VR game streaming tool ALVR adds PipeWire support on Linux

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/vr-game-streaming-tool-alvr-adds-pipewire-support-on-linux/

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TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y (7 replies)

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kolorafa@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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 😅

Sh0ckw4ve@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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?

J4g2F@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y

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.

shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

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.

yonder@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

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.

secret300@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y

It was viable before. I used it for a bit to play no man's sky

mactan@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

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

helenslunch@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

I guess the best equivalent to Virtual Desktop for Linux?

NoneYa@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

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secret300@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y

Amazing