Heroic Launcher - Can't change gamescope options because the executable is in /usr/bin

Heroic Launcher recently added gamescope support, it is technically available in the path but it's not reachable because flatpak refuses to share that directory.

$ flatpak run --command=bash com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$ gamescope
bash: gamescope: command not found
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$

$ flatpak run --command=bash com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$ gamescope
bash: gamescope: command not found
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$

$ flatpak run --command=bash com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$ gamescope
bash: gamescope: command not found
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$

$ flatpak run --command=bash com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$ gamescope
bash: gamescope: command not found
[📦 com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl zelaf]$

Solution

Ah sweet, that for sure fixed it!

Run

flatpak install gamescope

flatpak install gamescope

flatpak install gamescope

flatpak install gamescope
Select either

user

user

system

system

Then select

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

Jump to solution

Raltay•12/19/23, 11:39 AM

I think you can use Flatseal (installed from flatpak) to modify which paths can be shared with given flatpak (among other permissions etc.)

ZelafOP•12/19/23, 11:55 AM

I can, but flatseal gives and error about not wanting to share the directory even if it's added to path or shared the gamescope executable directly from /usr/bin/gamescope/usr/bin/gamescope

termdisc•12/19/23, 2:11 PM

You need to install the flatpak gamescope

Kyle Gospo•12/19/23, 5:01 PM

yeah, this will never work because flatpak can't access /usr

Kyle Gospo•12/19/23, 5:01 PM

you must install the gamescope flatpak as term said

KKyle Gospo yeah, this will never work because flatpak can't access /usr

dnkmmr•12/20/23, 12:47 AM

why can't flatpaks access /usr? can flatpaks access /etc?

termdisc•12/20/23, 1:10 AM

No, same reason

Ddnkmmr why can't flatpaks access /usr? can flatpaks access /etc?

dreamyuki•12/20/23, 2:13 AM

Flatpak design goal is to not rely on system libraries

ZelafOP•12/22/23, 9:29 PM

Ah, is there any difference on the gamescope versions of the flatpak one and the bazzite one?

ZelafOP•12/22/23, 9:30 PM

Like, will it be worth the effort if Bazzites gamescope has any special mods to make it more performant

Kyle Gospo•12/22/23, 9:30 PM

They are on 3.13.19 like us

Kyle Gospo•12/22/23, 9:31 PM

no differences atm

ZelafOP•12/28/23, 3:32 PM

Installing Gamescope as flatpak didn't fix it sadly

termdisc•12/28/23, 3:56 PM

You didn’t install the right package

ZZelaf Installing Gamescope as flatpak didn't fix it sadly

termdisc•12/28/23, 3:57 PM

There are 3 that come up when you run

flatpak install gamescope

flatpak install gamescope

termdisc•12/28/23, 3:58 PM

One of them is the right one, and you’ll need to determine which one it is based on the package name and the branch number at the end

termdisc•12/28/23, 4:19 PM

Heroic is running on the 23.08 branch, and you're not looking for something Steam-specific

Solution

Zelaf•12/28/23, 5:18 PM

Ah sweet, that for sure fixed it!

Run

flatpak install gamescope

flatpak install gamescope

Select either

user

user

system

system

Then select

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

runtime/org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.gamescope/x86_64/23.08

Heroic Launcher - Can't change gamescope options because the executable is in /usr/bin

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