From 658a05e69ea22bcc210686f1f77af2381895ab38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ales Lerch <13370338+axeII@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:56:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] =?UTF-8?q?docs:=20=F0=9F=93=9D=20Add=20Linux=20gaming?= =?UTF-8?q?=20migration=20guide?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- .../posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md | 155 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 155 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b35ab18 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,155 @@ +--- +date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z +description: "I finally decided to move to linux and I want to share my experience and guide for gamers who are thinking about moving to linux in 2026." +draft: true +slug: "moving-to-linux-in-2026" +tags: ["linux", "gaming", "cachyOS"] +categories: ["linux", "gaming", "cachyOS"] +title: "Moving to Linux in 2026: My Journey and Guide for Gamers" + +--- + + +# Series: Moving to Linux in 2026 + +As many others I decied I have enough of microsfot random updates and breaking things all the time, telemtry, forced microsoft products like teams, onedrive and also AI everywhere. I simply said enough and although there is sort of hype right now move to linux honestly I was not sure if this is good choice. I have good exprericne with linux on all platforms like servers (hontestly linux is now almost everyhwere) but not exactly with desktop - the gaming desktop. + +## 1\. Choose the right Linux! + +The most important step here. Or is it? There is lot of choices today which distrubution you can chosee as there is more then choices are many. + +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions + +At the year 2026 it does not really matter today there are many stable distributions that can be used for stable gaming. However for my I’ve notice one specific linux distributation that cought my eye. It’s the **cachyOS**. + +There is currently huge hype around cachy OS and I though why not try it. Everyone keeps saying that this distribution is really stable, has great drivers - after instaltion no need to do anything else. And at the moment 79 + +I had zero issues so far and I am shocked. Yes I had to do some configuration but overall its’ all good. Every game I tried runs smoothly + +## Current hardware + +- CPU: AMD 5600 +- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 +- My system runs on NVME SSD 1TB +- Also 32GB RAM + +Resolution I use on my monitor is 3840×1600 (ultrawide 2k) with refresh rate 75Hz. + +## The installation of cachy OS? + +It was pretty easy and simple. I had zero issues during the installation and hoesntly I was blowned away that everything worked since first bootup and I did not have to install any drivers, compile any aditinonal kernel - non of that. Although you can but for me that overkill since I wanted to just give a try and I wanted to simulate being averige Windows user. If you are interesed and want to follow my journey and simple quick tutorial to follow please follow this guide post I made about installing the cachyOS. Nothing extra here to be honest. + +# Installation + +## nstallation of cachy OS + +Was pretty smooth. After couple minutes I had the installed verison on my pc ready no need for extra configuration I choose mostly the defaults. + +## Tools I installed after + +After the instaltion + +``` +sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-meta +``` + +``` +sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-applications +``` + +![](files/019d88f1-22ed-767b-ac7d-889c4d38bbe3/image.png) + +I recommend to visit protondb where you can get tips how to improve the score or settings per game. If the game shows platinum or native you don’t have to worry about pretty much nothing and just start the game. Worse is that if you see gold. That means you might have to do some reaserch on the game to improve the score. + +I must have been lucky but so far I have not seen worse score then gold. Not sure how badly the games would run on silver or bronze. Luckily I did not have the chance to try so far. + +## How does installing games work? + +If you would follow my guide you woulbe able to install steam by three commands and you done you don’t need anyhing else. All default stuff is already installed in the distrubtion. Now comes to fun part there is one thing you need to be aware. Obviously most games don’t support natively linux. So for that reason you have to use proton. I don’t go in deep how exactly proton works but ti’s just something that does translating instructions so Linux is able to run the files. Basically macos rosetta. + + +I recommend to go to the steam settings and first time to set is the compatibility to lnux proton steam os cachy os. If you choose this option you should be good to go as steam will try to choose this proton version each time you install and start the