Why do you think you have to jump through hoops? These are the steps to do it if your distro has it packaged:
Option A: Use Distro-Native Packages #
These packages come with lighthouse support enabled (Flatpak & Envision does NOT)
Arch: Install wivrn-dashboard wivrn-server from AUR
Fedora: Install wivrn-dashboard via DNF
Gentoo: Emerge wivrn from Guru
Open the WiVRn dashboard and under advanced settings, tick Enable SteamVR tracked devices support, then stop/start the server.
Warning: distro-native packages are known to have issues with Flatpak Steam.
Also, I've seen a lot of people report significant problems with Steam Link VR on Linux.