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game suddenly stopped working, how to trouble shoot? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 week ago by protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I have had issues like this before, a game I have played multiples times, out of nowhere no updates or anything just stops working on my lutris library and I can never fix it, do you all have some troubleshooting tips or know some troubleshooting guides?

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[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did you update your system without restarting? It's usually the problem when games stop working on my machine.

[–] radiouser@crazypeople.online 2 points 1 week ago

This gets me every single time.

I update my system and suddenly everything goes semi-haywire and refuses to work. My stupid ass has spent hours (and literally broken systems before) just trying to 'fix' it.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am still regularly surprised by what a restart can fix on every OS I have ever used or supported.

[–] Osan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The difference between when MY Linux laptop has been running for a while (multiple days) and recently restarted is very noticeable. All the quirks disappear and everything is slightly smoother, and also for some reason I get faster WiFi?

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I rarely use sleep on anything but phones and tablets (and I still try to restart those once a week) just because things run more consistently.