game. + +Second I recommend is always try to search the game you want to play in protondb. If you see platinum you can play the game without any extra configuration but fi you see gold you might have to consider doing some tweaking or just see if recently there has been update for example native linux binary has been released. Actually this keep happening luckily as Linux’s gaming is getting finally much needed boost. + +And last thing I recommend based on my experience is don’t give up. If you find some problem or the game is just buggy please keep searching and there is very high chance you will find solution that will fix the issue. + +For me this can be example trying run the Baldurs gate 3. I run the game and what happend for the first time I had low FPS. I was afraid of this, but I kept doing researhc on reddit and overall the internet. + +![](files/019d81a6-590f-7369-ae8d-ceb5de6b3e62/image.png) + +After while I found that there is actually native binary which I had to choose since the default option was to use proton (example when the game is gold score but there is native binary) after that when I played the game I had full vsync FPS experince. + +## Nvidia gaming? + +It’s well known fact that gaming on linux is better for AMD GPU users. For now March 2026 the support for the nvidia gpu is still no ideal but it’s getting much better and we might get full nvidia GPU support this year. + +TODO: paste here link to suport nvidia cachy os better in 2026 + +Don’t trust fully the proton db because it may seems like it’s working fine but it’s not since I had issues that the proton db showed gold for example with the badurls gate but then running native linux version it’s runs so well. + +## Improve gaming on cachy OS? + +After while I started doing reasarch how to get better perfomance. Honestly for me this might be more fun then just playing games and I feel my friends might feel I am weird on this but I find this as a game. If you are like me and want to give a try to do some improvements I prepared few topics I found that can be usefull but not needed. + +### ProtonDB + +You need to get familiar with tis site. It’s very helpfull for gamers on linux + +TODO: Also explain how proton works it’s from steam etc. It sues wine what is wine and how it works. + +I recoomend to login via steam. First you will see all your games you own in steam and you can direclty see the game suport scrore. Also you can help the community and write your own research and findings. + +TODO: add screenshot from adding my first comment to protodb + +### Overclocking on AMD + +The First thing you will miss is obviously the amd’s adrenaline tool. But for linux we have tool. The LACT. Can be found here: https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT + +This tool adds overclocking support for AMD gpus. The nvidia GPUs have sadly limited support right now. + +This tool also supports the + +![](files/019d81a3-a45a-76bd-8ab7-a43891a8910d/Screenshot_20260412_130252.png) + +### Optiscaler - enable FSR3 or FSR4 for games with support only FSR 2 + +This is still and experminet but I am trying to give this a chance and see improvments + +Sadly teh FSR 4 is supported only for RDNA 4 architecture and I feel here AMD copied Nvidia although there someone tryigng to find compliter that will add support FSR 4 to RDNA 2. I might consider upgrade if that will be sucess. + +Note that optiscaler only supports windows meaning on linux only via proton. If you have native linux binary you cannot use the optiscale - however most games are being played via proton so I don’t think this is an issue. + +### Cooler control aka fancontrol for linux + +If you follow jayztwo cents you might have heard you are using fan control on windows which is great piece of software. It really helps easy to setup fans to run higher so you get maxium power of your PC. For linux there is cooler control https://docs.coolercontrol.org/ which works basically the same way the UI is differnet however it works the same way. You can have multiple profiles like GPU or CPU which you can bond to each cooler in your PC or use MIX profile which works the same way as on FanControl (the most cool feature IMHO). + +![](files/019da79e-fa82-732b-a78b-c70d0b4b95da/CoolerControl-screenshot-1.png) + +### opencode + +I highly to recommend this tool anyone. I think this tool can help beginner or anyone who has better knowlidge of linux. Since it’s 2026 you don’t need to ask any forums or reddit for help. Instead you can use the AI + +TODO: generate AI image for AI :D + +Install it via here: [https://opencode.ai](https://opencode.ai/) or you can use AUR. Why opencode. It’s very conviniet instead of using copilot or chatgpt. This will run in the console and can update your configuraiton locally. Just tell it your problem what you need to fix. The better you describe the problem and what you need the better it will work. Also you don’t need to login anyway you just install it you and you can