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Switchable Graphics isn't at all an user friendly experience.

steamclosed bumblebee
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5741 · opened 2018-09-09 by JohnnyonFlame · updated 2018-09-09 · 1 comments · github
JJohnnyonFlame 2018-09-09 github

Your system information

Dell Inspiron 14
Nvidia 750M and i7 4500U

  • Steam client version: Aug 29, 2018
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): xUbuntu 18.04
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Using steam on a Switchable Graphics device isn't user friendly. Bumblebee is outdated and provides no Vulkan support, nvidia-prime isn't at all an acceptable solution, and spawning a new x-instance is, while a major inconvenience, but alas, at least a working solution.

For these trying to run Steam games on a different X server than their Steam Clients':

  • Configure your new X session, nvidia-xrun is a great starting point
  • Save both of these (fragile! don't blame me for anything that happens) scripts to your home folder
  • Now, change your game's launch options to:
    ~/steam_setup.sh "%command%"
  • Click 'play' on the steam client
  • Switch to a free tty. start your new X server with:
    ./nvidia-xrun ./steam_run.sh
  • After being done with said game, kill the xterm window with exit

I hope this serves as documentation for those with issues right in this moment, and that maybe this shines a light on what is a major usability issue.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-09-09 github

Hello @JohnnyonFlame, I'm going to close this issue report as it's informational and not an actionable issue with the steam client.

Related to #5600.

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