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Doesn't the Flatpak version have it's own issues? I'm considering just installing Bazzite on a separate partition.
I've been using Steam via flatpak on Debian without any issues (yet) since Trixie released.
Thanks, I'll give that a try then!
Bazzite has Steam preinstalled, and in fact it blocks the installation of Flatpak Steam
When I first read that the ship a dedicated Distrobox container just for Steam, I was utterly confused as to what the benefit would be ~~and I still cannot see it. Maybe the Bazzite developers dislike some of the restricted permissions of the Steam Flatpak or maybe they just want to package it on their own but the benefit for the user escapes me~~.
I've read another comment and then I realized it's because of Bazzite's Game Mode session. It's a special login session and not just Steam in Big Picture Mode. Flatpaks cannot be used for this kind of specific use case.
I should add, Debian is more "bare bones" than more gaming focused distros. e.g. flatpak isn't installed by default on Debian, so you have to take that step before you can install steam via the gnome store or command line. It's not difficult, but it is an additional step.
Issues likeee?
flips table and jumps out the window
Yes, it doesn't work out of the box. Proton games literally won't launch. You need to run this command (at least on atomic distros):
flatpak permission-set background background com.valvesoftware.Steam yes
https://github.com/AeonDesktop/Project/wiki/Troubleshooting#steam-flatpak-opens-but-cant-start-games
Mangohud also doesn't work without modifications, as well as a couple games having absolutely abysmal framerates like rocket league.
Gamemode doesn't work AFAIK
It is a worse experience in general, but works for a lot of people.
This is what I hate about flatpak. I shouldn't have to just know what random permission something needs. It should be marked with what permissions it requires, and then prompt for whether or not to grant them when it's launched.
If the permission was necessary, the Flathub package would enable it by default. I can't remember ever having a bad experience with the Flathub package.