mvgiacomello/bluetooth-to-steam-linux

A simple way to start Steam big picture when your wireless controller is turned on

Bluetooth to Steam (linux)

A simple way to start Steam big picture when your wireless controller is turned on.

Pre-requisite

1. Have steam installed
2. Have your bluetooth controller pair with your PC and steam

Step-by-step

1. Install bluez-tools

$ apt-get install bluez-tools

2. Create a file to store the script somewhere in your home folder:

$ touch ~/bluetooth-to-steam-linux.sh
$ nano ~/bluetooth-to-steam-linux.sh

3. Paste the following script into it (exit with Control + X)

#!/bin/sh

case $(bt-device -i "Wireless Controller" | grep "Connected" | grep -Eo '[0-1]+$') in 1)
	echo Controller detected
	if ps aux | grep "$whoami" | grep "/bin/sh" | grep "/usr/games/steam"; then
		echo Steam detected, doing nothing
	else
		echo Steam not detected
		DISPLAY=:0.0 /usr/games/steam -bigpicture
    fi
esac

4. Make it runnable:

$ chmod +x ~/bluetooth-to-steam-linux

5. Enter in your cronjob:

$ crontab -e

6. Select nano in case is your first time running this command
7. Append to the end of the file. Note, replace with your username.

* * * * * /bin/sh /home/<user>/bluetooth-to-steam-linux.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Notes

I only tested this on my own computer running Linux Mint 19.