Hi guys.

I’ve finally returned to Linux gaming after a year hiatus back on Windows but currently have been unable to play anything due to Steam’s shader caching. Trying to launch a game means I have to sit and leave my PC on for hours (I gave up after 2) just whilst the progress bar slowly goes up. I made sure background caching was on in the settings and even added a config file to enable more threads as I saw suggested online but after leaving Steam open overnight I’m still unable to play any games.

This wasn’t an issue when I was dailying Linux a year ago so I’m assuming something in Proton must’ve changed?

  • hallettjEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I don’t know what the issue is; but something to try if you haven’t already is to go through the setup instructions on the Arch Wiki, paying special attention to making sure that you have the correct 32-bit graphics dependencies installed.

    • hallettjEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Oh, I forgot to do my fanboy plug. I’ve had the easiest time setting up Proton dependencies on NixOS. It unifies configuration with package management, so the Steam configuration module can reference your installed hardware, and load the appropriate graphics packages automatically.

      Basically you opt into unfree packages, and put programs.steam.enable = true in your NixOS config, and that’s it.