Hey everyone,
I’ve recently run into a frustrating issue that I can’t seem to fix. After downloading and installing a game on my Linux system (Garuda Dragonized Gaming Edition), everything seems fine during the installation process. But when I try to launch the game — whether it’s from Steam, Heroic Launcher, or directly from a .desktop shortcut — I get this error:
“You’re not the owner of this file” or something similar that prevents the game from launching at all.
I checked the permissions and it seems like the files might be owned by root or another user, even though I’m the one who installed them. I tried giving myself permissions using chown
, but that didn’t fully solve the problem.
So now I’m stuck.
inxi :
System:
Kernel: 6.15.6-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=a1e1d984-bb94-41d3-bacf-2d5b7a7eba82 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet
resume=UUID=58a9ecc9-0792-4c98-91ab-16dc2137cfce loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.2 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.16.0 wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZC4_FX507ZC4 v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: FX507ZC4 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: FX507ZC4.312 date: 12/03/2024
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 46.0 Wh (100.0%) condition: 46.0/55.9 Wh (82.3%) volts: 17.0 min: 15.9
model: ASUS A32-K55 type: Li-ion serial: N/A status: full
CPU:
Info: model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H bits: 64 type: MST AMCP arch: Alder Lake gen: core 12
level: v3 note: check built: 2021+ process: Intel 7 (10nm ESF) family: 6 model-id: 0x9A (154)
stepping: 3 microcode: 0x437
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 12 threads: 16 mt: 4 tpc: 2 st: 8 smt: enabled
cache: L1: 1.1 MiB desc: d-8x32 KiB, 4x48 KiB; i-4x32 KiB, 8x64 KiB L2: 9 MiB
desc: 4x1.2 MiB, 2x2 MiB L3: 18 MiB desc: 1x18 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1646 min/max: 400/4500:3300 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
cores: 1: 1646 2: 1646 3: 1646 4: 1646 5: 1646 6: 1646 7: 1646 8: 1646 9: 1646 10: 1646 11: 1646
12: 1646 13: 1646 14: 1646 15: 1646 16: 1646 bogomips: 99532
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P Integrated Graphics vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel
alternate: xe arch: Xe process: Intel 10nm built: 2021-22+ ports: active: eDP-2 empty: DP-2,DP-3
bus-ID: 0000:00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4626 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GA107M [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: nvidia v: 575.64.03
alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-570.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-04;
EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Ampere code: GAxxx process: TSMC n7 (7nm) built: 2020-2023 ports:
active: none empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,eDP-1 bus-ID: 0000:01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:25a2 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Sonix USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-7:3 chip-ID: 2b7e:b685 class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8 compositor: kwin_wayland
driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris
gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-2 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1521 built: 2020 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 144
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1920x1080
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris platforms: device: 0 drv: iris device: 2 drv: swrast gbm:
drv: iris surfaceless: drv: iris wayland: drv: iris x11: drv: iris inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.1.5-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4
direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2) device-ID: 8086:4626 memory: 7.2 GiB
unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.313 layers: 15 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel Graphics (ADL GT2)
driver: mesa intel v: 25.1.5-arch1.1 device-ID: 8086:4626 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu
name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.7 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.1.5-arch1.1 (LLVM 20.1.7)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor
gpu: corectrl, nvidia-settings, nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake PCH-P High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs,snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:51c8
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GA107 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus-ID: 0000:01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:2291 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.15.6-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.6 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 0000:00:14.3
chip-ID: 8086:51f0 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 0000:2c:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp44s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1
mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-10:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026 class-ID: e001
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: N/A
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel Volume Management Device NVMe RAID Controller driver: vmd v: 0.6 port: N/A
bus-ID: 0000:00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:467f rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 288.17 GiB (60.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLQ512HBLU-00B00 size: 476.94 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: FXM7301Q temp: 43.9 C scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 131.58 GiB size: 131.58 GiB (100.00%) used: 32.17 GiB (24.5%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 700 MiB size: 698.6 MiB (99.80%) used: 616 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 336.67 GiB size: 336.67 GiB (100.00%) used: 255.99 GiB (76.0%) fs: ntfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 131.58 GiB size: 131.58 GiB (100.00%) used: 32.17 GiB (24.5%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 131.58 GiB size: 131.58 GiB (100.00%) used: 32.17 GiB (24.5%)
fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4 maj-min: 259:4
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.38 GiB used: 245.8 MiB (3.3%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 8 GiB note: est. available: 7.38 GiB used: 4.59 GiB (62.2%)
Processes: 398 Power: uptime: 1h 11m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: s2idle avail: deep
wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 2.87 GiB
services: org_kde_powerdevil, power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257
default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 2464 libs: 601 tools: gnome-software,octopi,paru,yay Compilers:
clang: 20.1.7 gcc: 15.1.1 Client: Unknown Client: electron inxi: 3.3.38
Garuda (2.7.3-1):
System install date: 2025-07-14
Last full system update: 2025-07-15
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
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