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VR on Linux resources
yaomtc Jul 13, 2020
First is Valve's Github for the still in beta SteamVR for Linux:

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/

Check out the Readme for important info, and the Issues tab for yet unresolved problems.

I have this list of status document detailing VR hardware and software support on Linux which I occasionally update:

https://gitlab.com/vr-on-linux/VR-on-Linux

It also has an Issues section, but it's more a resource that the Readme links to here and there.

Lastly, the ProtonDB, which does have a VR tag:

https://www.protondb.com/explore?page=0&selectedFilters=userTags&selectedTags=VR

There's only like 40 games with the tag right now. I'll have to find out how to tag more games...

Last edited by yaomtc on 13 July 2020 at 12:35 pm UTC
slaapliedje Aug 14, 2020
Ooh, I may have to try out the VR Video player to see if I can get my 3D blurays to play through it. I use makemkv to break the encryption (as VR headsets don't support HDCP) and then play through a 3d player in windows, but I hadn't been able to show the desktop in the headset on Linux, so any of the players (like Bino) wouldn't work.

I do have a comment though about SkyrimVR, seems it works well with Proton, but I have a ton of mods installed via Vortex, anyone see if that works in Linux? To be honest, I've spent more time modding SkyrimVR than playing it... but that's mostly because it's installed in Windows and my eyes hate me when I have to look at it :P
slaapliedje Aug 15, 2020
I do have a comment though about SkyrimVR, seems it works well with Proton, but I have a ton of mods installed via Vortex, anyone see if that works in Linux? To be honest, I've spent more time modding SkyrimVR than playing it... but that's mostly because it's installed in Windows and my eyes hate me when I have to look at it :P
Well, currently I am using 40 mods in Skyrim VR, along with SKSEVR which is an exe/dll. So I think it says for itself. I use my own proton build which allows SKSE loading though.
So do you use one of the mod managers (Nexus/Vortex) then?
yaomtc Aug 15, 2020
I use Mod Organizer 2 with this: https://github.com/rockerbacon/lutris-skyrimse-installers
slaapliedje Sep 18, 2020
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/

is that still up-to-date? The last change was made 14 months ago - did Valve really not do anything for SteamVR on Linux in the last 1 year and 2 months?
They've updated it alongside the general release. Apparently just haven't done anything on github.
They did kill off the Mac version. I never understood why they were going to try to offer it anyhow, it isn't like the Mac has any hardware to run it.
yaomtc Sep 18, 2020
The SteamVR for Linux Github page only has a few things: the issue tracker, the README, and a couple how-to text files. There hasn't been anything new to put in there since the release of the Index and the driver fixes for audio. It's not as if SteamVR itself is open source, it's very much proprietary.

What has been getting updates is OpenVR.
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