This script installs and updates the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA on Ubuntu.

flatpak-gl-nvidia.sh

#!/bin/bash -eu

# This script installs and updates the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA on Ubuntu.
# It automatically detects the version of the NVIDIA driver and installs the corresponding Flatpak GL runtime.

print_section() {
  local title
  title=$1
  echo
  echo "==> ${title}"
}

# Check if the script is being run with root privileges
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
  echo "This script must be run as root."
  exit 1
fi

# Get the version of the NVIDIA driver.
print_section "Get the version of the NVIDIA driver installed using apt."
nvidia_driver_version=$(dpkg-query -l | grep nvidia-driver | awk '{print $3}' | cut -d '-' -f 1 | tr '.' '-')
echo "NVIDIA driver version: $nvidia_driver_version."

# Remove old versions of the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA.
print_section "Remove old versions of the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA."
old_runtimes=()
mapfile -t old_runtimes < <(flatpak list | grep -E 'org.freedesktop.Platform.GL(32)?.nvidia-' | grep -v "$nvidia_driver_version" | awk '{print $2}')
if ((${#old_runtimes[@]} > 0)); then
  echo "Removing the following runtimes: ${old_runtimes[*]}."
  flatpak uninstall --noninteractive --assumeyes "${old_runtimes[@]}"
else
  echo "No old versions of the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA found."
fi

# Check if the proper Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA is already installed and exit if so.
print_section "Check if the proper Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA is already installed."
flatpak_nvidia_gl="org.freedesktop.Platform.GL.nvidia-$nvidia_driver_version"
flatpak_nvidia_gl32="org.freedesktop.Platform.GL32.nvidia-$nvidia_driver_version"
if flatpak list | grep -q "$flatpak_nvidia_gl" && flatpak list | grep -q "$flatpak_nvidia_gl32"; then
  echo "The Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA is already installed."
  exit 0
fi

# Install the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA.
print_section "Install the Flatpak GL runtime for NVIDIA."
echo "Installing the following runtimes: $flatpak_nvidia_gl $flatpak_nvidia_gl32."
flatpak install --noninteractive --assumeyes flathub "$flatpak_nvidia_gl" "$flatpak_nvidia_gl32"

License: MIT