluetooth.