Have a VR headset and want to do some gaming from your Linux PC? WiVRn has a new release out that should make the experience even better.
What is it? WiVRn is an application that wirelessly streams a virtual reality game to a standalone VR headset from a Linux computer. It’s has different levels of support across various Meta Quest headsets, Pico, HTC Vive and others.
The developer sent word to GamingOnLinux about the update:
Version 26.2 improves accuracy for head and controller tracking, adds support for SlimeVR trackers as well as many other bugfixes and other minor features.
This adds to the existing features of low latency video transmission, eye-tracked foveated encoding, hand tracking, mixed setups with lighthouse devices and many more.
WiVRn has been in development since 2022 and is always open for contributions in code, art, UI and translations. We’d love to have the open source stack be the best one on Linux.
WiVRn server component is available on Fedora and NixOS official repositories, Arch User Repository, Gentoo Guru and Flathub. The client component is available on Meta store for Quest headsets and as an APK for other vendors such as HTC, Pico and Samsung.
Also check out WayVR (https://github.com/wlx-team/wayvr) to access the desktop and advanced features while in VR.
You can get more information on the Linux VR Adventures (https://lvra.gitlab.io/) site and Discord or Matrix (https://matrix.to/#/#linux-vr-adventures:matrix.org).
See more on the GitHub page.
I only have the Valve Index, so wireless streaming isn’t something I’m able to test out currently, but I’ve heard a lot of good things about WiVRn.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.