What's the best way to run native Linux (.sh) games on bazzite?
Can't figure out how to get steam linux runtime working on this os
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? steam linux runtime works in steam, it's not meant to be ran outside of it
not outside of it
.sh can be executed by right clicking the .sh file and opening it in terminal
well running it in the terminal
"run in Konsole" "run in terminal" or "run in Ptyxis" something like thatSo I can't play .sh games in steam? Is what I meant
what game is this
you might have a better chance of running the windows version with lutris/bottles
some linux ports that are scripts like this don't even run on every distro
Yeah I can get them running like that using the windows exe
yea if that works
you should use that
I was just wondering because in official steam os I could add the .sh games to lutris and they would just work in game mode
Or adding them to steam and using steam linux run time would work
Doesn't seem to work the same in bazzite
lutris is a wine runner tho
why would you do this
Lutris is not just wine runner
You can run linux native games on lutris too
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i think OP is asking about how to run native linux executables, might be what they mean by .sh games, (which btw .sh refers to shell script extension and not necessarily related at all to linux executable) there is no extension on linux analogous to .exe on windows
Not in bazzite though it seems I tried
Ah yes this is what I mean
just add your linux game as a nonsteam game, no further configuration needed, now whther it will run depends how the game was compiled, ideally it shouldve been compiled with glibc version found in the oldest ubuntu LTS still supported, that would cover 80% of distros and increase chances of it running on bazzite, this is a question for the developer of the game in question, otherwise thats all there is to it
Bazzite handles .sh files the same as any other linux distro
Run it with your terminal -- does it work?
Maybe it just depends on the game then I'll try it with the terminal or just use the exe in wine
adding as a nonsteam game would increase chances of it running, if it doesnt work in the terminal, games on steam run in a container, and steam runtime takes care of dependencies like SDL2 that may not be present on the host. I forget which game i was trying where it failed on the terminal due to missing SDL but ran just fine as a nonsteam game
i would say try both, doesnt hurt to try both terminal and nonsteam game
Appreciate the help everyone!
.sh is just an extension used for shell scripts it might do stuff you don't actually want...
Careful with running scripts you do not understand...
If in doubt post the contents of that .sh file...