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► Chapters:

00:00 - Gaming on Linux vs Windows
00:36 - How to choose a Linux Distribution
01:44 - NVIDIA drivers
02:00 - Installing Steam & Proton
02:55 - Some tips
03:08 - Using a Controller
03:37 - Non-Steam Games (Heroic, Lutris, Bottles)
05:14 - Protondb and Anti-Cheat
06:22 - Communication and Discord screen sharing fix
07:30 - Mouse, Keyboard and Headset configuration
07:40 - Conclusion

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[MrArrakis]

You have easily become one of my favorite linux channels on youtube. I really like how you explain things in detail and provide solutions to common issues with windows x linux apps.

[Simte]

Another great video, I've been playing on Linux many years now and there's no better time than now, Valve's Proton and peripherals support is almost 1:1. The only thing we are lacking is anticheat support but some companies which aren't willing to support Linux are not worh my money imo.

[buneyecat]

its nice that linux is getting better for games but its edge in C programming is what wins it for me

[sanketgupta]

Installed Arch because I want Rolling release, AUR, and max pain and frustration... the recent valve collab was the cherry on top

[koruninn]

vesktop is a good alternative to the official discord app, screensharing with audio is available with no issues

[MarcusBuer]

One thing you could have mentioned is that it depends on how you choose the games you play.
If you are a casual player that just plays whatever works, gaming on linux is not that bad, there are plenty of titles that work.
If you are a social player, that grabs the latest games to play with your mates, linux might not be a good choice. It might take some time after the launch of the game for it to get to a playable state on linux, so when you are able to start you will be behind your peers that were in other platforms.

[geektechtips]

OMG, Thanks for the Discord workaround!!!
It was killing me to use it through firefox with a double prompt to share my screen each time.. and it wasn`t as good as this workaround!

[darthkielbasa]

Nobara Linux is my preferred Linux Gaming OS. OOB setup for fantastic performance. Great community support and built upon Fedora. Rock solid.

[Evildata]

Running mInimal Arch Linux on my gaming pc (dual boot) with minimal Gnome Shell, traditional X11, NVidia drivers and Pulseaudio. Firefox and Steam are the only apps installed. Nearly 80% of my Steam games work out of the box. Easy! 😀 Great video by the way!

[captainwasel]

I've been using Linux Mint over 4 months, never going back to Windows.

[johncaseyjenkins]

Thanks so much for the discord screen share fix!! I have been just using discord within the Firefox browser, but that's missing so many features, most notably I can't raise anyone's volume above 100%. This isba game changer and is bringing me one step closer to going full Linux 100% of the time!

[huskyman]

Cachyos, does make a huge difference as it fixes nvidia stuff

[johnmytsu]

4 years running arch, 1 reinstall due to upgrade on storage, no biblic screw ups as of yet, and since proton 5.13 no issues running my games other than the old CPU not capable of high FPS but still playing all big launches since then.

[Ohem]

The only thing preventing me from permanently jumping from Windows to Linux is the capture card (Elgato) and several old games on GOG. I want everything to work, and despite googling, there are no solutions to my problems. The capture card doesn't have Linux support, and GOG games like Blood Omen, Messiah, Boken Sword series to mention a few just don't work. Tried several runners, dependencies, settings etc.

There's only so much work and time I'm willing to spend. Proton is going the right way, but not all the way just yet.

[the_alquemist]

For AMD users. If you want more fan control over your discrete GPU, you should try LACT.

[Thakeb]

Can you talk about VR gaming in linux ? This is the only thing that not many poeple in the linux community talk about!

[yurithebrave]

Shader pre-caching is a fantastic feature, not having it enabled is a mistake

[jdawgtor]

Best video! Super concise yet detailed enough for me to jump off of!

[spoobspoob]

Appreciate you pointing out we no longer need shader caching on Steam. Such a minor thing that nobody seems to talk about, and I had zero idea DXVK got updated to make this obsolete. One more minor annoyance eliminated for gaming on Linux!

[cybernit]

Just wish AMD would release Adrenaline Software on Linux; hopefully in the future things will improve.