fix(packaging/Linux): ensure that uhid is loaded automatically (#2906)

Co-authored-by: ReenigneArcher <42013603+ReenigneArcher@users.noreply.github.com>

packaging/linux/AppImage/AppRun

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ function install() {
   # user input rules
   # shellcheck disable=SC2002
   cat "$SUNSHINE_SHARE_HERE/udev/rules.d/60-sunshine.rules" | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/60-sunshine.rules
+  cat "$SUNSHINE_SHARE_HERE/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf" | sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf
+  sudo modprobe uhid
   sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
   sudo udevadm trigger --property-match=DEVNAME=/dev/uinput
   sudo udevadm trigger --property-match=DEVNAME=/dev/uhid
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ function remove() {
   # remove input rules
   sudo rm -f /etc/udev/rules.d/60-sunshine.rules
 
+  # remove uhid module loading config
+  sudo rm -f /etc/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf
+
   # remove service
   sudo rm -f ~/.config/systemd/user/sunshine.service
 }

packaging/linux/Arch/sunshine.install

@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ do_udev_reload() {
 post_install() {
   do_setcap
   do_udev_reload
+  modprobe uhid
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
   do_setcap
   do_udev_reload
+  modprobe uhid
 }

packaging/linux/fedora/Sunshine.spec

@@ -211,15 +211,13 @@ xvfb-run ./tests/test_sunshine
 cd %{_builddir}/Sunshine/build
 %make_install
 
-# Add modules-load configuration
-# load the uhid module in initramfs even if it doesn't detect the module as being used during dracut
-# which must be run every time a new kernel is installed
-install -D -m 0644 /dev/stdin %{buildroot}/usr/lib/modules-load.d/uhid.conf <<EOF
-uhid
-EOF
-
 %post
 # Note: this is copied from the postinst script
+
+# Load uhid (DS5 emulation)
+echo "Loading uhid kernel module for DS5 emulation."
+modprobe uhid
+
 # Check if we're in an rpm-ostree environment
 if [ ! -x "$(command -v rpm-ostree)" ]; then
   echo "Not in an rpm-ostree environment, proceeding with post install steps."
@@ -239,10 +237,6 @@ else
   echo "rpm-ostree environment detected, skipping post install steps. Restart to apply the changes."
 fi
 
-%preun
-# Remove modules-load configuration
-rm -f /usr/lib/modules-load.d/uhid.conf
-
 %files
 # Executables
 %caps(cap_sys_admin+p) %{_bindir}/sunshine
@@ -255,7 +249,7 @@ rm -f /usr/lib/modules-load.d/uhid.conf
 %{_udevrulesdir}/*-sunshine.rules
 
 # Modules-load configuration
-%{_modulesloaddir}/uhid.conf
+%{_modulesloaddir}/*-sunshine.conf
 
 # Desktop entries
 %{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop

packaging/linux/flatpak/scripts/additional-install.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ cp "/app/share/sunshine/systemd/user/sunshine.service" "$HOME/.config/systemd/us
 echo "Sunshine User Service has been installed."
 echo "Use [systemctl --user enable sunshine] once to autostart Sunshine on login."
 
+# Load uhid (DS5 emulation)
+UHID=$(cat /app/share/sunshine/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf)
+echo "Enabling DS5 emulation."
+flatpak-spawn --host pkexec sh -c "echo '$UHID' > /etc/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf"
+flatpak-spawn --host pkexec modprobe uhid
+
 # Udev rule
 UDEV=$(cat /app/share/sunshine/udev/rules.d/60-sunshine.rules)
 echo "Configuring mouse permission."

packaging/linux/flatpak/scripts/remove-additional-install.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ rm "$HOME/.config/systemd/user/sunshine.service"
 systemctl --user daemon-reload
 echo "Sunshine User Service has been removed."
 
-# Udev rule
+# Remove rules
+flatpak-spawn --host pkexec sh -c "rm /etc/modules-load.d/60-sunshine.conf"
 flatpak-spawn --host pkexec sh -c "rm /etc/udev/rules.d/60-sunshine.rules"
 echo "Input rules removed. Restart computer to take effect."