Install Steam via Flatpak

dotfiles-and-config/config/mise/config.toml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ btop = { version = "1.4.5", os = ["linux"] }
 buf = "1.57.2"
 fd = "10.3.0"
 github-cli = "2.79.0"
-go = "1.25.3"
+go = "1.25.5"
 go-jsonnet = "0.21.0"
 gcloud = "541.0.0"
 helm = "3.19.0"

dotfiles-and-config/config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <property name="last-window-maximized" type="bool" value="true"/>
   <property name="last-details-view-zoom-level" type="string" value="THUNAR_ZOOM_LEVEL_38_PERCENT"/>
   <property name="last-separator-position" type="int" value="170"/>
-  <property name="last-details-view-column-widths" type="string" value="50,136,136,129,1237,50,50,81,1976,295,50,73,50,204"/>
+  <property name="last-details-view-column-widths" type="string" value="50,136,136,129,1237,50,50,81,1715,295,50,73,50,465"/>
   <property name="last-show-hidden" type="bool" value="false"/>
   <property name="last-sort-column" type="string" value="THUNAR_COLUMN_DATE_MODIFIED"/>
   <property name="last-sort-order" type="string" value="GTK_SORT_DESCENDING"/>

dotfiles-and-config/sharedrc

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION='us-east-2'
 export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
 export EDITOR='nano'
 export GITHUB_TOKEN="$(gh auth token)"
+export MISE_GITHUB_TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
 export OSC_INFRA_ROOT="${HOME}/repos/opensourcecorp/osc-infra"
 
 # export VAGRANT_EXPERIMENTAL="disks"
@@ -123,6 +124,13 @@ kctx() {
   fi
 }
 
+steam() {
+  flatpak run \
+    --user \
+    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \
+    com.valvesoftware.Steam
+}
+
 ### Aliases
 alias cfn='aws cloudformation '
 alias dsp='docker system prune'

system/ansible/requirements.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 collections:
   - name: "ansible.posix"
+  - name: "community.docker"
+  - name: "community.general"

system/ansible/tasks/desktop.yaml

@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-# TODO: uncomment these in the future if I want them -- enabling i386 carries the risk of Debian
-# Unstable packages for that arch not being updated along with amd64 in a timely fashion, and can
-# prevent installing packages like build-essential
-# - name: "Check for i386 architecture enablement for Steam"
-#   become: true
-#   ansible.builtin.command:
-#     cmd: "dpkg --print-foreign-architectures" # noqa: no-changed-when
-#   register: foreign_arch
-
-# - name: "Enable i386 arch if needed"
-#   become: true
-#   ansible.builtin.command:
-#     cmd: "dpkg --add-architecture i386" # noqa: no-changed-when
-#   when: '"i386" not in foreign_arch.stdout_lines'
-
 - name: "Install available packages for desktop-only software"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -22,11 +7,10 @@
       - "dolphin-emu-data"
       - "dolphin-emu"
       - "firefox"
+      - "flatpak"
       - "mupen64plus-*"
       - "obs-studio"
-      # See above comment about i386 arch
-      # - "steam-devices"
-      # - "steam-installer"
+      - "steam-devices"
       - "torbrowser-launcher"
       - "virt-manager"
       - "xfce4"
@@ -85,6 +69,25 @@
     mode: "0755"
     state: "directory"
 
+- name: "Add Flathub backend for Flatpak"
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ user }}"
+  community.general.flatpak_remote:
+    name: "flathub"
+    flatpakrepo_url: "https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo"
+    method: "user"
+    state: "present"
+
+- name: "Install Steam"
+  become: true
+  become_user: "{{ user }}"
+  community.general.flatpak:
+    name:
+      - "com.valvesoftware.Steam"
+    remote: "flathub"
+    method: "user"
+    state: "latest"
+
 # ERTM is a feature that, among other things, prevents XBox controllers from
 # pairing over BT lol. So, disable it.
 - name: "Change bluetooth settings for XBox controllers"