Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics

Obsolesce

This guide shows how to go from fresh Ubuntu install, to fully working and supported Windows Steam games basically out-of-the-box. Then I will show how to install Lutris and get WoW and D3 working beautifully.

Install Ubuntu 18.04, the do the following:

Before your first log-in, hit CTRL+ALT+F2 to enter and log in to terminal.
Update things:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Reboot, do not log in, hit CTRL+ALT+F2 to enter and log in to terminal.
Add Graphics Repo (more info: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/blob/proton_3.7/PREREQS.md)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
Install Graphics drivers:
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-396
Reboot, then log in to Ubuntu GUI (Gnome)
Open a terminal, install Cinnamon:
- sudo apt install cinnamon-desktop-environment lightdm
- Enter Y(yes)
- Select lightdm, then OK.
- Reboot
At login screen, select Cinnamon and log in.
Download and install Steam:
- https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steam.deb
After Steam is installed, opt-in to the Steam Client Beta (more info: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7021-EIAH-8669)
- Open Steam settings > Steam Play > Check "Enable Steam Play for all titles", and use Proton 3.7-3 (current as of this writing)
- Steam will reload
- Select Library > SteamOS + linux
- Install games
- Play.

Info on Proton: https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/1696055855739350561

Lutris setup coming soon...

Update 09/12/2018:
I did get Lutris installed, along with the Battle.net app, Diablo 3, and WoW. I installed all from scratch, and they semi-work. However, my initial testing used all three of those Apps that were installed via Windows. However, when installing the games and the B.net App from scratch via Lutris / Linux, WoW ends up crashing soon after, and the B.net app is a little weird.

I will try one last thing, having a Win10 VM strictly to download, install, and update B.net App, D3, and WoW, and copying it to Linux (or figuring out how to load a host directory in the Win10 VM which is preferrable).

But this is all so much work it's easier to just use Windows.

The only games I could get running just as good or better on Linux was No Man's Sky and Diablo III. The other two are required, so until those work better I may go back to Win10.

black3dynamite

Have you tried these step with Ubuntu (Gnome)?

Obsolesce

@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

Have you tried these step with Ubuntu (Gnome)?

I just tried in Gnome and verified it works 100% the same as in Cinnamon. I didn't really notice a performance difference... maybe a tad less in Gnome.

black3dynamite

@obsolesce said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

Have you tried these step with Ubuntu (Gnome)?

I just tried in Gnome and verified it works 100% the same as in Cinnamon. I didn't really notice a performance difference... maybe a tad less in Gnome.

Were you using Wayland or X11?

Obsolesce

@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

@obsolesce said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

@black3dynamite said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

Have you tried these step with Ubuntu (Gnome)?

I just tried in Gnome and verified it works 100% the same as in Cinnamon. I didn't really notice a performance difference... maybe a tad less in Gnome.

Were you using Wayland or X11?

Whatever is default on Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome... I think X11, but haven't checked.

I'm in Cinnamon now, and it's using X11. I confirmed this by doing the following:

loginctl to check the session ID.
loginctl show-session <SESSION_ID> -p Type

Which outputs (logged in to Cinnamon):
Type=x11

DustinB3403

But Ubuntu. . .

JaredBusch

@dustinb3403 said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

But Ubuntu. . .

That's all that works on his Rogue

DustinB3403

@jaredbusch said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

@dustinb3403 said in Ubuntu Setup For Steam Play and Lutris Gaming with nVidia Graphics:

But Ubuntu. . .

That's all that works on his Rogue

Oh, I didn't realize he was having the same issue that @scottalanmiller was having with his RoG.

Obsolesce

Updated the OP.