diff --git a/PREREQS.md b/PREREQS.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5742c5af --- /dev/null +++ b/PREREQS.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +GRAPHICS DRIVERS REQUIREMENTS + +Some of the newest titles available on Linux with Steam Play require cutting-edge drivers that are not distributed with the latest Ubuntu 18.04 release. To achieve the highest level of compatibility with Windows game titles, we recommend installing the following drivers. + +NVIDIA +Linux users with NVIDIA graphics cards should install the latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers. + + 1. Open a terminal window.  (Ctrl + Alt+ T) + 2. Enter the following commands in terminal to add the required PPA repository: +sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa +sudo apt update + 3. Provide your user password when requested. + 4. Open Software and Updates. + 5. Select the Additional Drivers tab. + 6. Choose nvidia-driver-396   + 7. Click Apply Changes (this can take several minutes). + 8. Provide your user password when requested.   + 9. Log out of user or reboot to ensure the driver has updated correctly.   + +Further details about this PPA repository are available here: +https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa + +AMD/Intel +Linux users with AMD or Intel graphics cards should install the latest release of Padoka, a development version of the Mesa 3D Graphics Library: https://launchpad.net/~paulo-miguel-dias/+archive/ubuntu/mesa