# Faugus
A simple and lightweight app for running Windows games using [UMU-Launcher](https://github.com/Open-Wine-Components/umu-launcher)
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# Installation
## Arch-based distributions (AUR)
```
yay -S --noconfirm faugus-launcher
```
## Fedora / Nobara (Copr)
```
sudo dnf -y copr enable faugus/faugus-launcher
sudo dnf -y install faugus-launcher
```
## Debian-based distributions
### PPA (Ubuntu, Mint, KDE Neon...)
```
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:faugus/faugus-launcher
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y faugus-launcher
```
### .deb package
```
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y wget
mkdir -p ~/faugus-launcher
wget -P ~/faugus-launcher https://github.com/Faugus/faugus-launcher/releases/download/2.0.5/faugus-launcher_2.0.5-1_all.deb
sudo apt install -y ~/faugus-launcher/*.deb
sudo rm -r ~/faugus-launcher
```
## [Flatpak](https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher)
### Installation:
```
flatpak install flathub io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher
```
### Running:
```
flatpak run io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher
```
### MangoHud installation:
```
flatpak install org.freedesktop.Platform.VulkanLayer.MangoHud/x86_64/25.08
```
### Important permissions:
```
# Allow Faugus Launcher to detect Steam users and games
sudo flatpak override io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher --filesystem=~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/
sudo flatpak override io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
# Allow Steam to run Faugus Launcher shortcuts
sudo flatpak override com.valvesoftware.Steam --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Flatpak
# Allow Steam to see Faugus Launcher games icons
sudo flatpak override com.valvesoftware.Steam --filesystem=~/.var/app/io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher/config/faugus-launcher/
sudo flatpak override com.valvesoftware.Steam --filesystem=~/.config/faugus-launcher/
```
## Build from source
```
meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr
cd builddir
ninja
sudo ninja install
```
### Dependencies:
```
meson ninja pygobject requests pillow vdf psutil dbus-python icoextract gtk4 libadwaita libmanette
```
# Usage
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6C2f55Pc8)
# Information
### Default prefixes location
```
~/Faugus/
```
### Protons location
```
~/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/
```
### Themes location
Native and Flatpak.
```
~/.themes
```
Native. Flatpak needs permission.
```
~/.local/share/themes
```
```
sudo flatpak override io.github.Faugus.faugus-launcher --filesystem=xdg-data/themes:ro
```
Native only.
```
/usr/share/themes
```
### Gamepad mapping
| Action | Playstation | Xbox |
|---------------|-------------|----------|
| Confirm | Cross | A |
| Cancel | Circle | B |
| Game menu | Triangle | Y |
| Kill | Square | X |
| Add game/app | L1 | LB |
| Settings | R1 | RB |
| Power options | Options | Menu |
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# Screenshots
Main window
**List**
**Grid**
**Covers**
**SteamGridDB**
Add/Edit game
Settings
Proton Manager