Linux Gaming Guide – Distro Installation, Steam Games, & More!
Step by step guide showing how to install Linux and getting it setup for Steam, along with other useful software you’ll likely want for gaming. In my previous video I went into detail about the differences between the various Linux distros and gave my personal suggestions on a few of my favorite ones, so check it out if you’re not sure which one to choose: https://youtu.be/byz8YPzczxg
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Download Kubuntu:
https://kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/
Download Etcher:
https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher
Install Steam on Ubuntu:
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt update
sudo apt install steam
Install Steam on Arch:
Enable multilib, follow these instructions: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/official_repositories#Enabling_multilib
Then enter:
sudo pacman -S steam
or
yay -S steam
Install Steam on Fedora:
sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install steam
MangoHud Github:
https://github.com/flightlessmango/MangoHud
GameMode Github:
https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode
ProtonDB:
https://www.protondb.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:41 Installing Kubuntu
05:00 Software Updates
06:38 Installing Steam
09:53 Lets run some games
14:03 MangoHud – Statistics Overlay
17:32 GameMode Optimizations
18:25 Additional launch options
19:26 Other game stores and additional software
20:36 Outro
by Phazer Tech
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Was this guide helpful for you? Have any questions? Also which game stores would you like to see in a follow-up video? Let me know here in the comments.
Also in the video I said that Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition might require extra commands to work correctly, but this is no longer true. DX12 and Ray Tracing should now work straight out of the box, no extra commands required (at least on AMD GPUs, not sure about Nvidia). Just enable Proton and you're set. It goes to show how Linux Gaming in Steam is continuously getting better and more streamlined.
Thank you. I mainly use steam for my offline games and then Blizzard for the WoW. Do you know if presentmon of intel works on linux?