use free models which are good enough. No need to pay for extra models. Though if you have chatgpt subscription you can use theyir API token. + +TODO add exmaple screenshot of debuign issue with opencode + +## Extra tools that can help + +### Little snitch - the best firewall + +On my personal Mac I have this program installed and never been more happy. It’s not antivirus just netowrking monitoring tool however the irony is that it can be better then any antivurs as some malwares will never trigger on mac if you have this tool installed. After I guess 10 years using this tool on mac I was very happy to heard that this year they released free open source version - the same company. + +Go here: https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-linux/download.html + +Again I don’t plan to use antivirus on linux however I will definatelly use this tool. Installation on cachyOS is little tricky though. I installed it via AUR and then used pwa from the firefox browser. There is also option to natively build by cloning it from github. + +### Vicinae + +Another usefull tool. I am used to raycast which is not yet supported. This is also similar to spotlight on macos which for me is very usefull. I recommend this tool but it’s not needed. Btw cachyOS has native spotlit just use alt + space. + +## Final thoughts - after week of usage + +So far I have zero reasons to go back to windows. With my current hardware I am happy. I am considering upgrading in near future to nvidia 5070ti. Althouh currently the uspport is not great and based on my research the currentl nvidia users are limit by 30% down - this is huge limit factor! However there is new drivers coming to cachyos which promise to remove this limit which is great news for nvidia users and may bring more suers to cachy OS. Also rember it’s not distro but linux. Find the distro you find the best. I might also migrate to different distro in near future but for now I am very happy where I am. 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Now let's talk about the part everyone is worried about - gaming. + +--- + +## How Does Installing Games Work? + +If you followed my guide from Part 1 you should already have Steam installed via the `cachyos-gaming-meta` package - you don't need anything else. All the default stuff is already installed in the distribution. + +Now comes the fun part. There is one thing you need to be aware of: obviously most games don't support Linux natively. So for that reason you have to use Proton. I won't go deep into how exactly Proton works but it's basically something that translates instructions so Linux is able to run Windows executables. Think of it like macOS Rosetta. + + + +### Setting Up Steam for Linux Gaming + +I recommend going to Steam settings and setting the compatibility to the Linux Proton / Steam OS / CachyOS version. If you choose this option you should be good to go - Steam will try to use this Proton version each time you install and start a game. + + + +--- + +## ProtonDB - Your Best Friend + +You need to get familiar with [ProtonDB](https://www.protondb.com/). It's incredibly helpful for gamers on Linux. + +I recommend logging in via Steam. First you will see all the games you own and you can directly see each game's support score. You can also help the community by writing your own findings and research. + + + +### Understanding the Scores + +- **Platinum / Native** - you don't have to worry about anything, just start the game +- **Gold** - you might have to do some tweaking or research to improve the experience +- **Silver / Bronze** - expect more issues, but solutions often exist + +I must have been lucky but so far I have not seen worse than gold. Not sure how badly the games would run on silver or bronze. Luckily I did not have the chance to find out. + +I always recommend searching for the game you want to play on ProtonDB before launching it. If you see platinum you can play without any extra configuration. If you see gold you might have to consider doing some tweaking or check if recently a native Linux binary has been released. Actually this keeps happening more and more - Linux gaming is finally getting a much needed boost. + +And last thing I recommend based on my experience - don't give up. If you find some problem or the game is just buggy, keep searching. There is a very high chance you will find a solution that fixes the issue. + +--- + +## My Experience: Baldur's Gate 3 + +For me a good example is trying to run Baldur's Gate 3. I started the game and what happened - for the first time I had low FPS. I was afraid of this, but I kept doing research on Reddit and the internet. + + + +![Baldur's Gate 3 on Linux](files/019d81a6-590f-7369-ae8d-ceb5de6b3e62/image.png) + +After a while I found that there is actually a native Linux binary which I had to select manually since the default option was to use Proton (this happens when a game shows as gold but there is a native binary available). After