this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2025
455 points (80.6% liked)

Linux Gaming

22832 readers
314 users here now

Discussions and news about gaming on the GNU/Linux family of operating systems (including the Steam Deck). Potentially a $HOME away from home for disgruntled /r/linux_gaming denizens of the redditarian demesne.

This page can be subscribed to via RSS.

Original /r/linux_gaming pengwing by uoou.

No memes/shitposts/low-effort posts, please.

Resources

WWW:

Discord:

IRC:

Matrix:

Telegram:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
monolalia@lemmy.world
455
Sometimes I forget how awesome Linux Gaming is (media.piefed.zip)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by wfh@piefed.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Fortunately, this fucking windows partition I only keep for VR with my shitty Oculus Rift CV1 reminds me how fucked up the alternative is. I can't fucking wait to get a Steam Frame and ditch it.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] wfh@piefed.zip 78 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm not being cheeky. This is my actual experience as of this morning. I'm still fucking angry.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I assume you switched out your GPU for one of the same chip manufacturer? (AMD>AMD or NVIDIA>NVIDIA)
Then the linux scenario would very realistic, otherwise very much not.

[–] wfh@piefed.zip 51 points 2 days ago (2 children)

AMD only in this house because fuck nvidia.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 days ago

Finally i can say the same for me too :) I just didnt have a reason to upgrade from my perfectly good 1070 because i wasnt playing any heavy games. Now i have an inherited 6950xt which is a fuckin beast of a gpu :D

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

You're goddamn right

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

You are being slightly disingenuous though.

Like the Linux side is just steps, while the windows side had needless commentary that make the list longer.

I'm with you 96% though. Upgrading a GPU on Windows is a freaking nightmare. DDU being required is honestly insane.

On Linux it was painless. Though I do have my share of Linux problems.

[–] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry, the installer you used played ads while you waited? Like, with audio? Where the fuck did you find that thing? Scrolling text for AMD's other products, sure, but I've never downloaded anything so egregious from AMD's website