Scripts To Make The Steamdeck Easier

I'll be adding more and more as I have time, but also feel free to contribute any useful scripts you have so we can create an entire repo dedicated to it.

Installation

  1. Download or copy/paste any script in bin to any folder

Usage

  1. Run chmod +x <filename> to make the script executable
  2. Run the script

Compatdata Folder Naming Script

Install Gaming Tools

Installs several useful gaming tools such as ProtonUp-QT, Lutris, Bottles, boilr, etc.

  • Every option will ask for confirmation before installing
  • script

Enable Pacman

This will enable read/write on the filesystem. Please do not run unless you know what you're doing.

Install Useful Libraries

This will install common libraries, and some are needed for installing boilr via pacman.

Make sure to enable pacman first here: Enable Pacman

Repair flatpak

Hard repair

Remove and restart

Soft repair

Only uses flatpaks repair command

Install Boilr via yay Yay is not recommended on steamdeck

Boilr has been creating issues when installed via pacman using community rust and not rustup. Use rustup as your selection if you run this script.