Hi all,

I use a wayland Gentoo system, but I want to run Lutris for gaming. I would like to do this with at least some degree of filesystem isolation, as Lutris seems to install dependencies on its own and it pollutes the system in ways I cannot track.

What is the best way to do this? is it possible to do in a chroot? or mount namespaces? will it give me a lot of trouble?

It seems that merely installing things in a chroot and running it is not enough.

  • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    9 months ago

    I do this using lxc, all my environments are different, debian base, arch gaming and some browsing, Ubuntu for work, etc.

    Look at lxc-create -t download

    Then you just add permissions for the child os to access the x11 and dri and it’s gorgeous.

  • dark_stang@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    9 months ago

    I guess the flatpak package would be the easiest, and most supported, option you have. You can use flatseal to restrict what permissions it has, including what directories it has access to.

    • Cyclohexane@lemmy.mlOPM
      2·
      9 months ago

      If I just use the flatpak as is, does it already provide filesystem isolation akin to a chroot? I dont need it to be incredibly secure, just some basic isolation is enough for me. I just want the installation to be easily reversible rather than having to track down installed files. Lutris installs a lot of stuff outside of the package manager, so I figured filesystem isolation would provide easy means of undoing everything it does

      • dark_stang@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Flatpak can provide file system isolation, but not to the level of chroot. It provides a sandbox for things to run in and a way to distribute packages and dependencies. And it has a permission system to keep things in check. But with lutris, you may want to let it write to ~/Games/ or whenever you want your games at.

        Maybe give the docs a skim for more details.