The script reads a config file from: 1. ~/.gaming-mode.conf (user override), or 2. /etc/gaming-mode.conf (system-wide default) Available options # How Steam launches: # bigpicture → steam -tenfoot (default) # gamepadui → steam -gamepadui STEAM_LAUNCH_MODE=bigpicture # Performance tweaks: # enabled → enable gamescope low-latency flags and perf tweaks # disabled → run in a more conservative mode PERFORMANCE_MODE=enabled You can create the file manually or copy from an example: sudo cp docs/gaming-mode.conf.example /etc/gaming-mode.conf sudo $EDITOR /etc/gaming-mode.conf (User-specific overrides should go in ~/.gaming-mode.conf.)