Gaming on Linux with Ubuntu and Proton

I want to talk about how good gaming on Linux is, as compared to Windows. With the constant improvements in proton and other FOSS libraries and tools, this might just be the year of the Linux desktop.

There's been a >50% year on year growth in the number of people gaming on Linux, and this is only going to grow. The major boost came when Valve introduced the Steam Deck which basically revolutionized gaming on Linux. With the upcoming Steam Machine, we might just make up the majority of the market, overtaking Windows for good.

I want to talk a bout the basic technical aspects of the entire gaming pipeline on Linux, and introduce people to some of the most important FOSS tools and libraries which help us play games on Linux. Few of these are proton, dxvk, vk3d, vk3d-proton, and I'll also be talking about how Nvidia went partially open source for Linux and why it helps the community. Might also briefly touch on the work going on with NVK and Nova.

I'll also talk about the basics of how to setup an Ubuntu desktop for gaming. I'll go through the required software and tools needed to game comfortably on Ubuntu and how an end user can do this without getting into a web of complex configurations.

More info: https://events.canonical.com/event/146/contributions/934/