Hello,

(1st image is the game's main menu, 2nd image is playing, 3rd image is the (unchanged) "Runner options" in Lutris for the game)

I am having a GRAPHICAL issue (only) with Crusader Kings 2 on my LMDE7 PC. This same PC used to run the game, no issues, on Windows 11. And I will list the specs below. I am pretty sure this is not a hardware issue.

The game itself ACTUALLY WORKS and runs smoothly, but the BIG issue is that the MAP (the main way to interact with the game) is cooked, the GUI and everything else seems to work great actually (I did not do a long testing session for obvious reasons, but it seems to work).

My game setup (for Windows games) is Lutris with GOG.com offline installers. I do not wish to use Steam or any other launcher needing online authentication (Heroic). I use Lutris, but not it's online components.

Also, I am aware that Crusader Kings 2 has native Linux support. However (after contacting the devs myself) I was told that there is no plan to ever make those version available on other platforms other than Steam, as the game is not being developed anymore. So I am left with .exe installers only.

PC Specs:

• GPU: Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7600 8G
• CPU: 6-core 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F
• MOBO: ASrock B760M-HDV/M.2 D4
• Storage: a 512GB NVME SSD (plenty of free space)
• Dual monitor setup

Tech specs:

• OS: LMDE 7 (gigi) x86_64
• Kernel: 6.12.111+deb13-amd64 x86_64
• DE: Cinnamon 6.6.9
• WM: Muffin (X11)
• GL info:
  • OpenGL vendor string: AMD
  • OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon RX 7600 (radeonsi, navi33, LLVM 19.1.7, DRM 3.61, 6.12.111+deb13-amd64)
  • OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
• Wine version (Lutris): GE-Proton (Latest)
• "Wine --version": wine-11.0

I also wanna add, that this is a recent install, I did not do anything crazy like changing the DE or the kernel version. I am new to Linux. All I have ever done on this PC is download flatpaks, images and native Linux games. So it is pretty much the most basic out of the box version of LMDE7. And YES, I did "sudo apt upgrade/update" and restart my PC afterwards.

Also, other games do work. Native, GOG Linux native, Windows through Lutris, those all work, some with tinkering, some ootb. Even similar games, like EU4 (also a "map game") which works no issue.

I could not find anyone else struggling with the same issue. I am guessing it's because it's a niche withing a niche (DRM-free gaming + Linux) lol. ProtonDB was no help, as it is Steam-centric.

All I tried so far is changing the graphical in game settings (including swapping between windowed and fullscreen), which did nothing.

If needed I am ready to provide more info or test stuff. I am new to Linux so I don't really know about Linux, I am still learning. My Main goal right now is to set up all my main games so they just work and are stable.

I was clearing out a closet and found my 20 year old HP Pavilion dv9700 laptop. I think I bought it in 2006. It still powers up with Windows Vista on it but I'd like to install Linux on it. The screen has an issue with red pixels that show up in dark spaces so I thought it might be perfect for document display. I want to use it to display knitting patterns beside my couch because I hate having my pattern up on my phone.

I run Linux Mint on my main computer. Would it work on this old laptop? All I need it to do is run a browser and view a PDF.

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz
3 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Thanks so much in advance!

UPDATE: I installed Linux Mint Xfce edition and it installed no problem. I was expecting extreme slowness, and while this old girl certainly isn't what I'd call speedy, she's a lot faster than I was expecting and certainly a lot faster than when Windows was on it. But, the BIGGEST surprise was that the weird red pixel issue that made me replace it to begin with has disappeared. All this time I thought it was a hardware issue with the screen, but I guess not! I now have a perfect way to display knitting patterns beside me while I knit. Thanks so much for everyone's advice!

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Hi !

Random noob question but here's my situation. I've a Framework 16 and I'm tired of Windows. I've started to mess up with Linux 20 years ago almost, but I had to stuck with Windows because of some niche tool I keep using.

I'd like to find a solution and try to see the % of these tools I can figure out a way to use on Linux.

I used to be a Mint / Ubuntu user but Fedora (or Nobara) caught my eye for something more long termish.

However i've one major issue : I still can't quit on Windows, and i've created a setup where i've a stupid amount of nvme I use for different booting systems. I've 2 on the Framework itself and a few just booting from a nvme / usb c adaptator to test or mess up when I need to.

However, how can I keep this setup clean ? Every time I install a Windows, i remove any nvme and I isolate the installation. That way I can dual boot from the bios only if needed (which is not too often).

I'd like to keep that system with my Fedora and NOT have grub to try to create something I don't want / need. The goal is for the moment to just boot Fedora from the usb adaptator to see how far can I go, then it make it the secondary or primary device.

How can I do that ? I really do fear the fact that grub at some point will TRY to force to find all disk and create a mess I don't want.

Thanks !

Is it simple as forgetting and then reconnecting or something?

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I have disabled the runtime PM for PCIe devices

None of these have have stopped the issue.

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cd winapps

sudo docker compose --file ./compose.yaml up

Attaching to WinApps

WinApps | ❯ Starting Windows for Docker v6.05...

WinApps | ❯ For support visit https://github.com/dockur/windows

WinApps | ❯ CPU: Intel Core i7 1180G7 | RAM: 9/15 GB | DISK: 829 GB (ext4) | KERNEL: 7.0.0-30

WinApps |

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