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fix: resolve real home path before building shortcut paths #36

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14 changes: 10 additions & 4 deletions steam_utils.py
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Expand Up @@ -92,20 +92,26 @@ def detect_platform() -> str:


def get_user_home() -> str:
"""Get the real user home directory (not /root when running as service)."""
"""Get the real user home directory (not /root when running as service).

Resolved with realpath: on OSTree/atomic distros (Bazzite, Anatase) `/home`
is a symlink to `/var/home`, and Steam's sandboxed runtime (pressure-vessel)
does not resolve it — a shortcut written as `/home/user/...` fails to
launch (`chdir` ENOENT) even though the path is valid outside the sandbox.
"""
# Check the standard Steam Deck user first
if os.path.exists("/home/deck"):
return "/home/deck"
return os.path.realpath("/home/deck")

try:
for entry in os.listdir("/home"):
home_path = f"/home/{entry}"
if os.path.isdir(home_path) and os.path.exists(f"{home_path}/.steam"):
return home_path
return os.path.realpath(home_path)
except Exception:
pass

return str(Path.home())
return os.path.realpath(str(Path.home()))


def expand_path(path: str) -> str:
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