I'm new to Linux and trying to set up a dual boot alongside Windows because I still need some Windows software. I've experimented with a few distributions like Zorin OS, Pop OS, and now I'm on Kubuntu. The main issue is that I have to manually mount disks each time. While I managed to get things working on Pop OS, it had too many quirks, so I switched to Kubuntu. I've also installed some gaming software and Steam from the official site, but my games won't launch. I enabled Steam Play and Proton, yet clicking 'play' does nothing. Since my disks are formatted as NTFS, I suspect that might cause problems, but I'm unsure what to do next. They don't seem to be in read-only mode. I also encounter an
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I agree, I tried a shared disk for a while with both Linux and Windows running on a 4TB SSD, but my game performance was really poor. Once I switched the shared disk to ext4, everything ran way better. So, if you can, avoid NTFS altogether!
You should really set up automounting using your partition manager or by editing your fstab file. Also, keep in mind that NTFS isn't ideal for gaming on Linux. It's best to format your drive to ext4 or another Linux-native file system. You can back up your important data and shrink your NTFS partition to create a new ext4 partition. NTFS lacks some features that Proton needs to work smoothly.
I see what you're saying about NTFS. I know it doesn't work with Windows, but could I keep one disk in NTFS for Windows stuff and format the rest to ext4? That might be a good compromise.
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