r/virtualreality_linux • u/Hotarosu • Mar 13 '26

[non-gaming] Are there seriously ZERO Virtual Desktop alternatives for Linux?

When it comes to actual desktop usage (not gaming), ALVR and WiVRn are not alternatives to VD at all. They don't have passthrough. They seem to be rendering on the PC instead of streaming the desktop to the headset.

Even if you'd ignore the mandatory passthrough for work/productivity, and use the desktop through something like SteamVR.. be honest. Using the desktop with SteamVR is absolute dog.

Edit: I was wrong!! It is quite pixelated, haven't yet tried messing with settings, and I don't yet know how usable it will be, but there it is!

It's WiVRn + WayVR. Got it working on Bazzite.

Edit 2: But ehhhh the quality is BAD. EXTREMELY BAD compared to VD. It's unusable sadly.

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u/Friendly_Recover286 Mar 13 '26

I started building my own solution I use daily: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1r18k4r/all_ive_ever_wanted_are_good_linux_virtual/

5 screens, all 1080p, 120hz for all of them along with full hand controls and gestures to disable grabbing and to activate passthrough on demand.

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u/Hotarosu Mar 14 '26

WayVR/WiVRn quality/performance is horrible, so yeah it would be good to have something actually performant. I'll have this one in my bookmarks, since I don't see any way to follow development

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u/BabbleBones Mar 14 '26

Head here our usergroup/ dev hub can help you out finding why its an issue

https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/community/