[Request] Wiki Addition | Steam Flatpak & SteamTinkerLaunch Flatpak

[Sethox]

System Information

• SteamTinkerLaunch version: v12.12 (Flatpak)
• Distribution: Arch Linux

Feature Description

I request to add some advice into the wiki (under Caveats) to the reader on the occasion the Flatpak Steam does not detect the Flatpak version of SteamTinkerLaunch. A comment was made that makes it advisable to do when such an occurrence happens.

Run
flatpak run --command="/app/utils/steamtinkerlaunch/bin/steamtinkerlaunch" com.valvesoftware.Steam compat add
on the console/terminal once and Flatpak Steam will detect Flatpak SteamTinkerLaunch as normal, provided Steam isn't launched when using the command.

Note: Flatpak versions only.

[sonic2kk]

I did consider document it, but there is an open issue at the Flatpak repo asking users who experience this to help troubleshoot what causes the problem, as myself and the maintainer cannot reproduce it. It might be better to let users run into this in the hopes that they can help fix the underlying issue.

I may document it on the wiki later with an additional note asking users to help troubleshoot the problem, that may be the best compromise.

Thanks!

[Sethox]

Thanks for the fast reply. Closing until further notice then.

[sonic2kk]

Updated the wiki, was at work and didn't have a chance to update it until now. I didn't mean for you to close the issue or dismiss the proposal :-) The updated text is as follows:

There is an open issue on the Flatpak repo tracking an intermittent problem requiring an additional step for SteamTinkerLaunch to appear as a compatibility tool within Steam. If you experience this issue please report it over on the Flatpak repo and if you can, help troubleshoot the cause of the issue so that it can be fixed, as it seems to be difficult to reproduce.

[Sethox]

@sonic2kk You are absolutely right, my bad.

[termdisc]

For flatpaks, I suggest adding:

for bash: add alias steamtinkerlaunch="flatpak run --command=steamtinkerlaunch com.valvesoftware.Steam" to ~/.bashrc

for fish: run alias --save steamtinkerlaunch="flatpak run --command=steamtinkerlaunch com.valvesoftware.Steam"

This will make it easier to run steamtinkerlaunch <args> in the terminal, including steamtinkerlaunch compat add. If you're feeling really experimental, these could be added automatically using tee or >> during setup.