LibreGaming

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

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

Dependencies:

  • git
  • python3
  1. Install Python3 For Ubuntu:
sudo apt install python3
  1. Install Python3 For Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S python
  1. Install Python3 For Fedora:
sudo dnf install python3
  • python3-pip.
  1. Install Python3 For Ubuntu:
sudo apt install python3-pip
  1. Install Python3 For Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S python-pip
  1. Install Python3 For Fedora:
sudo dnf install python3-pip

Packages:

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

Installation:

  • You can install LibreGaming using pip if you have it installed. click Here to install pip3:
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 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.

GitHub

GitHub - Ahmed-Al-Balochi/LibreGaming: Python Program that downloads gaming required packages based on your Linux Distribution.
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