switching to the native version I had full vsync FPS experience. + +**Lesson learned:** Don't fully trust ProtonDB scores. It may seem like Proton is working fine but there might be a native binary that runs much better. Always check. + + + +--- + +## Nvidia Gaming on Linux + +It's a well known fact that gaming on Linux is better for AMD GPU users. As of early 2026 the support for Nvidia GPUs is still not ideal but it's getting much better - we might get full Nvidia GPU support this year. + + + +I am considering upgrading in the near future to an Nvidia 5070 Ti. Although currently the support is not great - based on my research current Nvidia users see about 30% lower performance. This is a huge limiting factor! However there are new drivers coming to CachyOS which promise to remove this limitation, which is great news for Nvidia users and may bring more people to CachyOS and Linux in general. + + + +--- + +## What's Next + +In the next and final part of this series I'll cover the tools and optimizations that made my Linux gaming experience even better - overclocking with LACT, fan control with CoolerControl, FSR tweaks with Optiscaler, and more. + + diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69b82fd --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +--- +date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z +description: "The tools and tweaks that took my Linux gaming setup to the next level - overclocking, fan control, FSR mods, AI terminal helpers, and more." +draft: true +slug: "linux-gaming-tools-and-optimization-2026" +tags: ["linux", "gaming", "cachyOS", "optimization", "tools"] +categories: ["tech"] +title: "Migrating to Linux in 2026: Tools and Optimization" +series: ["migrating-to-linux"] +series_order: 3 + +--- + +In [Part 1](/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/) I covered why I left Windows and installing CachyOS. In [Part 2](/posts/gaming-on-linux-in-2026/) I covered gaming with Steam and Proton. Now let's talk about the tools and tweaks that made my Linux experience even better. + +After a while I started doing research on how to get better performance. Honestly for me this might be more fun than just playing games - I feel my friends think I am weird, but I find this to be a game in itself. If you are like me and want to try some improvements, I prepared a few topics I found that can be useful but are not required. + +--- + +## Overclocking on AMD with LACT + +The first thing you will miss coming from Windows is AMD's Adrenaline tool. But on Linux we have [LACT](https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT). + +This tool adds overclocking support for AMD GPUs. Nvidia GPUs sadly have limited support right now. + + + +![LACT overclocking interface](files/019d81a3-a45a-76bd-8ab7-a43891a8910d/Screenshot_20260412_130252.png) + + + +--- + +## Optiscaler - Enable FSR3 or FSR4 for Games That Only Support FSR 2 + +This is still an experiment but I am trying to give it a chance and see improvements. + +Sadly FSR 4 is only supported on RDNA 4 architecture - I feel AMD copied Nvidia here. Although there is someone trying to find a compiler that will add FSR 4 support to RDNA 2. I might consider upgrading if that succeeds. + +Note that Optiscaler only supports Windows, meaning on Linux it only works via Proton. If you have a native Linux binary you cannot use Optiscaler - however most games are being played via Proton so I don't think this is an issue. + + + +--- + +## CoolerControl - Fan Control for Linux + +If you follow JayzTwoCents you might have heard of FanControl on Windows - a great piece of software that makes it easy to set up fans for maximum cooling. On Linux there is [CoolerControl](https://docs.coolercontrol.org/) which works basically the same way. The UI is different but the functionality is the same. + +You can have multiple profiles like GPU or CPU which you can bind to each cooler in your PC, or use a MIX profile which works the same way as on FanControl (the coolest feature IMHO). + + + +![CoolerControl interface](files/019da79e-fa82-732b-a78b-c70d0b4b95da/CoolerControl-screenshot-1.png) + + + +--- + +## opencode - AI in Your Terminal + +I highly recommend this tool to anyone. I think it can help beginners or anyone who has knowledge of Linux. Since it's 2026 you don't need to ask forums or Reddit for help - you can use AI right in your terminal. + +Install it from [opencode.ai](https://opencode.ai/) or via AUR. Why opencode? It's very convenient - instead of using Copilot or ChatGPT in a browser, this runs in the console and can update your configuration locally. Just tell it your problem and what you need to fix. The better you describe the problem, the better it will work. + +You don't need to log in - just install it and use the free models which are good enough. No need to pay for extra models, though if you have a ChatGPT subscription you can use their API token. + + + + +--- + +## Little Snitch - The Best Firewall + +On