aunaseef/libregaming

Python Program that downloads gaming required packages based on your Linux Distribution.

LibreGaming

Python Program that downloads gaming required packages based on your Linux Distribution.

Table of contents

• Distributions
• Prerequisites
• Packages:
  • Dependencies
• Installation
• Usage
• Feedback
• Credits

Distributions:

• I tested this script on these three distributions. but it should also work on their derivatives too.

1. Ubuntu.
2. Arch Linux.
3. Fedora.

Prerequisites:

• To run this LibreGaming script you need python3 installed if not already. to install python3 click Here.

• Also you need to enable nonfree packages if you are using Fedora to install steam.

• You can find the commands to enable nonfree packages for Fedora in this website:

• Or you can enter these commands that I copied for the above website To enable free and nonfree packages on Fedora enter these command:

sudo dnf install \
  https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

To enable nonfree packages on Fedora enter these command:

sudo dnf install \
  https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm

• now you need to refreash the repos:

sudo dnf group update core

Packages:

1. Steam.
2. Wine
3. Gamemode
4. ProtonGE(Optional).
5. Lutris.
6. mangohud and goverlay.

Dependencies:

• git

• python3

1. Install Python3 For Ubuntu:

sudo apt install python3

3. Install Python3 For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S install python

3. Install Python3 For Fedora:

sudo dnf install python3

• python3-pip is needed to install AUNaseef's protonup which is already inlcuded in the script so you don't have to install it yourself.

Installation:

• You can install LibreGaming using pip:

pip3 install LibreGaming

• Or you can install LibreGaming script by entering these commands:

git clone https://github.com/Ahmed-Al-Balochi/LibreGaming.git LibreGaming/ 
cd LibreGaming/
python3 setup.py install --user

• LibreGaming: command not found.

This error can be solved by setting up the PATH in your shell you can do this by entering these lines in your shell file(.bashrc or .zshrc)

• Note that the LibreGaming Script is saved in ~/.local/bin directory by default.

### PATH

if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ;
  then PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi

Usage:

• To run the LibreGaming Script to install both the Gaming packages and ProtonGE enter this command:

LibreGaming -a

• To run the LibreGaming Script to only install ProtonGE enter this command:

LibreGaming -p

• To run the LibreGaming Script to update ProtonGE enter this command:

LibreGaming -pu

• To run the LibreGaming Script to only install the Gaming packages enter this command:

LibreGaming -g

Feedback:

• Tell me what distro to add if yours is not available. And what features you'd like to see.
• Also please report if there are any bugs in the script.
• Your feedback is always welcome.

Credits:

• Thanks to GloriousEggroll for ProtonGE.
• Thanks to AUNaseef protonup for making it easier to install ProtonGE.
• Thanks to flightlessmango for mangohud.
• Thanks to benjamimgois for goverlay.
• Thanks to anyone who downloads this script, and to everyone who gives me feedback.