From 7dbe2e2eef79802bdef54360346b01ab76483cc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Pierre-Loup A. Griffais" Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:46:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update PREREQS.md --- PREREQS.md | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/PREREQS.md b/PREREQS.md index 5742c5af..e1e337c8 100644 --- a/PREREQS.md +++ b/PREREQS.md @@ -1,24 +1,47 @@ -GRAPHICS DRIVERS REQUIREMENTS +# GRAPHICS DRIVERS QUICKSTART - UBUNTU 18.04 -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. +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. +## NVIDIA - 1. Open a terminal window.  (Ctrl + Alt+ T) - 2. Enter the following commands in terminal to add the required PPA repository: +Linux users with NVIDIA graphics cards should install the latest NVIDIA proprietary drivers; version 396.51 is required. They can be installed directly from Canonical's repository for third-party drivers: + +``` 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.   +sudo apt install nvidia-396 +``` + +Provide your user password when requested and reboot after the last command completes 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 +## AMD/Intel + +Linux users with AMD or Intel graphics cards should install recent versions of Mesa and LLVM through this repository: https://launchpad.net/~paulo-miguel-dias/+archive/ubuntu/mesa + +``` +sudo add-apt-repository ppa:paulo-miguel-dias/mesa +sudo apt update +sudo apt dist-upgrade +``` + +Provide your user password when requested and reboot after the last command completes to ensure the driver has updated correctly. + +In addition, AMD users that want to play VR games should also add this repository: https://launchpad.net/~kisak/+archive/ubuntu/steamvr4pk + +``` +sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kisak/steamvr4pk +sudo apt update +sudo apt dist-upgrade +``` + +VR is not currently supported on Intel graphics. + +# GRAPHICS DRIVERS REQUIREMENTS - GENERAL + +## DirectX 11 games: +You will need NVIDIA 396.51 or Mesa 18.1.x at a minimum. LLVM7 is recommended to play DX11 games without GPU hangs. + +