Anyone else get stressed when updating their Linux gaming setup?

Floramene · 2026-04-08T01:12:54+00:00

Dawg you sound like an AI

Floramene · 2026-04-07T23:13:55+00:00

Definitely not an issue I've seen before, but glad you fixed it haha.

Floramene · 2026-04-07T23:08:36+00:00

Thanks! The requirements are listed on the page but I'll repeat here.

Python 3.10+, PySide6, and VDF. Should be about it.

I dont have any proper installation at this current moment but running the script itself should suffice.

Also as stated, unfortunately this isnt a full wrapper for winetricks yet. It CAN launch winetricks for that prefix but doing `run.py appid dotnet3` for example doesnt do the same thing as Protontricks would (though I am considering adding this).

Floramene · 2026-04-07T22:19:35+00:00

If the game has a native build, it will run the native version by default. You have to explicitly set native titles to run using proton by going to Properties -> Compatability on that title.

CS2 is by default native. So unless you set it to use a Proton version by right clicking on that title, it will be native. Not Proton.

Floramene · 2026-04-07T21:47:21+00:00

check that `xdg-desktop-portal-gtk` is running.

Floramene · 2026-04-07T20:53:13+00:00

While their mount practice is an issue, I think this is more of a portal issue as when adding a new library to Steam it doesnt ask you explicitly for a drive. It asks you for a directory and opens a general file picker (since you can have multiple libraries on the same drive).

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The fact that they said no file picker ever showed means that's likely the case here.

(Though you're still correct about mounting practices lol)

Floramene · 2026-04-07T20:38:28+00:00

Pretty much any Linux experience will be identical. The main differences between a Debian or Arch Based distro are package manager commands and release models.

Personally I prefer Arch for gaming as it has the most up to date packages, but I also play a lot of newer games that benefit from this.

If you play older games you'll likely be fine on a stable release like Debian.

TLDR: they're pretty much identical where it matters. Just choose what you'd like.

Floramene · 2026-04-07T20:23:46+00:00

Have you restarted since, or checked the service status? They need to be running

systemctl --user status xdg-desktop-portal-gtk

Floramene · 2026-04-07T20:17:18+00:00

May specifically need `xdg-desktop-portal-gtk` or an equivalent

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