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What is the current state of VR in Linux? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world
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I'm a Windows 10 user hoping to switch to Linux over Windows 11. One of my common uses for my computer is VR, via a Valve Index. Is this going to be a problem for me? I know historically, its been pretty bad, and ProtonDB shows very mixed ratings, but I also know Linux has been improving fast so am hoping that others will disagree with that.

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[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My experience with VR has been mixed. When I first fully switched to Linux I was using a Valve Index and the non-flatpak version of Steam and it just worked the same as it did under Windows (except for an issue where on boot the headset would be recognized as the primary display always, fixed by just not plugging in DP from the Index until after logon).

More recently I ordered a BigScreen Beyond 2, and while waiting for that to ship I switched to the flatpak version of Steam. Steam no longer sees that the headset is even connected. Neither the BSB2 or the index work. Fedora, however sees the device just fine.

Some cursory reading indicates there's an issue with the Steam Flatpak's handling of USB device permissions, but I haven't had a chance to thoroughly dig into it.

All of this is on Fedora KDE. I plan on reinstalling everything when Fedora 43 releases, since I've got some issues with my drive partition layout that I find annoying, so I'll try to get VR working again then.