This video covers setting up Zorin OS for gaming so you can play native and Window developed games using Steam Proton and Lutris.
Step 1. Install latest GPU drivers.
When you first boot up off the Zorin OS ISO you have several options.
Choose the first option (Try or Install Zorin OS) if you have AMD hardware or the third (Try or Install Zorin OS (modern NVIDIA drivers)) if you have nVidia hardware.
Also remember to choose the āInstall third party software for graphics and and Wi-Fi hardware and additional media formatsā when prompted in the installation.
Step 2. Install Steam and Lutris.
Both of these can be installed from the Zorin OS software store.
Step 3. Enable Steam Proton.
Open Steam, navigate to Steam / Steam Play / Advanced and tick āEnable Steam Play for all other titlesā.
Restart Steam to apply.
Step 4. Enable Esync.
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/HowToEsync.md
One newer versions of Zorin OS, Esync is enabled out of the box.
Step 5. Install & Use Feral Gamemode.
https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode
Step 6. Install & Use Liquorix Kernel.
https://liquorix.net/
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