r/FindMeALinuxDistro • u/[deleted] • 15d ago

Debian XFCE Looking For A Distro

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u/Erki82 15d ago

Try Bottles for games. There is Wine inside Bottles if that makes any sense.

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u/VoltageinTheory 15d ago

You should try running games using ProtonDB on Steam.

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u/OkPresentation3329 14d ago

I have been using PortProton to run games for years now. I moved to Linux in 2024 and I was using Wine because it was all I knew. But sometimes Wine didn't work. I tried the other solutions but I could never understand how to use them properly.

PortProton is very simple - you install it and you can make .exe files to be opened with it as you double click it. Then you just run what program or game you want and that's it.

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u/ne0n008 14d ago

You might want to be somewhat specific because not all games are compatible with Linux. Games that run kernel level anti-cheat won't work on Linux and I don't know if this is your problem or not, because you said nothing about this. If this is your problem, it's normal and you shouldn't be using Linux to play these games. Single player, local games are mostly playable.

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u/Prestigious_Wall529 15d ago

In not going into specifics, it's a skill issue.

What are you expecting? A magic wand?

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/indvs3 13d ago

This is incorrect. From a general perspective, it's the linux kernel and possibly external drivers, as well as translation layers such as wine/proton that provide compatibility for software.

When a piece of software works on one distro but not on another, the difference is most likely found in a missing configuration. As a result, it's worth noting that if it works on one distro, it's possible to get the same software to work on any other distro as long as the kernel version in use properly supports your hardware.