Yt-dlp is also available on Windows. No reason to spin up wsl or a Linux distro. There are also plenty of yt-dlp apps with GUI for those who don’t want to use a terminal.

Yeah, I’m using Mullvad with misc DNS blockers enabled so it has nothing on me ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Yeah, vulkan drivers are installed. Oh well, I’ll just keep booting Windows whenever I want to game.

I did however just play Northgard with a couple of friends, and it ran perfectly fine on Fedora. First time playing it on Linux, and it ran smoothly with zero issues, so that’s cool I guess. A taste of Linux gaming lol.

I’m using whatever ships with Fedora 38. I haven’t touched it.

Yeah, I’ve (slowly) noticed this. At first glance it looks like something will run great, but then when you scroll down and read comments from people with other hardware, it won’t be that simple. The scores/ratings are, in other words, misleading (at a glance).

Thanks for your input!

Thanks for your input! Much appreciated, and I’ll definitely keep using Fedora. A world where Windows isn’t the only proper OS for gaming would be awesome, but I honestly beleve we’re heading towards that world in the near future. Valve is working hard at Proton and things are only getting better.

Much appreciated! Hope to see you around here again.

Yeah, thanks for the mention, but it doesn’t seem very reliable unless people mention their HW. I’m on an all AMD system and even though it’s rated GOLD, it doesn’t even run on my system. (4600G & 6700 XT).

Your reply is MUCH appreciated though!

Excellent reply! I’m just running stock Fedora Workstation 38 on an all AMD-system. On paper, this should not be a problem. Maybe I’m missing a teeny tiny detail, but that’s part of the game I guess,lol. I’ll keep using Fedora as a daily and boot into Win 11 when I wanna game. Proton is moving fast though, so hopefully I’ll run “pure linux” soon.

A+ reply. I totally agree. I’ll say that the platform is NOT the problem, but the approach. What is “Linux” these days? A colleague who’ve been using Windows for all his 35 years asked my yesterday about Linux. “What’s the best Linux-thing (distro) for a noob like me that’s used to Windows?”, was basically his question.

My question then is “Well, do you game?” Of course, he games. He just bought Baldur’s Gate 3. He’s set for “life” (cough 1-6 months?). Anyhow, knowing he’s playing Baldur’s Gate 3, LoL, and WoW (yup), I don’t dare push him on his “linux quest” quite yet.

Linux is fantastic if you know what you want.

Appreciate the reply! Yeah, you’re right, the games that should run, run (even though Civ VI is having some issues with AA). I do have Proton enabled, and I have checked ProtonDB (and read comments for tips and “run-commands”, but I’m still stuck.

It should again be mentioned that I’m on Fedora 38, but that shouldn’t have any impact right? I’m aware that PopOS is the “go to” distro when you wanna game on Linux, but is that actually true?

I did indeed try Proton. Proton is basically why I even bother to install Steam on Linux these days, but Humankind, a game I very much enjoy, does “almost” run. It’ll go to a black screen, and then it’ll freeze. I’ve tried different combinations of games and settings (incl. Proton settings)and launch settings, but not a lot seem to want to launch or work.

Again, I’ve been a general Linux user for years, and I’ll keep using it, but the dream is to completely ditch Windows. It doesn’t look like we’re quite there yet (to me, at least).

Note that I’m not making this post to hate on Linux or Fedora, even though it may seem a little… ya. I just want to game without booting into Win 11, and it doesn’t let me - yet.

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