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games:steam [2017-05-19 13:34] jensgames:steam [2025-01-04 14:47] (current) – Package name change jens
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 ====== Steam ====== ====== Steam ======
 +{{ :games:steam-info.png?direct&200|Steam running on Debian}}
 +In February 2013 [[https://store.steampowered.com/|Steam]] [[https://store.steampowered.com/linux|for Linux]] was released. Back then, "Steam for Linux" meant "Steam for Ubuntu". Installing and running it on Debian was not as hassle-free as it should be. But fortunately by now it is actually very easy.
  
-In February 2013 [[http://store.steampowered.com/about/|Steam]] [[http://steamcommunity.com/linux|for Linux]] was released. Back then, "Steam for Linux" meant "Steam for Ubuntu". Installing and running it on Debian was not as hassle-free as it should be. But fortunately by now it is actually very esay.+  - Add the i386 (32bit) architecture<code>dpkg --add-architecture i386</code> 
 +  - Update the repos<code>apt update</code> 
 +  - Install Steam: <code>apt install steam-installer</code>
  
-Just run ''apt-get install steam'' and you are good to go :-)+And you are good to go :-) 
 + 
 +{{ :games:steam.png?direct&400|Steam running on Debian}} 
 +With [[https://www.protondb.com/|Proton]] enabled in Steam it is even possible to play Windows games on Linux. My current personal favourite game - [[https://www.satisfactorygame.com/|Satisfactory]] - is not even officially supported but (in Early Access) runs even more stable in an unsupported Linux environment than on Windows. 
  
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
-{{ wiki:Steam.png?300|Steam running on Debian}}+As I no longer have an Nvidia graphics card (they became too powerful and greedy IMO) the troubleshooting below might no longer apply as I cannot test it anymore. 
 ==== Steam on XFS ==== ==== Steam on XFS ====
 If you are using XFS or any other 64bit filesystem on the partition where Steam and its games are installed you are out of luck. Somehow Steam does not like 64bit inodes, so running it on ext3/4 is mandatory I fear. If you are using XFS or any other 64bit filesystem on the partition where Steam and its games are installed you are out of luck. Somehow Steam does not like 64bit inodes, so running it on ext3/4 is mandatory I fear.
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 ==== Missing libGL.so.1/steamui.so ==== ==== Missing libGL.so.1/steamui.so ====
-This will only happen on amd64 systems (which probably is the majority nowadays), an [[misc:Nvidia]] card and you didn't use the official NVidia drivers. If you get errors about missing libGL.so.1 when running Steam, just install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386: <code>apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386</code>+This will only happen on amd64 systems (which probably is the majority nowadays), an [[misc:Nvidia]] card and you didn't use the official NVidia drivers. If you get errors about missing libGL.so.1 when running Steam, just install libglx-nvidia0:i386: <code>apt install libglx-nvidia0:i386</code>
  
 If it is not yet the case, you might have to add the i386 architecture: <code>dpkg --add-architecture i386; apt-get update</code> If it is not yet the case, you might have to add the i386 architecture: <code>dpkg --add-architecture i386; apt-get update</code>
  
 To query which foreign architectures are supported on your system run <code>dpkg --print-foreign-architectures</code> To query which foreign architectures are supported on your system run <code>dpkg --print-foreign-architectures</code>
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 +~~DISCUSSION~~
games/steam.1495200856.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017-05-19 13:34 by jens