Contents:
Update System
Install the Latest Graphics Card Drivers
Install WINE
Install Steam
Install Lutris
Install and enable Feral Game Mode for Steam and Lutris
Disable mouse acceleration
Note: If you are facing FPS drops then follow this guide.
1. Update System
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Note: This will update everything installed on your system.
2. Install the Latest Graphics Card Drivers
For Nvidia:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-440 libnvidia-gl-440 libnvidia-gl-440:i386
sudo apt install libvulkan1 libvulkan1:i386
sudo reboot
Note: The latest Drivers at the time of writing were version 440, please check for the latest driver version and replace "440" with the latest release version number. To check the version best suited for your graphics card, visit - https://launchpad.net/~graphics-drivers/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
For AMD:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
sudo apt install mesa-vulkan-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers:i386
sudo reboot
3. Install WINE
First add repository and its key:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
sudo apt-key add winehq.key
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'
sudo apt update
Now Install WINE:
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging
Then Install these dependencies:
sudo apt install libgnutls30:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libxml2:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386
If you encounter any error or have any other distribution of Linux, other than Ubuntu or its derivatives, then visit - https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/WineDependencies.md
4. Install Steam:
sudo apt install steam
5. Install Lutris
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lutris-team/lutris
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lutris
If you encounter any errors or have any other distribution of Linux, other than Ubuntu or its derivatives, then visit - https://lutris.net/downloads/
6. Install and enable Feral Game Mode
Install Feral Game Mode
sudo apt install meson libsystemd-dev pkg-config ninja-build git libdbus-1-dev libinih-dev
git clone https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode.git
cd gamemode
git checkout 1.5.1
./bootstrap.sh
If you encounter any errors or have any other distribution of Linux, other than Ubuntu or its derivatives, then visit - https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode
Enable Game Mode in Steam:
Set these as launch options:
gamemoderun %command%
Enable Game Mode in Lutris:
Navigate to preference/System options/ Command prefix and type:
gamemoderun
7. Disable Mouse Acceleration
Install Gnome Tweaks
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
Edit: You will find these settings in the tweaks application.
Navigate to "Keyboard & Mouse", there find the settings labelled as "Mouse", in there would be a setting called "Acceleration Profile", set its value to "flat".