Mastershelf

"Did you know Viggo Mortensen broke his foot when he kicked the helmet in this scene?"

Assigned Arch at birth

Actually, what most most people refer to as "Linux" is really GNUde/Linux.

If you add --skiplauncher to the launch options it skips the launcher and boots straight to the game. That might solve your problem.

Baldur Gate? I typically leave it closed and go the long way around to Undead Parish.