I’m now playing Wow in Linux and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. World of Warcraft was the last game I needed to move before ditching Windows 11 and moving entirely to Linux. If I had known that at least my games would run so well I would have moved much earlier.
I have some questions for the WoW gamers who play on Linux.
- I’m running Debian 13 (Trixie). Would Ubuntu be better for gaming since Debian is typically behind in software and video card drivers?
- Wine 11 came out recently which is supposed to help greatly in some games. Would it help in WoW?
- I’m running WoW from Lutris using GE-Proton10-34 as the wine version. Is Lutris better than using the steam client?
- I’m using “Input Remapper” so that my Razer Tartarus is useable. Is there any no fuss no muss Linux support for the Tartarus? Somewhere? I installed one program that involved kernel modules and it was pretty but only allowed me to control the lights and colors. I need something that maps the Tartarus keys.
Thanks to those which responded previously giving me positive feedback which made me decide to move to Linux. I’m not much on hype but it is running very well and for hours without problems. Very happy. I also got the impression that major improvements are coming down the pike for Linux gaming?
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I play on windows, but is there any benefits playing on Linux ?
Aside from the desire to not use Windows, Linux is lighter weight and can sometimes result in better performance.
On the other hand, it can be really easy for everything to go belly up (especially if you’re not willing and able to get into the weeds). For example, if they’re not made for Linux (eg. Nvidia), drivers can go sideways real fast.
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I don’t touch Ubuntu with a 10-foot pole. Even so, depending on your hardware, it could be a non-issue. At least for what I use, most distros use generic drivers that will work the same no matter what.
I’m also using GE-Proton through Lutris. I usually find that using Steam for anything outside of its own ecosystem is a headache (unless your machine is Steam ecosystem, like if you’re using Bazzite or something)
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Stubborn Linux users remind me of a cat. My cat specifically will distance herself (when playing) from an object so she only just reaches it with the tip of her paw. She makes it as challenging as possible when she could just get closer to it. That’s what Linux users are like by not using windows for gaming. Making it as difficult as possible for no good reason.
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I empore you to do a quick Google search or even a search in these forums. There is the exact same post at least once a week.
All of your answers are there.
You know most people actually use Linux for many other reasons than just gaming. I use linux and so do a lot of people I work with. Gaming is not front and center activity for any of us.
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Modern Linux distributions are basically plug n’ play outside of a few niche instances and annoyingly stubborn CEOs. Hating Linux cause it’s not Windows is such a Reddit take.
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I didn’t say I hated Linux. I also don’t use Reddit. Sounds to me you know more about it than I do.
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Not being on Windows.
I also want to make the change to Linux, so tired of Microslop, but I’m computer stupid. But watching the thread for tips.
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Yeah, you’re not on Windows.
I also recently switched to Pop OS! and have had very few issues at first. Some of them were major issues like my camera would randomly twitch and turn for literally no reason when i’m flying. After doing some research, its because WoW is run via Steam and Proton (think of like emulation), which caused some mouse conflicting issues thinking it was controlling a ghost window.
Cleared that up, and I’ve had pretty much no issues playing wow or any other game, and arguably runs better then it did on Windows 10.
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The best tip I can give is to download Virtualbox and get play around with a few different distributions while you get a handle on things. A lot of Linux stuff is different to Windows, not necessarily more difficult, just different. If you wipe your drives and go in expecting an unbroken stride, you’ll be disappointed.
A lot of people will say Linux Mint is the best beginner distribution because of how closely it emulated Windows, personally I think it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of speed and stability. I’d say to try Ubuntu and Tumbleweed and see how you feel from there.
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sure, but so is hating windows because microslop bad. like i get it, i was very into computers as a hobby when i was a kid. i don’t have time/energy for it today and just want my software to work without any headaches 
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Is this going to be a weekly thread now?
I mean, I love Linux, but…
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I have been playing on Nobara Linux for about a month or so. No issues for me so far. The best part of Nobara is I don’t have to know the answers to any of those questions. 
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nerd flex, that’s about it.
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I have a dream of one day playing all my games on Linux & ditching Windows…. one day perhaps.
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If you know what you’re doing you can absolutely get better performance and quality at the same time; it’s more work but worth it. That is, of course, if the game or drivers support Linux.
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Yeah but ‘microslop bad’ is because 11 is such a buggy, sloppy mess. I wouldn’t be wanting to leave Microsoft just because I don’t like the company. I want to leave Microsoft because their OS is trash.
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oh no doubt, i’m sticking with 10 as long as i can. but i feel like a lot of those takes come from people who haven’t actually personally had any issues with windows, they’ve just read articles about people who have.
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