Steam vr install

Tutorials

valve index on archlinux gist	https://gist.github.com/WebFreak001/f8d5852c795e3b5b1fddfc1911e6babb
arch wiki	https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Virtual_reality#OpenVR_/_SteamVR

Windows

- Locate and install steamVR in store.
- done.

Linux

NOTE:

wayland is not supported, but xorg-wayland works

NOTE:

use steam, not steam-runtime (arch uses much newer libs)

You'll need vulkan drivers for your videocard.

sudo pacman -S vulkan \
               lib32-gtk2 \
               lib32-libva \
               lib32-libvdpau \
               polkit-gnome \
               pavucontrolqt

# nvidia
sudo pacman -S nvidia-utils \
               lib32-nvidia-utils \
               vulkan-icd-loader \
               lib32-vulkan-icd-loader

# icd-loader installs AMD's vulkan driver
# if using nvidia, specify it's driver
VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/nvidia_icd.json steam-runtime

First time setup

- pavucontrol-qt:
  - select TU106 HDMI for playback

- terminal:
  - sudo /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
  # or see wiki polkit-gnome

- terminal:
  - steam
  - Locate and install steamVR in store

# at some point you'll be prompted to enable steam permissions using polkit-gnome

Regular Run

pavucontrol-qt  # select TU106 for playback
steam