# ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux

Issue tracker for the Linux port of SteamVR

Repository: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/steamvr-for-linux
License Family: other
Topics: steamvr, linux, vr
Last push: 2026-06-06T01:21:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3480, "days_push": 89, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1064, forks 52 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.439418+00:00)

## What it is
Valve's official issue tracker and release notes repository for the Linux port of SteamVR, its virtual reality runtime platform. It is primarily a development release for developers building SteamVR content on Linux with limited hardware support.

## Use cases
- run SteamVR on Linux
- develop VR applications for Linux
- report SteamVR bugs on Linux
- find SteamVR Linux known issues and release notes
- set up Vulkan drivers for VR on Ubuntu
- use OpenVR SDK on Linux

## When to choose
- you are a developer targeting Linux VR with SteamVR/OpenVR
- you need to file or track SteamVR Linux bugs
- you want release notes and driver guidance for SteamVR on Linux

## When to avoid
- you want the full SteamVR consumer experience on Linux with broad hardware support
- you need a VR runtime for Windows or macOS
- you expect production-stable VR support on Linux

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: graphics, sdk
- domain: gaming-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: steamvr, vr, issue-tracker, vulkan, openvr, virtual-reality, linux

## Member repositories
- ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.439418+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:55:47.471471+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.439418+00:00, sha 0561a27a6b4a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.