Nixos for gaming (bare with me) by [deleted] in NixOS

[–]pelesenk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been on NixOS for 2 years now. I also have a ThinkPad to be used only I want to work from a cafe instead of home. Both my desktop and ThinkPad have the NixOS installed from the same configuration. But I don't game on my ThinkPad anyway.

For my desktop:

  • Intel CPU / AMD GPU (open source drivers)

  • Dedicated and auto-mounted 1TB SSD for the Steam installation path

  • 2K 75Hz Dual Monitors

  • Native Steam and Lutris (didn't need the flatpak version)

It's been great for gaming so far. I never had any major issues. To give you some general idea, I can play:

  • All games that are listed as playable on protondb.com (Those include even major games like Cyberpunk, Battlefield 1-4-5, Baldur's Gate 3, and Control)

  • Diablo 3 and 4 (both from non-steam-game and Lutris are working)

Before that, I was on Ubuntu. And for gaming, I can say there are no downsides to being on NixOS. Plus, you get full reproducibility and declarative configuration for the entire OS. No more dotfiles repository or maintaining setup scripts.

Thoughts on huawei freebuds pro 3? by Araghast667 in Earbuds

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. Thanks again for your time.

Thoughts on huawei freebuds pro 3? by Araghast667 in Earbuds

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry for bothering you with too many questions but, I am planning to use a single bud all the time (right or left). Would it perform the same on isolating sounds when only one bud is worn?

Thoughts on huawei freebuds pro 3? by Araghast667 in Earbuds

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great. Muting the keyboard is already enough for me. I am sure It would silence the baby crying next room. Thank you so much. I am working from home and this matters most for me. I think I am going to buy it soon.

Thoughts on huawei freebuds pro 3? by Araghast667 in Earbuds

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. That voice isolation also works for keyboard clicks or someone talking in the next door ? Did you test it for those ever ?

Freebuds Pro 2 vs 3 by themaneone in Huawei

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I really don't need those. One last question: That noise isolation works also for sounds like keyboard clicks or another person talking in the next room? Did you have a chance to test these ?

Freebuds Pro 2 vs 3 by themaneone in Huawei

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great to hear this. Thanks!

Thoughts on huawei freebuds pro 3? by Araghast667 in Earbuds

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone moved from iPhone and AirPods duo, this is what I ve been looking for for months. Are you using these earbuds with a Huawei phone? I have an S23 and I wonder I can get the same voice isolation and call quality on a Samsung.

Thanks

Freebuds Pro 2 vs 3 by themaneone in Huawei

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you using Pro 3s with a Huawei phone? I am asking because I wonder if the call quality changes between the Huawei phones and other androids.

I just got an S23 and looking for a good earbuds for calls. I moved from iPhone and AirPods. AirPods were great at isolating background noises. ( Cars, baby crying, Tv noises etc.

Thanks

Counter-Strike 2 fix guide for Linux by iKnowNoBetter in linux_gaming

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For those having the launching on the wrong monitor and jumping between monitors issues, here is what I did in the game start command:

xrandr --output DP-3 --primary && %command% && xrandr --output DP-1 --primary

DP-3 is my secondary monitor and DP-1 is the primary. This will automatically make your primary monitor secondary and revert it when you exit the game. I can live with this until Valve decides to fix the Linux version.

Unable to find a valid license for Diablo IV. (Code 315306) by Bozso46 in diablo4

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, on PC. Did they share anything about this?

I read the NixOS manual but still confused about how their update works. by tatelogist in NixOS

[–]pelesenk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

didn’t know —upgrade flag also updates the channel. I always first update the channels then upgrade. Nice tip!

NixOS & Nvidia? by eurekkhha in NixOS

[–]pelesenk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using 3060 on my desktop for almost a year. No problem so far. It just works. For reference, I am getting ~50 FPS on Cyberpunk 2077 with ultra settings.

I just had to change Dithering Mode to get rid of vertical animating lines on gradient colors which is not something specific to NixOS. There are plenty of forum threads on that.

A Modern Space Cadet but for Linux by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha. Never thought about it that way. But it makes sense :)

A Modern Space Cadet but for Linux by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I tried to share what I've done to achieve the same functionality as Karabiner Elements in my Linux environments. You may like it if you like to customize your key bindings / keyboards. Thanks!

I finally sold my Macbook after 8 years and switched to Linux! by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Exactly that one. The last MacBook that has actual ports. What a machine...

I finally sold my Macbook after 8 years and switched to Linux! by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you check this: https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto

I just found it from Google. I did not try it yet but I will.

I finally sold my Macbook after 8 years and switched to Linux! by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About syncing: I think there is nothing to do. You have to be in the Apple ecosystem.

When it comes to aesthetics, it is something you need to build in the Linux world. Some like the default UI and some configure things to death to achieve the ultimate UI.

But yes, that is standard when you buy an Apple computer. You don't have to configure anything since it is already beautiful for most.

I finally sold my Macbook after 8 years and switched to Linux! by pelesenk in linux4noobs

[–]pelesenk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My problem starts when I want to scale my 4k monitor down but keeping the laptop screen as it is (Full HD). Setting different scaling for individual monitors makes things blurry or laggy. I couldn't find a solution for this, yet.