In this video I cover how to install, configure and use Feral Gamemode on Linux. https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode#gamemode In simple terms, Gamemode is a daemon that allows games to request a set of optimisations that are temporary applied whilst a game is running. Which, in most cases, this helps to improve the performance and responsiveness of the game. Some examples of what Gamemode can do include; changing your CPU governor to Performance, which forces your CPU to run at its maximum clock speed, changing a game’s process priority and enabling GPU overclocking. Although most of these optimisations are not enabled by default. Step 1. Install Gamemode. In most cases, Gamemode can be installed from your Linux distribution's repository using a package manager, however the version available may not be up to date. In that case, you can compile and build the latest version from the project’s Github repository. https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode#install-dependencies For example, for Ubuntu 22.04 based distributions such as Pop!_OS. First, open a Terminal window and install git with the following command: sudo apt install git Installing and using git will allow us to clone the repository from the Github page to our local machine. Next, we need to install some dependencies for compiling Gamemode from scratch with the following command: sudo apt install meson libsystemd-dev pkg-config ninja-build git libdbus-1-dev libinih-dev build-essential https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode#build-and-install-gamemode Once the dependencies are installed, clone the Github repository with the following command: git clone https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode.git And change to to the cloned directory using: cd gamemode Next, run the following two commands in sequence to begin the building process. git checkout 1.7 And then: ./bootstrap.sh As part of the process, you will be prompted to install Gamemode to /usr so press Y and enter to continue. Once the process is finished, we can run the following command to confirm that everything has installed correctly: gamemode –t Step 2. Configure Gamemode. https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode#configuration After Gamemode has been installed, we can check what optimisations will be applied when a game is launched. To do this, navigate to: /usr/share/gamemode Which should contain a single file, gamemode.ini. In the same directory, open a Terminal window and run the following command: sudo nano gamemode.ini This will open the file and allows us to make some changes. There is an extensive list of parameters that can be made active by adding a semi-colon to them, although most of them are disabled by default. Out of the box, Gamemode will enable the Performance CPU governor, set the game process priority to 0, which is the highest, and prevent the screensaver from been enabled. Either way, have a read, enable which optimisations you wish to use, and save your changes with CTRL + X and Y. Step 3. Using Gamemode. To use Gamemode with games found in Steam, simply add: gamemoderun %command% To the game’s custom launch options. Alternatively, for games found outside of Steam’s ecosystem, and installed using Lutris, right click on the game entry, choose configure, and then under the System options tab, toggle the Enable Feral Gamemode button on. #linuxgaming #gamemode #steam Social Media Links Discord - https://discord.gg/3SxGk3WG2D Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Intelligent-Gaming-101640054531594 Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@Intelligentgaming Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelligentGaming2020/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/inspectorgecko