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The Gaming Manual

Ultimate Performance: From ISO to 4K 144Hz Gaming.

The Strategy

Most gamers avoid Linux because they believe it's "hard." We've simplified it. Tebian's "Gaming Mode" handles the entire driver stack (NVIDIA/AMD) and provides a "Safe Escape" to Windows for anti-cheat games.

We don't use emulation. We use Direct Kernel Access and Vulkan to give you native-level speed on every title.

1. The GPU Stack

Tebian's "Hardware Detect" menu is built to identify your GPU and install the non-free firmware automatically. Whether it's the NVIDIA proprietary driver or the open-source AMD Mesa stack, it's one click away.

  • NVIDIA: Proprietary drivers + Wayland support.
  • AMD: Native kernel support + Mesa Vulkan.
  • Intel: Hardware acceleration for mobile gaming.

2. The Software Arsenal

Tebian comes with pre-configured setups for the four horsemen of Linux gaming:

  • Steam: Full Proton support for Windows games.
  • Heroic: The open-source launcher for Epic and GOG.
  • Lutris: The universal manager for all game sources.
  • GameMode: Feral Interactive's performance daemon.

3. Performance Monitoring

Tebian's "Performance" menu includes MangoHud and Glow (the CLI system monitor). We provide a unified way to see your FPS, GPU temps, and frame-times in every game.

  • Halt Mode: Suspends background tasks during gaming.
  • ZRAM: Optimized memory compression for low-RAM machines.
  • CPU Microcode: Security patches that don't hurt FPS.

4. The Anti-Cheat Escape

Some games (Valorant, Destiny 2, etc.) use kernel-level anti-cheat that only works on Windows. We don't fight it—we bypass it. Tebian provides a guided "Safe Dual-boot" setup so you can have native Windows for those specific games and Tebian for everything else.

  • Safe Partitioning: Shrink your Windows drive without data loss.
  • GRUB Magic: One menu at boot to pick your OS.
  • Shared Storage: Access your game files across both operating systems.

Why Tebian Beats Windows for Gaming

Windows uses 2-3GB of RAM just to sit at the desktop. Tebian uses 16-32MB. That's 2-3GB of RAM you get back for your games. In the world of high-performance gaming, those megabytes matter.

With Zero Background Processes, you don't have to worry about a Windows Update starting in the middle of a match. You are the root. You own the CPU.