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

user

user or

system

system

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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