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Proper location for `compatibilitytools.d`

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11294 · opened 2024-09-25 by ndlarsen · updated 2024-09-25 · 3 comments · github
Nndlarsen 2024-09-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date):
    Steam Beta Branch:  Stable Client
Steam Version:  1726604483
Steam Client Build Date:  Tue, Sep 17 22:03 UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date:  Tue, Sep 17 01:12 UTC -08:00
Steam API Version:  SteamClient021
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu):
    $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
Release:	20.04
Codename:	focal
  • Opted into Steam client: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]: Not relevant
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Custom compatibility tools such as ProtonGE installed into ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d, which I understand is the new "proper" location, are not detected by the Steam client but only when installed into ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d they are.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. place custom compatibility tool into ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d
  2. launch steam and observe the installed tool missing from settings -> Compatibility -> Run other Titles with
  3. remove custom compatibility tool from ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d
  4. place custom compatibility tool into ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d
  5. launch steam and observe the installed tool being present in settings -> Compatibility -> Run other Titles with

So,

  1. which of the following locations is actually the correct one?
    ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d
    ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d
    ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d (current according to various sources)
  2. if ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d is the correct one, how can I debug why it is no honoured?
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-09-25 github

Hello @ndlarsen, see https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/6310#issuecomment-511630263.

~/.steam/steam and ~/.steam/root should both coincidentally be a symlink to the same Steam install folder typically found at ~/.local/share/Steam. This has been true for a fairly long time. If that's not true due to using an older distro-modified package, then it's probably something for the package maintainers for the distro-modified Steam package to clarity.

Nndlarsen 2024-09-25 github

Hello @ndlarsen, see [#6310 (comment)](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/6310#issuecomment-511630263).

~/.steam/steam and ~/.steam/root should both coincidentally be a symlink to the same Steam install folder typically found at ~/.local/share/Steam. This has been true for a fairly long time. If that's not true due to using an older distro-modified package, then it's probably something for the package maintainers for the distro-modified Steam package to clarity.

Thank you. So, if I understand you and the linked post correctly, then the correct place for me to put them would be ~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d if present in one form or another else ~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d or ~/.local/share/Steam/root/compatibilitytools.d (neither of the latter are present for me)?

There seem to be a lot of confusion about this in the community, is this documented anywhere (besides here and in the linked post)?

Nndlarsen 2024-09-25 github

@kisak-valve Closing this issue as completed is a bit premature imo.

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