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Installation instructions

Installation instructions based on: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/first-steps-with-openvr-and-the-vive-on-linux.7229

Download and build Christoph's OpenVR SDK fork:

  cd ~
  mkdir libraries
  cd libraries
  git clone https://github.com/ChristophHaag/openvr.git
  cd openvr
  mkdir build
  cd build
  cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../
  make

Allow hardware access

Then plug-in VIVE to your computer and make sure you can see the devices on /dev/hidraw[1-6].

Copy the file 88-vive.rules to the folder /etc/udev/rules.d. Then run:

  sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

Install Steam and SteamVR

Go to http://store.steampowered.com/ and download Steam for Linux. After successfully installing and running Steam, it should store its files on: ~/.local/share/Steam

Install SteamVR by using this URL steam://install/250820. Files should be located on: ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR

Configure display.

Go to your OS display options to enable HMD's display.