Arch Linux Gaming Setup Script: Automate the installation of NVIDIA drivers, Wine, Lutris, Vulkan, and essential 32-bit libraries for gaming. This script ensures a complete gaming environment setup with DXVK and Winetricks on Arch-based systems. Perfect for gamers looking to optimize their Linux setup for titles on Steam, Epic, or standalone Win…

arch-linux-setup-gaming.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Gaming Setup Script for Arch Linux with Nvidia GPU
# Author: ph33nx
# Description: Installs all necessary packages and configurations for gaming on Arch Linux

# Update system and keyring
echo "Updating system and keyring..."
sudo pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring

# Install essential packages in a single command
echo "Installing essential gaming packages..."
sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm \
    wine wine-gecko wine-mono winetricks lib32-gnutls \
    vulkan-icd-loader lib32-vulkan-icd-loader \
    lib32-libx11 lib32-libxext lib32-libxrender lib32-libxi \
    lib32-libxcb lib32-libxdmcp lib32-libxrandr lib32-libpulse \
    lib32-libdbus lib32-alsa-lib lutris nvidia nvidia-utils \
    nvidia-dkms lib32-nvidia-utils

# Configure Winetricks for essential components
echo "Configuring Wine with Winetricks..."
winetricks --unattended corefonts vcrun2015 dxvk

# Confirm NVIDIA driver installation
echo "Verifying NVIDIA driver installation..."
if nvidia-smi > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "NVIDIA driver installed successfully."
else
    echo "NVIDIA driver installation failed. Check system logs."
fi

# Final message
echo "Gaming setup is complete! You can now use Lutris and Wine for gaming."