Bazzite•2y ago•

5 replies

systemd service to run apps headlessly in gamemode

I am trying to run some apps headlessly in steam game mode (pcloud, openrgb, discord, and jamesdsp)

all these apps except openrgb should ONLY be run headlessly when in steam game mode, otherwise they start up as normal by kde's autostart.

so far this is what I have

cat .config/systemd/user/openrgb.service
[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
╰─❯ cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service 
[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4
╰─❯ cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

cat .config/systemd/user/openrgb.service
[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
╰─❯ cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service 
[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4
╰─❯ cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

and then I just modifed the Return.desktop file on the desktop to

cat Desktop/Return.desktop 
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start & openrgb.service systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

cat Desktop/Return.desktop 
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start & openrgb.service systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

so my services are started when I switch to steam game mode but

gamescopeApps.service

gamescopeApps.service

persits into the kde session as well which I don't want (since kde is starting these same apps with its autostart)

Solution

so went back to my original idea with a few changes

first I actually had a typo with

in the

Return.desktop

Return.desktop

file

so what I did was add a

Requires=openrgb.service

Requires=openrgb.service

and

After=openrgb.service

After=openrgb.service

to the gamsecopeapps.service so I don't have to chain so many

the finally result looks like this

.config/systemd/user/openrgb.service

.config/systemd/user/openrgb.service

[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service

cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service

[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session
Requires=openrgb.service
After=openrgb.service

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session
Requires=openrgb.service
After=openrgb.service

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

cat Desktop/Return.desktop

cat Desktop/Return.desktop

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh

cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh

#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux --watch &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux --watch &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

the reason why it was autostarting in plasma for me before is because I had the

gamescopeApps.service

gamescopeApps.service

previously enabled with the

default.target

default.target

all I had to do was

 systemctl --user disable gamescopeApps.service

 systemctl --user disable gamescopeApps.service

and it was fixed no more auto starting in plasma

now jamesdsp, pcloud, discord, and openrgb are all started headlessy when ever I switch to gamemode from the desktop

and I have my system setup to auto start to plasma instead of game mode with

ujust _toggle-autologin

ujust _toggle-autologin

so I will always run the desktop file anyway to go into gamemode. no need to complicate things and make it "achtually" start with gamemode

Jump to solution

systemd service to run apps headlessly in gamemode

cat .config/systemd/user/openrgb.service
[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
╰─❯ cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service 
[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4
╰─❯ cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

cat .config/systemd/user/openrgb.service
[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
╰─❯ cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service 
[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
SuccessExitStatus=3 4
╰─❯ cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

and then I just modifed the Return.desktop file on the desktop to

cat Desktop/Return.desktop 
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start & openrgb.service systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

cat Desktop/Return.desktop 
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start & openrgb.service systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

so my services are started when I switch to steam game mode but

gamescopeApps.service

gamescopeApps.service

persits into the kde session as well which I don't want (since kde is starting these same apps with its autostart)

Solution

so went back to my original idea with a few changes

first I actually had a typo with

in the

Return.desktop

Return.desktop

file

so what I did was add a

Requires=openrgb.service

Requires=openrgb.service

and

After=openrgb.service

After=openrgb.service

to the gamsecopeapps.service so I don't have to chain so many

the finally result looks like this

.config/systemd/user/openrgb.service

.config/systemd/user/openrgb.service

[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

[Unit]
Description=OpenRGB control

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/zany130/AppImages/openrgb_8682f8.appimage --profile MyRGB --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service

cat .config/systemd/user/gamescopeApps.service

[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session
Requires=openrgb.service
After=openrgb.service

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

[Unit]
Description=headless apps to run in gamescope session
Requires=openrgb.service
After=openrgb.service

[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/home/zany130/Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1

cat Desktop/Return.desktop

cat Desktop/Return.desktop

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Return to Gaming Mode
Exec=systemctl start return-to-gamemode.service & systemctl --user start gamescopeApps.service
Icon=steamdeck-gaming-return
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false

cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh

cat Scripts/startGamescopeAppsBazzite.sh

#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux --watch &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

#!/bin/bash
flatpak kill me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux
killall pcloud
sleep 10s
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run me.timschneeberger.jdsp4linux --watch &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run flatpak run com.discordapp.Discord  &
/usr/bin/xvfb-run /home/zany130/AppImages/pcloud_082454.appimage &

the reason why it was autostarting in plasma for me before is because I had the

gamescopeApps.service

gamescopeApps.service

previously enabled with the

default.target

default.target

all I had to do was

 systemctl --user disable gamescopeApps.service

 systemctl --user disable gamescopeApps.service

ujust _toggle-autologin

ujust _toggle-autologin

so I will always run the desktop file anyway to go into gamemode. no need to complicate things and make it "achtually" start with gamemode

Jump to solution

systemd service to run apps headlessly in gamemode

systemd service to run apps headlessly in gamemode

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