OPTIMIZING Linux Mint for the casual gamer - 5 tips
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- I don't game much, but when I do, here are 5 things that I've found incredibly useful to optimise Linux Mint for casual gaming. There are better distros out there for gaming, and for dedicated gamers - nothing will beat Windows, but if you like a bit of gaming on the side of your normal use - these tips may come in handy.
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I'll add 2 more tips for laptop users. In Lutris you can limit the amount of CPU cores per game. With many older and indy games limiting the core count can help with less heat, power usage, and fan noise. As for a kernel, I've had good luck with the XanMod kernel.
This saved me! My 1st gen i5 laptop was overheating and shutting down while playing Silent Hill 2 for a few minutes. Limiting the number of cores helped me a lot. been running the game for a few hours now with no issues.
@@HeatherMason6733 underclock ur cpu bro and repaste that thermal paste
6:32 Those hitches are definitely something I had consistently with Cinnamon desktop in some games, particularly when rotating the camera. It vanished when I started to use Gnome, all else being equal (same Debian install for both).
Great video
here's a tip for the cinnamon desktop, in the system settings => compositor options => toggle on the disable compositing for full-screen windows option to get a bit more performance in some titles!!
Just fyi it's under System Settings -> General -> Disable compositing for full-screen windows
For those wondering, this doesn't exist anymore.
@@vulcan4dwhy
@@vulcan4d Not sure what version you are using, but it's still in 21.3. It's at the location Gordoxgrey mentioned above.
@@vulcan4d Using 22 yes it does still exist
Fantastic news about microstutter! Mint was a bit rougher about it compared to a few other distros last time I played with it. Can't wait to give these tweaks a try!
@user-yq3gd8bf8p Turned out my problem was actually caused by the X display framework. It's not handling multiple monitors well. Unplug the second one to see if that's your issue. I switched to Fedora KDE with Wayland for now and it's a great improvement. Mint is working on rolling out Wayland with Cinnamon.
Replacing traditional swap with zram helps a lot in my experience. I have a lower end pc and saw heavier games like Metal Gear Solid V nearly double in performance after getting rid of traditional disk swap and setting up zram instead
Just note that if you don't want to get a migraine trying to install wine, just install steam and go to steam settings after signing in and enable steamplay and proton
My only suggestion would be considering adding the Kisak-Mesa PPA if you're using the official version of Mint (not LMDE) for more updated Mesa drivers
Can you go over exactly how to do that?
How is LMDE not official version of Mint?
I've been hopping around for the last 2 weeks cause I had some issues on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with gaming specifically so I decided to go back to the tried and true Linux mint & this advice was the biggest game changer. I'm basically getting the same performance as I did on Tumbleweed now.
to be honest I have been using Linux mint as my main gaming rig , enjoying Alan wake 2 , god of war , dead space remake , calisto protocol , days gone , red dead 2 etc no issues what so ever.
CoreControl for AMD GPUs
I don't game on Linux, I prefer to use my Playstation for that, but I've often seen people in Lemmy asking which distros are good for gaming. I will refer them to this video as I think it is very informative.
Great job mate 👏
Console gaming 🤮
@@ransacked Hey... I bring up the Steam Deck. It's also a console for gaming.
@@ransackedCome on man, there's no space for hate on friendly videos like these.
Proton QT paired with Flatseal is really helpful. Flatseal allows you to provide the permissions needed for Proton QT to install updates properly. Just enable permissions for it and you should be good to go. One of the best tips I got from Chris Titus tech channel.
There is also another linux kernel that is really good for gaming in mint. Every time I try to post its name, the YT blocks my comment. It sounds like a red viney piece of candy but is spelled like an adult drink. I have been using it for some time, and it is the debian based distos version of arches zen.
Lick-or-ix
What permission should be enabled for that?
I love linuxmint so much
Just moved my last machine to mint, and love it, though I prefer XFCE because it's just simple and low resource.
I've been playing 'Hell Let Loose' on 'Linux Mint' with no problems, until recently. I check the logs and I see this:
12:15:26 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Arguments: 376
12:15:26 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Setting up S3 client
12:15:28 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Waiting for HLL to finish
12:15:28 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Waiting until process with id 376 has finished
12:19:58 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Process 376 has exited
12:19:58 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Handle Bug report Uploads
12:19:59 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: No bug reporting folder
12:19:59 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Waiting for potential crash report client to finish
12:19:59 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Waiting until CrashReportClient has finished
12:20:09 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: CrashReportClient has finished
12:20:09 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Handle crash report uploads
12:20:09 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: No crash reporting folder
12:20:09 AM Tuesday, February 20, 2024: Crash reports uploaded
Any idea what's happening here, mate?
