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doc: add FAQ details about how to install Vulkan on Linux (#591)

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* Add details about Vulkan support in Linux
* doc: add note about how to use OpenGL backend

Co-authored-by: Stephen Gutekanst <stephen.gutekanst@gmail.com>
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## Linux: `Error: vkCreateInstance failed with VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER`
Some distros require packages to be installed to support the Vulkan graphics API.
For instance, Arch Linux has [specific packages](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Vulkan#Installation) for Nvidia, Intel and AMD GPUs.
You may also try using OpenGL using the env var `MACH_GPU_BACKEND=opengl`.
## Linux: `Error: Couldn't load Vulkan. Searched /tmp/mach/gpu/zig-out/bin/libvulkan.so.1`
We're aware of a bug failing to find `libvulkan.so` on some Linux distros such as [Guix](https://guix.gnu.org/).