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Last active July 14, 2025 03:20
Optimal THE FINALS settings for low latency under Linux Mint Cinnamon

TRICK FOR CINNAMON

On Cinnamon, I'm getting stutterings every since and there (1s-5s) making aiming a pain. Disabling the compositor and all my extensions didn't lead to any improvements, I only found this as a workaround:

  • Launch the game first
  • When it is launched, kill Cinnamon using pkill -f "cinnamon --replace" --signal 9
  • It will prompt you to try to restart in safemode --> click NO
  • Enjoy your gaming session without any stuttering and butter smooth performances!
  • When you are done playing, restart cinnamon with CTRL-ALT-ESC, if prompted, reload the "Notifications Area", then click Yes to restart Cinnamon once again and you are done!

HARDWARE