I always had problems with Lutris and most games I tried. For example trying to play AC2 from Steam, that needs Uplay crap.
please release a tutorial on how to setup a folder for game files in a different drive, for proton?
Litteraly the only game I play on PC (linux mint) is Minecraft which runs in the Java runtime so no problem.
How much fps do u get?
I got off windows can play any game there is with Lutris I used a lot of Linux operating systems love Linux mint runs smoother and doesn't freeze up like most I found
What games are you talking about?
Through Steam?
With Steam we are very, very limited to what few games we can play, which is only about 4 or 5 at the most.
Please explain.
@@quasimodo5405There are definitely more than 4 or 5 games you can play on linux/ through steam on linux. Can you clarify what you are talking about?
I am thinking of moving back to Mint. Currently using Nobara which I like but the games are hard to play. There are large black streaks flashing through them. The streaks go solid at some points; like looking through binoculars or behind a bush.
This only occurs in games, not other apps.
Regards
Yes. Version 37 was working fine with a few small marks. The 38 update turned most things black.
Regards
@@dreaper5813 tsk tsk, further misleading information from the gatekeeper. Nobara has kernel level modifications for nvidia users, crafted by GloriousEggroll himself.
Please ignore this jester and submit a bug report to GE.
If you switch back try out LMDE 6 version. It might help your situation
A lot of useful stuff here that I haven't seen before
How to make my screen sharper? I have mint 21.2 cinnamon, looks slightly blurry.
I’m playing a few steam games on my 2012 Mac mini running Linux mint xfce. Linux Mint and Ubuntu gnome are the best for windows and Mac users who switch to Linux. Why? Because both windows and Mac have app stores. Software center is the Linux version of that. Plus the Ubuntu software center is very nicely designed. And is the best I’ve seen in Linux. Recommending arch or Debian or other Linux distros to beginners is setting them up to have a rough time with Linux and less likely to switch over to Linux. I’ve crashed arch every distro I’ve tried. Debian stable I’ve had issues with apps and things not working properly.
Should probably add in the latest Mesa drivers too. I believe there's a PPA for that.
Thank you Very much!
Your videos are awesome on Linux mint I love it thank u
Is there a way I can make personal files a different color than standard
Say I had something off external hard drive can I make that folder different color than my system files
If so how
i would suggest auto-cpufreq for laptops
ADWsteanGTK was super useful I run the forge gnome extension on Fedora and steam had a lot of bugs like being invisible or clicking through on menus when it was supposed to be minimised this fix that
Still trying to get my games running under Linux. But I only had Steam installed. So I installed Lutris, I installed the latest kernel, but I'm having trouble with Lutris finding the games. I have a 1 TB nvm2 card that has the game library separate from the install location. So maybe it could help if you went through the process of connecting Lutris and Steam as if you had just installed both. I have over 1T of games installed and really do not want to add them into Lutris one at a time.
nice video!
where do you get your wallpapers?
What’s the best linux for an inexperienced user transitioning from windows but also for not getting screen tearing (compatibility) when playing video like games or UA-cam etc if I’m using nvidia graphics cards like GeForce GTX 970 (2014 era card?) and also a laptop with gforce gtx 850m (2014 era laptop)?
I tried linux a few yrs ago but couldn’t figure out how to stop the screen tearing so it was a deal breaker
I found that Ubuntu Mate had a setting in its tweak tool which fixed my tearing issues perfectly (a compositor?) but ubuntu mate was too glitchy and had bad fails so I just gave up…
Hoping things have improved? Mint looks the closest to windows
Hi sir blaine, huge fan here 👍
I’m on Linux mint 22 and I can’t get slimbook battery to work. Any suggestions? Could you do a quick step by step plz!!!
I am using Linux Mint ad would like to use XBPlay with my Series S controller. I tried to set it up bu the controller is laggy and not working properly. Game is also laggy. Any videos on this would be appreciated.
Proton QT as a small tool to install all sort of community proton versions like proton ge
can you provide a guide to mapping ps4 controller I've tried to connect it to Bluetooth it worked but the buttons not mapping correctly I've tried to install ds4drv but there is no guide to follow thanks and keep up
How did u get slimbook battery to work ? I've got it installed but won't run
If anyone can give me a tip on getting an xbox one controller to work in steam on Linux that actually works, I'll consider switching. Until then, it's dual boot.