my personal Mac I have had this program installed for about 10 years and have never been happier. It's not an antivirus - just a networking monitoring tool. The irony is that it can be better than any antivirus since some malware will never trigger if you have this tool watching your network traffic. + +I was very happy to hear that this year they released a [free open source Linux version](https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-linux/download.html) - from the same company. + +I don't plan to use antivirus on Linux, however I will definitely use this tool. Installation on CachyOS is a little tricky though - I installed it via AUR and then used a PWA from the Firefox browser. There is also an option to natively build it by cloning from GitHub. + + + +--- + +## Vicinae - Spotlight for Linux + +I am used to Raycast on macOS which is not yet supported on Linux. Vicinae is a similar tool - like Spotlight for Linux. I recommend it but it's not strictly needed. CachyOS actually has a native spotlight-like feature - just press `Alt + Space`. + + + +--- + +## Final Thoughts + +After three weeks of daily driving CachyOS I can confidently say - Linux in 2026 is ready for gaming. The combination of CachyOS, Steam with Proton, and the tools I described in this series made the switch almost painless. There are still rough edges, especially for Nvidia users, but the trajectory is clear. + +If you've been sitting on the fence, just try it. You might be surprised. + + diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md index b35ab18..b18201c 100644 --- a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md +++ b/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md @@ -1,155 +1,94 @@ --- date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z -description: "I finally decided to move to linux and I want to share my experience and guide for gamers who are thinking about moving to linux in 2026." +description: "I finally decided to move to Linux and I want to share my experience for anyone thinking about making the switch in 2026." draft: true slug: "moving-to-linux-in-2026" tags: ["linux", "gaming", "cachyOS"] -categories: ["linux", "gaming", "cachyOS"] -title: "Moving to Linux in 2026: My Journey and Guide for Gamers" +categories: ["tech"] +title: "Migrating to Linux in 2026: Why I Left Windows and Never Looked Back" +series: ["migrating-to-linux"] +series_order: 1 --- +As many others I decided I have enough of Microsoft's random updates and breaking things all the time, telemetry, forced Microsoft products like Teams, OneDrive and also AI everywhere. I simply said enough and although there is sort of hype right now to move to Linux, honestly I was not sure if this is a good choice. I have good experience with Linux on all platforms like servers (honestly Linux is now almost everywhere) but not exactly with desktop - the gaming desktop. -# Series: Moving to Linux in 2026 + -As many others I decied I have enough of microsfot random updates and breaking things all the time, telemtry, forced microsoft products like teams, onedrive and also AI everywhere. I simply said enough and although there is sort of hype right now move to linux honestly I was not sure if this is good choice. I have good exprericne with linux on all platforms like servers (hontestly linux is now almost everyhwere) but not exactly with desktop - the gaming desktop. +--- -## 1\. Choose the right Linux! +## Choosing the Right Distro -The most important step here. Or is it? There is lot of choices today which distrubution you can chosee as there is more then choices are many. +The most important step here. Or is it? There are a lot of choices today - there are [so many distributions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions) to choose from. -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions +In 2026 it does not really matter - there are many stable distributions that can be used for gaming. However I noticed one specific Linux distribution that caught my eye. It's **CachyOS**. -At the year 2026 it does not really matter today there are many stable distributions that can be used for stable gaming. However for my I’ve notice one specific linux distributation that cought my eye. It’s the **cachyOS**. +There is currently huge hype around CachyOS and I thought why not try it. Everyone keeps saying that this distribution is really stable, has great drivers - after installation no need to do anything else. -There is currently huge hype around cachy OS and I though why not try it. Everyone keeps saying that this distribution is really stable, has great drivers - after instaltion no need to do anything else. And at the moment 79 + -I had zero issues so far and I am shocked. Yes I had to do some configuration but overall its’ all good. Every game I tried runs smoothly +--- -## Current hardware +## My Hardware - CPU: AMD 5600 - GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 -- My system runs on NVME SSD 1TB -- Also 32GB RAM +- System runs on NVME SSD 1TB +- 32GB RAM -Resolution I use on my monitor is 3840×1600 (ultrawide 2k) with refresh rate 75Hz. +Resolution I use on my monitor is 3840×1600 (ultrawide 2K) with refresh rate 75Hz. -## The installation of cachy OS? +--- -It was pretty easy and simple. I had zero issues during the installation and hoesntly I was blowned away that everything worked since first bootup and I did not have to install any drivers, compile any aditinonal kernel - non of that. Although you can but for me that overkill since I wanted to just give a try and I wanted to simulate being averige Windows user. If you are interesed and want to follow my journey and simple quick tutorial to follow please follow this guide post I made about installing the cachyOS. Nothing extra here to be honest. +## Installing CachyOS -# Installation +The installation was pretty easy and simple. I had zero issues and honestly I was blown away that everything worked since first boot - I did not have to install any drivers, compile any additional kernel - none of that. Although you can, but for me that's overkill since I wanted to just give it a try and simulate being an average Windows user. -## nstallation of cachy OS +After a couple of minutes I had the installed version on my PC ready, no need for extra configuration - I chose mostly the defaults. -Was pretty smooth. After couple minutes I had the installed verison on my pc ready no need for extra configuration I choose mostly the defaults. + -## Tools I installed after +### Post-Installation -After the instaltion +After the installation I installed the gaming packages: -``` +```bash sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-meta ``` -``` +```bash sudo pacman -S cachyos-gaming-applications ``` -![](files/019d88f1-22ed-767b-ac7d-889c4d38bbe3/image.png) - -I recommend to visit protondb where you can get tips how to improve the score or settings per game. If the game shows platinum or native you don’t have to worry about pretty much nothing and just start the game. Worse is that if you see gold. That means you might have to do some reaserch on the game to improve the score. - -I must have been lucky but so far I have not seen worse score then gold. Not sure how badly the games would run on silver or bronze. Luckily I did not have the chance to try so far. - -## How does installing games work? - -If you would follow my guide you woulbe able to install steam by three commands and you done you don’t need anyhing else. All default stuff is already installed in the distrubtion. Now comes to fun part there is one thing you need to be aware. Obviously most games don’t support natively linux. So for that reason you have to use proton. I don’t go in deep how exactly proton works but ti’s just something that does translating instructions so Linux is able to run the files. Basically macos rosetta. - - -I recommend to go to the steam settings and first time to set is the compatibility to lnux proton steam os cachy os. If you choose this option you should be good to go as steam will try to choose this proton version each time you install and start the game. - -Second I recommend is always try to search the game you want to play in protondb. If you see platinum you can play the game without any extra configuration but fi you see gold you might have to consider doing some tweaking or just see if recently there has been update for example native linux binary has been released. Actually this keep happening luckily as Linux’s gaming is getting finally much needed boost. - -And last thing I recommend based on my experience is don’t give up. If you find some problem or the game is just buggy please keep searching and there is very high chance you will find solution that will fix the issue. - -For me this can be example trying run the Baldurs gate 3. I run the game and what happend for the first time I had low FPS. I was afraid of this, but I kept doing researhc on reddit and overall the internet. - -![](files/019d81a6-590f-7369-ae8d-ceb5de6b3e62/image.png) - -After while I found that there is actually native binary which I had to choose since the default option was to use proton (example when the game is gold score but there is native binary) after that when I played the game I had full vsync FPS experince. - -## Nvidia gaming? - -It’s well known fact that gaming on linux is better for AMD GPU users. For now March 2026 the support for the nvidia gpu is still no ideal but it’s getting much better and we might get full nvidia GPU support this year. - -TODO: paste here link to suport nvidia cachy os better in 2026 - -Don’t trust fully the proton db because it may seems like it’s working fine but it’s not since I had issues that the proton db showed gold for example with the badurls gate but then running native linux version it’s runs so well. - -## Improve gaming on cachy OS? - -After while I started doing reasarch how to get better perfomance. Honestly for me this might