I’ve been floating the idea of moving to Linux for a while. I actually have it installed on a spare drive so I can setup dual boot if I wanted.

I chose to go with Mint but have been running into some issues getting programs to run correctly but the big issue I have is getting steam VR to run. I like to play beat saber for fun and after setup it wasn’t connecting to my headset. That’s kind of a deal breaker for me. What are some suggestions to get it running correctly

  • Dau (they/them)
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    7 days ago

    envision has been a lifesaver for me with vr - i managed to get everything working pretty quickly thanks to it
    you can also check out lvra (linux vr adventures) for some help and guides

    • Atemu
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      16 days ago

      That isn’t going to help them one bit if they have a SteamVR HMD.

  • @[email protected]
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    88 days ago

    VR is one the aspects of Linux gaming that is still weak unfortunately. The Quest line of headsets for example just don’t work. On Quest 2 and Quest 3 you may have some success using ALVR, which is a remote streaming solution over wifi.

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    48 days ago

    I’m doing all of my PC gaming on Linux for years now. Except for VR. It’s unfortunately not running well at all for me. I’m running an Nvidia GPU with a Valve Index and whenever I was able to even get a picture on the HMD in the first place, the latency from movement to screen was about a second or so. Which is an incredibly efficient way to feel incredibly sick.

    I’m not sure about your setup, maybe it’s better supported in some way, but, from my experience, I’d unfortunately recommend keeping a Windows partition for VR and saving yourself the (quite literal) headache.

  • @Unknown1234_5
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    48 days ago

    Give alvr a try, but you’re probably best off just using windows for VR.

  • @CMDR_Horn
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    Unfortunately I can’t help, I’ve yet to mess withVR at all let alone in Linux. Good luck.