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games:steam [2024-04-12 13:06] 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 [[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.
  
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 And you are good to go :-) And you are good to go :-)
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 +{{ :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. 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.
  
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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.1712927219.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024-04-12 13:06 by jens