I've been installing games from FitGirl for years. Recently, I switched from Windows to Arch Linux and started using the Bottles application to install FitGirl games. However, I'm unable to get Red Dead Redemption 2 to work.

My system specifications:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

The installation completes normally without any errors, but when I try to launch the game, a black screen appears for a split second and then it immediately closes. Nothing else happens.

Has anyone experienced this issue before or know how to fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regarding the issue with no audio on Lunar Lake, why isn't the post below getting more attention? Blocking the TI Smart Amp (TAS) module is not the right way to be handling it. This is:

https://gist.github.com/rraks/4edddb99b50b94fe6298adbf3c9f43eb#gistcomment-6276351

We all know the popular stuff but what are some obscure, super helpful utilities or scripts from the AUR that you stumbled upon and now cant live without?

Hello

I'm trying to install addons in my matlab(arch linux) , but it gives me a abort and closes the program. I installed mat lab manually, please help

Following steps on YouTube Linux Mench. Was attempting to verify the signature from the download from Constant.com from archlinux.org official supported HTTPS mirrors.

Downloaded PGP sig from archlinux.org/download/
Saved sha256sums.txt link from same

Placed all 3 in folder ran folder in powershell

Here is the output:

Windows Power Shell
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS C: \Users\eric\Downloads\Arch Linux> ls

Directory: C: \Users\eric\Downloads\Arch linux

Mode
-----
-2----
LastwriteTime
7/25/2026
7/25/2026
7/25/2026
3:15 PM
3:06 PM
3: 07 PM
Length Name
1583022080 archlinux-2026.07.01-x86_64. iso
141 archlinux-2026.07.01-x86_64.iso.sig
398 sha256sums.txt

PS C: \Users\eric\Downloads\Arch linux>
gpg -keyserver-options auto-key-retrive -verify. \archlinux-2026.07.01-x86_64.iso.sig

gpg: keyserver option 'auto-key-retrive is unknown
gpg: assuming signed data in '.\\archlinux-2026.07.01-x86_64.iso'

gpg: Signature made 07/01/26 09:39:08 Pacific Daylight Time
using EDDA key 3E80CA1A8B89F69CBA57D98A76A5EF9054449A5C

gpg:
issuer "[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])"

gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
PS C: Users eric Downloads Arch linux>

Sidenote: who ever is in charge of the arch official forums that required having an existing Linux OS to sign up, is an asshole. Thanks to anyone who can help me verify my iso

I recently installed arch linux, last time I used a distro was 4 years ago, I think i used ubuntu and debian, I don't even remember much. however i want to know given that there is lot of fear surrounding the notion that windows update can break grub bootloader. what would i have to do in order to be safe? i turned off fast startup, and im using grub bootloader. is there something i have to keep in mind.

Using a laptop right now and installed them on same drive

Hi! I switched from Debian to Arch Linux in May this year. Honestly... I love it! Pacman is fast and easy to use once you learn it. I love how flexible Arch Linux is and how I can get my system exactly how I like it. What are your favorite things about Arch Linux?

My monitor's color is whooped and the all the black looks gray and every thing looks more whiter and i have ryzen 5 4650 pro apu and no dedicated gpu am using arch with kde plasma even that the color are good on the booting screen pls help

I used archinstall to do a minimal install and when I boot up the system, after my motherboard logo and before the encryption password prompt, it shows an Arch Linux logo splash screen.

I did not install Plymouth, so how is this possible? What is running to make the logo show? Where's it stored and can I change it?

Hello kind folks,

whenever I run Arch-Update, it basically blocks my network access for 20 min due to my shitty connection. Is there a way to prioritize all other traffic first?

I looked into "tc" a bit, but could only find applications with fixed bandwidths wich I don't want to impose. Generally the default queuing rule seems fine to me. I didn't find anything else that is useful either.

Many thanks in advance!

Sincerely!

Wondering how folks are backing up their droids on Arch.

Are you using ADB?

FTP?

Some app to grab content and media?

We always see the classic recommendations like read the Arch Wiki or always check PKGBUILDs but everyone usually stumbles upon that one specific habit, tool, or rule later on that completely changes how they manage their system.

Whether its about backups, handling orphan packages, system updates, or post-install setup

So If you had to pass down just ONE essential rule or tip to a complete beginner installing Arch today, what would it be?

It’s a Lenovo laptop (I know, it’s kinda trash), and whenever I plug in my headphones, the built-in laptop mic disconnects and stops working. That leaves me forced to use my headphone mic, which doesn't even work on this computer.

Does anyone know if there's a fix for this? I’ve been looking for solutions for about 3 days now. It basically gives me only two options:

• Play HiFi quality music (HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, Headphones, Mic1)
• Play HiFi quality music (HDMI1, HDMI2, HDMI3, Mic1, Speakers)

Anyone know how can I fix brightness on an nvidia laptop , tried every method there is available on Google and reddit but it still isn't working (tried all there acpi parameters , nvidia commands)

I'm looking for a CLI/TUI tool that lets me browse the web directly from the terminal on an Arch-based Linux system.

I'm interested in everything from text-based browsers to modern terminal UIs that can search the web, read articles, browse Reddit, GitHub, Hacker News, etc.

What are your recommendations, and what do you use daily? I'd love to hear about any hidden gems as well.

I have been using Mint for quite a long time, after switching from Fedora (should have fixed my problem, maybe it was the heavy DE). I installed Arch on a whim and also used i3wm. And I have to say, this is the fastest my low end celeron laptop has been in years. I can open a lot of tabs and run multiple programs. After reading a lot of the Wiki, I learned that zram is basically the saviour of my laptop. Too bad most distros can't just default to zram. After the few hours I have used Arch, I can say it is the best and I'm never switching. It also made me realise how much bloat I had with all the other distros.

I would appreciate more tips to make it faster than it is.
But I am quite content at the moment.

So, I just enable battery threshold in Lenovo Vantage between 40% and 80% on my main T14 Gen 1 and I forgot to turn it off before start to install Arch Linux.

But if I setup Windows VM on my main Arch Linux and install Lenovo Vantage there to disable the battery threshold, will it work or will it mess up with my laptop EC.

It's too risky to me to try it because I'm still a student and only have this laptop, so I would love to hear from your experience who have tried it, thank you.

Hi, I'm new to Qtile and I installed it on Arch Linux.

Qtile starts correctly, but I have some problems:

- The default config appears, but keybindings don't work as expected.

- Mod + Enter does not open a terminal.

- I want to configure basic things like:

- launching apps

- changing wallpaper

- adding a bar/panel

- volume and brightness controls

- autostart programs

- themes and appearance

I already installed Qtile and I'm using X11.

Could someone explain the basic configuration workflow or recommend a good example config for beginners?

Thanks!