atmurOct 2, 2023

There's still room for improvement, but Linux gaming has come a long way in a short time.

https://lemmy.world/post/6140625

There's still room for improvement, but Linux gaming has come a long way in a short time. - Lemmy.world

I remember when Proton launched it was like magic playing games like Doom and Nier Automata straight from the Linux Steam client with excellent performance. I do not miss the days of having the Windows version of Steam installed separately.

Show threadTwospoonsOct 2, 2023
If only Linux wouldn’t Bork my whole install when I try to switch to 144hz on my monitor.
Show threadrasensprengerOct 2, 2023
Borking an entire install by pressing buttons on a monotor is pretty difficult. What exactly were you doing? Did you ask your OS’ community for support?
Show threadbe_excellent_to_each_other
Yeah, sounds like a PEBKAC problem to me. 😁
Oct 2, 2023 at 10:13amWeb
Show threadrasensprengerOct 2, 2023
Well even if the user doesn’t really know what they’re doing, things shouldn’t easily break, that’s just bad.
Show threadbe_excellent_to_each_otherOct 2, 2023

I'm not convinced this is a valid statement: If only Linux wouldn’t Bork my whole install when I try to switch to 144hz on my monitor.

If he says his install is borked I believe him. If he says it's "just" because he tried to switch to 144hz on his monitor, eh...

Show threadBURNOct 3, 2023

Setting any of my monitors to 4k or 144hz just resulted in a completely black screen that persisted through reboots. Only solution I found was to plug into a completely separate, lower resolution monitor.

No clue what caused it, but it’s not isolated to just op

Show threadbe_excellent_to_each_otherOct 3, 2023
Out of curiosity, nvidia blob driver also? (I, too, run the blob driver, but I'm just curious if it's a common denominator)
Show threadBURNOct 3, 2023

I think so. It’s been a while since I set it up.

Since I can’t remember setting up the proprietary ones, I’d assume it’s the blob