LibreGaming 0.0.4.1

Install Gaming Packages with ease

LibreGaming

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

Table of contents

• Distributions
• Prerequisites
  • Dependencies
• Packages
• Installation
• Usage
• VideoDemo
• 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.
4. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.

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

1. Install git For Ubuntu:

sudo apt install git

2. Install git For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S git

3. Install git For Fedora:

sudo dnf install git

4. Install git For OpenSUSE Tumbleweed:

sudo zypper install git

• python3

1. Install Python3 For Ubuntu:

sudo apt install python3

3. Install Python3 For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S python

3. Install Python3 For Fedora:

sudo dnf install python3

4. Install Python3 For OpenSUSE Tumbleweed:

sudo zypper install python3

• python3-pip.

1. Install python3-pip For Ubuntu:

sudo apt install python3-pip

2. Install python3-pip For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S python-pip

3. Install python3-pip For Fedora:

sudo dnf install python3-pip

4. Install python3-pip For OpenSUSE Tumbleweed:

sudo zypper install python3-pip

• flatpak is needed for installing Athenaeum.

Packages:

1. Steam.
2. Wine
3. Gamemode
4. ProtonGE(Optional).
5. Lutris.
6. Heroic (Needs AUR enabled on Arch Linux)
7. Athenaeum Launcher for FOSS games.
8. 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: Please note that this command installs everytning except Athenaeum.

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

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

LibreGaming -ath

• To run the LibreGaming Script to install gaming packages, ProtonGE, and Athenaeum Launcher enter this command:

LibreGaming -a -ath

VideoDemo:

• This a my video demonstrating LibreGaming in English. And click here for Arabic
• This is a video demonstrating LibreGaming made by TechHut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2zdViFDYg

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.