Steam - Windows Sluggishness on Linux

[hilaryyy]

Not too long ago DOTA2 and Skullgirls started running extremely poorly. Steam is having some issues with performance on linux and wanted to share this in case anyone has run into it.

More detail on the upstream causes of the problem here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4444

this isn't the cleanest solution, but it works for the time being. add this to your ~/.xinitrc:
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="$(dbus-daemon --session --print-address --fork)"

 

[PetitDwarf]

I had a similar problem while using Manjaro Linux -SG ran at 1 FPS. Just saying, if you think it's related with this.

http://skullheart.com/index.php?threads/sg-runs-at-1-fps-in-manjaro-linux.8859/

 

[cybik]

I should really learn to visit here more often

 

[cybik]

Earmarking this thread.

1- Do you peeps have the same issue right now?
1.5- I'm encountering sluggishness because Steam is spawning subprocesses "infinitely" if I'm using KDE5 for some reason
2- Y'all still here?

 

[PetitDwarf]

Haven't used Manjaro in a year, so I can't tell if the problem persist.

 

[cybik]

Goodness me, the fixes are legit. Wow.

 

[hilaryyy]

ayyy i'm still around

I think it had something to do with DBUS or some issue with the way DBUS sessions are spawned/managed, so this will hamfist that. It'll work, but the clean resolution is a thing being worked on upstream and this leaves a stale session around.

glad to hear it worked and got you back in game tho. <3

 

[cybik]

ayyy i'm still around

I think it had something to do with DBUS or some issue with the way DBUS sessions are spawned/managed, so this will hamfist that. It'll work, but the clean resolution is a thing being worked on upstream and this leaves a stale session around.

glad to hear it worked and got you back in game tho. <3

actually the clean resolution might be "upgrade your damn SDL distribution you lazy build engineer fraud".

(that's directed at me. I'm the build engineer. and a fraud, clearly.)

For the nerds who'll get it: https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/28c55cb65416

 

[cybik]

Yo @hilaryyy hit me up by PM if this plagues you still. asafp.