[EdLUG] Oculus Rift in Linux?

Edinburgh Linux Users Group edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk
Wed Oct 17 12:17:49 UTC 2018


Thanks, yeah I was referring to this page. However, it doesn't clearly
state the current status of support and also no information about Steam.

That's why I'm looking to chat with people who actually have it and use it
just now, with all recent updates of OS and Steam.

Best Regards,
Maxim

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 13:13 Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Oculus_Rift
>
> Maybe this will help
>
> śr., 17 paź 2018 o 11:50 Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
> edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> napisał(a):
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm trying to understand if I want to buy Oculus Rift to play VR in Steam
>> or not. I've googled a bit about this, but cannot find specific answer if
>> it's compatible with Linux or not. It seems like they've originally tried
>> to support Linux, but now are only focused on Windows.
>>
>> Still I see Arch Wiki stating the steps to setup Oculus SDK and make it
>> working. Also, Steam has done recent updates to extend support of SteamVR
>> and OpenVR in Linux.
>>
>> However, I cannot find any recent thread on any forum where someone would
>> say "Yes, I actually played VR games in Oculus Rift on Linux".
>>
>> Does anyone have this device by any chance? If so, how well it works in
>> Linux?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Maxim
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