How to Set Up Elementary OS For Gaming
278This video covers setting Elementary OS for gaming by installing the latest versions of Wine, Lutris, Steam with Proton, and nVidia or AMD GPU drivers, which will allow you to play both native and Windows developed games.
Step 1 – Enable PPAs
Open a Terminal window and type the following:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
Step 2 – Download and Install Latest GPU Drivers
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/InstallingDrivers.md
Step 3 – Install Steam, Enable Proton and Install Proton-GE
Install Steam using the software store or using the Terminal with the following command:
sudo apt install steam
Once installed, sign into your account.
Enable Proton for all your game library by navigating to Steam / Settings / Steam Play / Advanced and ticking the Enable Steam Play for all other titles, once done restart Steam to apply.
https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom
Download Proton-GE by navigating to the releases section of the GitHub page, scroll down to the assets section, and download the tar.gz archive.
Once downloaded, extract the Proton-GE folder, and copy it.
Next navigate to your Home directory, enable Hidden Files, navigate to .steam / root and create a new folder called compatibilitytools.d and paste the extracted Proton-GE folder inside.
Restart Steam if already open, and when you now right click on a game’s properties, under the General tab, tick the Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool, you will now be able to select the Proton-GE build from the list.
Step 4 – Install Wine
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/WineDependencies.md
Step 5 – Install Lutris
https://lutris.net/downloads/
#elementaryos #linuxgaming #wine