be more fun then just playing games and I feel my friends might feel I am weird on this but I find this as a game. If you are like me and want to give a try to do some improvements I prepared few topics I found that can be usefull but not needed. +And that's it. The system was ready. -### ProtonDB + -You need to get familiar with tis site. It’s very helpfull for gamers on linux +![CachyOS desktop after setup](files/019d88f1-22ed-767b-ac7d-889c4d38bbe3/image.png) -TODO: Also explain how proton works it’s from steam etc. It sues wine what is wine and how it works. - -I recoomend to login via steam. First you will see all your games you own in steam and you can direclty see the game suport scrore. Also you can help the community and write your own research and findings. - -TODO: add screenshot from adding my first comment to protodb - -### Overclocking on AMD - -The First thing you will miss is obviously the amd’s adrenaline tool. But for linux we have tool. The LACT. Can be found here: https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT - -This tool adds overclocking support for AMD gpus. The nvidia GPUs have sadly limited support right now. - -This tool also supports the - -![](files/019d81a3-a45a-76bd-8ab7-a43891a8910d/Screenshot_20260412_130252.png) - -### Optiscaler - enable FSR3 or FSR4 for games with support only FSR 2 - -This is still and experminet but I am trying to give this a chance and see improvments - -Sadly teh FSR 4 is supported only for RDNA 4 architecture and I feel here AMD copied Nvidia although there someone tryigng to find compliter that will add support FSR 4 to RDNA 2. I might consider upgrade if that will be sucess. - -Note that optiscaler only supports windows meaning on linux only via proton. If you have native linux binary you cannot use the optiscale - however most games are being played via proton so I don’t think this is an issue. - -### Cooler control aka fancontrol for linux - -If you follow jayztwo cents you might have heard you are using fan control on windows which is great piece of software. It really helps easy to setup fans to run higher so you get maxium power of your PC. For linux there is cooler control https://docs.coolercontrol.org/ which works basically the same way the UI is differnet however it works the same way. You can have multiple profiles like GPU or CPU which you can bond to each cooler in your PC or use MIX profile which works the same way as on FanControl (the most cool feature IMHO). - -![](files/019da79e-fa82-732b-a78b-c70d0b4b95da/CoolerControl-screenshot-1.png) - -### opencode - -I highly to recommend this tool anyone. I think this tool can help beginner or anyone who has better knowlidge of linux. Since it’s 2026 you don’t need to ask any forums or reddit for help. Instead you can use the AI - -TODO: generate AI image for AI :D - -Install it via here: [https://opencode.ai](https://opencode.ai/) or you can use AUR. Why opencode. It’s very conviniet instead of using copilot or chatgpt. This will run in the console and can update your configuraiton locally. Just tell it your problem what you need to fix. The better you describe the problem and what you need the better it will work. Also you don’t need to login anyway you just install it you and you can use free models which are good enough. No need to pay for extra models. Though if you have chatgpt subscription you can use theyir API token. - -TODO add exmaple screenshot of debuign issue with opencode +--- -## Extra tools that can help +## First Impressions -### Little snitch - the best firewall +I had zero issues so far and I am shocked. Yes I had to do some configuration but overall it's all good. Every game I tried runs smoothly. -On my personal Mac I have this program installed and never been more happy. It’s not antivirus just netowrking monitoring tool however the irony is that it can be better then any antivurs as some malwares will never trigger on mac if you have this tool installed. After I guess 10 years using this tool on mac I was very happy to heard that this year they released free open source version - the same company. +So far I have zero reasons to go back to Windows. With my current hardware I am happy. And remember - it's not about the distro, it's about Linux. Find the distro that works best for you. I might also migrate to a different distro in the near future but for now I am very happy where I am. -Go here: https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch-linux/download.html + -Again I don’t plan to use antivirus on linux however I will definatelly use this tool. Installation on cachyOS is little tricky though. I installed it via AUR and then used pwa from the firefox browser. There is also option to natively build by cloning it from github. +--- -### Vicinae +## What's Next -Another usefull tool. I am used to raycast which is not yet supported. This is also similar to spotlight on macos which for me is very usefull. I recommend this tool but it’s not