What is the hardware build you have been using for testing LINUX Mint?
@dreaper5813 Ah yes, he showcases an NVIDIA overclocking app, because he uses AMD hardware... totally makes sense. xD
One more good video!!
On windows we have a tool that can take a local computer remotely ( Remote Desktop Connection Manager v2.93 ) What is the equivalent for linux mint?
If you don't need fancy gui, you can use ssh which is more universal. However if you need gui, use vnc.
As a GUI there is Gnome Remote which supports the VNC and RDP protocols.
I installed steam from the software manager, is that the way to go or am I supposed to install it another way?
Which distro would you recommend between Linux mint and Arch Linux that offer best performance and consumption for gaming or some other distro you think it's better than those two i said
Uuh, well Arch is just supremely versatile, but only if you know how to operate a naked linux system, because that's basically what arch is, it's a "build your own OS" type of distro... So you have to manually install everything you need, and that means knowing the terminal commands like the back of your hand. The only help you get for this process is an online handbook written to be read by highly tech-savvy people, so if you're an average user, most of that handbook is gonna be pure gibberish to you.
But if you ARE that tech-savvy, then Arch is basically the only distro anyone can recommend to you, as you just get supreme customizability... But if you aren't super tech-savvy, then Linux Mint is probably your best choice.
personally i'm going with Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 (LMDE 6), because i personally believe Debian is the future due to their conservative update philosophy and cycle, and i also want to minimize the amount of clutter and potential bloatware... Now that the Ubuntu version of mint is at risk of turning into another Michaelsoft Bimboes, because Ubuntu is now officially owned by an actual company.
how do i run spaceship
Hey.. Amazing video. This is the mate version isn't?
Cinnamon
InfinitelyGalactic uses Linux Mint Cinnamon.
@@gelbphoenix Its Great.. Thank you.
Mean all real games are in Steam
how to put the steam theme? I thought it was beautiful
@ about 6:15 "what's the difference in 5 fps.." Had to wonder if he's ever played cities skylines 2, what an ugly baby that release was.
This guy also reminds me of Isaac from The Orville.
Most of these I already knew or am not interested in thx anyway tho also everyone says windows is better for gaming but for me it was the opposite for example a game I tried to play before called master duel was completely unplayable but after I got into linux again it was at least slightly playable
Hm, I have a question - at 11:00 you say that you can run all these titles on Mint, yet even the one you have selected seems to only be compatible with Windows.
Steam uses this thing called "proton". It's a compatibility layer that makes it possible to run windows games and programs on linux. Proton is based off of wine.
@@SnazzyButterfly But you can see in the video that Steam itself marks this game as uninstallable in Linux (the install button is greyed out), and says that it only works on Windows.
@@DragDenDFO there’s a setting in steam you have to toggle on to get it to work with all games.
@@SnazzyButterfly Oh, huh, I had no idea! Thank you!
this is huge, thank you! :)
I pretty much just game, and watch youtube on my system, so this is a big help, i've decided to use LMDE 6, i like the conservative nature of the Debian update schedule.And i think it updated january of this year, so it's pretty much got all the newest most stable stuff, it should handle my rx 6800xt just fine at this point.
@ZiadEl-sayed-hm6de Well due to the nature of me using 4k oled TV as a monitor, my migration to LMDE6 has been delayed.
So it hasn't happened yet. For some reason HDMI decided to NOT allow linux 4k 120 hz so... I need to buy a new monitor, lmao.
As long as it can play Heroes III, Im good
What is the name of the task bar that you are using
Good video.
DESKTROP
Oh...
What Benchmrking software is that?
How can I play valorant
Install Windows.
val isn't coded to run on linux
You don't
The point I'm trying to make here is bringing up the constant conversation of getting these games the nobody wants but everyone plays on Linux. These tweaks are fun and all but why bother when I have to use windows to use adobe and valorant anyways? And "just don't do xyz" isn't an answer. Everyone knows it's not an answer that's why they moan and whine so loud when valorant is brought up. How about we actually have conversations with these products and unify the Linux kernel? How about we stabilize the aspects of the open platform to allow these products to feel like their games aren't just used to try out a new cheat engine. How about you actually allow people to download the spyware regardless of if it's good enough or not. Because frankly they will do it anyways just on windows.
@@dreaper5813 why are you crying dude, we get it - you don't like a game