Firefox slow on bazzite - Lemmy.World
Hi everyone, I’ve recently installed bazzite and am quite happy with how it’s
working out so far. The only thing I’ve noticed is that whenever I start a
browser ( wether it is the first start or the Nth start ) it will always take
around 5 seconds until the firefox window starts. I think this is related to the
fact that it’s a flatpak. I used Ubuntu a few years ago and always thought
firefox was piss slow needing 10+ seconds to just start. When I realized it was
a snap package and installed the flatpak instead the startup time improved to
3-6 seconds. Installing the debian package made firefox starting nearly
instantly. What is the correct way to tackle this? Is there something I can do
to speed up the firefox flatpak? I suppose I can install the RPM or install it
through rpm-ostree. But that is the least recommended option.
https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/Distrobox/
[https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/Distrobox/] seems like
an option - in which case I’d set up a distrobox for firefox specifically?
Is there anything i should steer clear of mainboard wise? MSI/TUF gaming? Anything that is overpriced and not necessarily better quality?
New gaming rig - Lemmy.World
Hi everyone, I’m looking to buy a new gaming rig as my current machine feels
like it’s getting a bit dated. Been gaming on Linux for the past 6 months to a
year. Ditched Windows around the time they announced ads and that recall
bullshit. What are your experiences with gfx cards and their drivers? I haven’t
bought AMD (gfx) in… Over 20 years. Online results show conflicting answers.
Some swear by AMD, others say the drivers are unstable and they need to reboot
when switching games. Other say never to update the drivers as long as stuff
works. Currently have an Nvidia 2080 super. Which has served me quite well. But
newer games are starting to give it a hard time. Never really had any driver
related issue. I have a friend with an AMD gfx ( windows) and he’s not super
happy with it. Game/pc crashes related to it apparently. So I’m a bit on the
fence about AMD. I’m not sure what to look for in a cpu. I currently have an
AMD. I guess more expensive is better and that’s about it? Is there a noticeable
benefit of the amd 9 vs AMD 7 series? I’m not looking to overclock any of the
hardware. What’s the standard regarding memory nowadays? I’ve got 16 in my
current rig, and more can’t hurt. I would never go under 16. Was looking at 32
but I’ve seen PCs with 64 and wondered if that is just overkill or not. I’ve
mainly games on nobara, but recently switched to bazzite as I’ve been meaning to
give that a go. I didn’t really have any complaints om nobara. Side note: my
monitor supports Nvidia whatsitcalled, but not free sync I think.
Counter strike 2 issues - Lemmy.World
Is anybody here playing cs2? The game runs natively on Linux, but its more laggy
than it was on windows for me. If i run cs2 in proton it works better than
natively on Linux, but I’m unable to play competitive that way. My issue is the
following: the game just hangs/freezes occasionally. The duration is random.
Could be 3-5 seconds, could be 10. Could be that I’d have to restart the game.
This occurs sometimes in the warm up before a match or when the bomb explodes.
It happens most consistently when i press the escape button in-game. I’m running
it on nobara/KDE. I’ve got the latest graphics drivers, tried validating the
game files. The game is set to run full screen ( as windowed fullscreen caps the
framerate to 60, while the screen supports 144 ). I can add more hardware info
if required. The PC is 4 years old so its not ancient, but also not latest and
greatest ( amd CPU+nvidia rtx 2080ti ). Anybody else ran into this behaviour and
( hopefully) found a solution for it? Googling only left me with sites telling
me to upgrade my gfx drivers on windows or 6 year old threads of CS:GO on
windows. Switching between wayland and x11 didn’t really seem to make a lot of
difference. It feels a little bit better on x11, but negligible. There isnt
really anything running on the backgroudn except discord. Thanks!
Xbox controller over dongle - Lemmy.World
Hello fellow Linux gamers! I’ve recently switched to nobara for gaming. I’ve had
no real issues so far and it’s all running smoothly! Queue my Xbox controller. A
year or two ago I bought an Xbox wireless control ( 2020 version according to
the order ). Now I wanted to use the controller, but it is not being detected.
The light keeps blinking. On nobara itself it looks like it mounted the dongle
as a USB Stick. That would explain why the controller isn’t connecting. How
would I best go at tackling this? Any tips? I’ve already ran the following
command: > nobara-controller-config This installed some drivers and required a
reboot ( which I did ). Thanks in advance for any guidance or tips!
Recommended Mac apps for new user
https://lemmy.world/post/10317809
Recommended Mac apps for new user - Lemmy.World
Hello all, I’ve recently gotten a MacBook pro at work. In the past I’ve mainly
used Linux, so the switch isn’t super drastic. I’m mainly getting used to the
shortcuts. My work mainly involves DevOps related work. Things I’ve installed so
far ( besides standard things like an IDE ): - neovim - brew - rectangle - jq /
uw - docker desktop - iterm2 I have some coworkers excited about Alfred, which I
have installed, but haven’t really used yet. Looks like an enhanced spotlight?
Any apps/tools you can recommend which makes your life easier on Macs? Hidden
productivity gems?
