• TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    I’m nervous about switching from Microsoft due to the lack of support for VR. Does this make VR/ALVR on Linux viable now?

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      4 months ago

      I play BeatSaber and few more VR games using ALVR and it’s working great. (But I know that not all VR games fully work on Linux)

      But you just need to know that its for Quest headsets running mostly over Wi-Fi (but you can also run over USB) so your milage may vary depending on your WiFi setup.

      I use Arch btw 😅

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        4 months ago

        Wait you’re using a quest on Linux via WiFi? Q3? VR is what is stopping me from switching to Linux on my main. Are we there yet?

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          4 months ago

          I use a quest 1 on Linux.(According to the alvr the quest 3 is also fully supported) Played about the last half of half life on Linux.

          However some VR games just don’t run well under proton I still have windows installed for that. Even if i didn’t boot into windows for a half year now.

          Also first recommend installing Linux in dual boot with windows if you don’t know if al your programs/games work. Nowadays most stuff works but you can always keep windows for just in case.

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      4 months ago

      If the only issue you would’ve had is the audio not working, and your chosen distro uses PipeWire, yes. Otherwise I’m not sure, it’s one of the reasons I haven’t switched on my desktop.

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      4 months ago

      It is already viable, have a look at lvra.gitlab.io for information about what works and what does not. I’ve tried to use ALVR before but eventually switched to wivrn since I found it to be more reliable, probably since it does not rely on SteamVR.

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      4 months ago

      I wasn’t going to get vr until it was plug and play on Linux and that has been the case for me so far, using alvr