needed. Btw cachyOS has native spotlit just use alt + space. +This is just the beginning of my journey. In the next parts of this series I'll cover: -## Final thoughts - after week of usage +- **Part 2: Gaming on Linux** - how to set up Steam, Proton, and ProtonDB. My experience with games like Baldur's Gate 3 and the current state of Nvidia GPU support. +- **Part 3: Tools and Optimization** - overclocking with LACT, fan control with CoolerControl, FSR tweaks with Optiscaler, and other tools that made my Linux experience even better. -So far I have zero reasons to go back to windows. With my current hardware I am happy. I am considering upgrading in near future to nvidia 5070ti. Althouh currently the uspport is not great and based on my research the currentl nvidia users are limit by 30% down - this is huge limit factor! However there is new drivers coming to cachyos which promise to remove this limit which is great news for nvidia users and may bring more suers to cachy OS. Also rember it’s not distro but linux. Find the distro you find the best. I might also migrate to different distro in near future but for now I am very happy where I am. + From 892d65e37cd61a662a4fbbca6d888cd9ccc38101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ales Lerch <13370338+axeII@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 11:47:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] improve structure of posts --- .../posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md | 1 + .../posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md | 1 + content/posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md | 3 ++- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) rename content/posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md (99%) rename content/posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md (99%) rename content/posts/{ => 2026}/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md (88%) diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md similarity index 99% rename from content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md rename to content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md index f5b5efe..c9d7e25 100644 --- a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/index.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ --- +url: "/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-2/" date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z description: "How to set up Steam and Proton on Linux, use ProtonDB, and my real experience gaming on CachyOS - including Baldur's Gate 3 and the state of Nvidia GPU support." draft: true diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md similarity index 99% rename from content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md rename to content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md index 69b82fd..8a7515c 100644 --- a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/index.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ --- +url: "/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026-part-3/" date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z description: "The tools and tweaks that took my Linux gaming setup to the next level - overclocking, fan control, FSR mods, AI terminal helpers, and more." draft: true diff --git a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md similarity index 88% rename from content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md rename to content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md index b18201c..ec96735 100644 --- a/content/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/moving-to-linux-in-2026/index.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ --- +url: "/posts/moving-to-linux-in-2026/" date: 2026-05-03T01:00:00Z description: "I finally decided to move to Linux and I want to share my experience for anyone thinking about making the switch in 2026." draft: true @@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ series_order: 1 --- -As many others I decided I have enough of Microsoft's random updates and breaking things all the time, telemetry, forced Microsoft products like Teams, OneDrive and also AI everywhere. I simply said enough and although there is sort of hype right now to move to Linux, honestly I was not sure if this is a good choice. I have good experience with Linux on all platforms like servers (honestly Linux is now almost everywhere) but not exactly with desktop - the gaming desktop. +As many others I decided that I have enough of Microsoft's random updates and breaking things all the time, telemetry, forced Microsoft products like Teams, OneDrive and AI **everywhere**. I simply said enough and although there is sort of hype right now to move to Linux, honestly I was not sure if this is a good choice. I have good experience with Linux on all platforms like servers (honestly Linux is now almost everywhere) but not exactly with desktop - the gaming desktop.