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Steam is a content delivery system available for GNU/Linux gaming.
Steam is a content delivery system available for GNU/Linux gaming.


== install part 1 ==
=== Install ===
In order to install Steam, we must first install layman, a program used to add and generally manage additionally funtoo repository.
In order to install Steam, we must first install {{package|app-portage/layman}}.


<console>
Once layman is installed and synced, we must add the {{c|gamerlay}} repository:
###i## emerge -a layman
</console>
 
Now we must add the <code>gamerlay</code> repository:


<console>
{{console|body=
###i## layman -a gamerlay
###i## layman -a gamerlay
###i## layman -S
###i## layman -S
</console>
}}
 
Now we have to tell portage about layman fetched repositories by doing:
 
For <code>layman1.1</code>
 
<console>
###i## echo "source /usr/portage/local/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf
</console>
For <code>layman1.2</code>
 
<console>
###i## echo "source /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf
</console>
 
For <code>layman1.3</code>
 
<console>
###i## echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf
</console>


Ok, now we can install steam by running:
Ok, now we can install steam by running:


<console>
{{console|body=
###i## emerge steam-launcher
###i## emerge steam-launcher
</console>
}}


== install part 2 ==
== install part 2 ==
steam has its own internal package management system.  Portage will not track its files, or games installed.  the ebuild simply pulls in the steam installer, to run the steam installer:
Steam has its own internal package management system.  Portage will not track its files, or games installed.  the ebuild simply pulls in the steam installer, to run the steam installer:


<console>###i## /usr/bin/steam</console>
<console>###i## /usr/bin/steam</console>


the installer will prompt you with several questions, once done running the installer command will load the latest version of steam.
The installer will prompt you with several questions, once done running the installer command will load the latest version of steam.


== Troubleshooting ==
== Troubleshooting ==
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I do not know much about this behaviour, but I found a workaround.
I do not know much about this behaviour, but I found a workaround.
If you saved your password, you need to backup all your games and reset Steam.
If you saved your password, you need to backup all your games and reset Steam.
<console>
{{console|body=
$ ##i##mkdir -p ~/backup
$ ##i##mkdir -p ~/backup
$ ##i##mv ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps ~/backup
$ ##i##mv ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps ~/backup
$ ##i##steam --reset
$ ##i##steam --reset
$ ##i##mv ~/backup ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
$ ##i##mv ~/backup ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps
</console>
}}
Start Steam again, enter username and password, but do not check "Remember my password", it is the thing that causes all the troubles. You will need to enter password every time you start Steam, but that is the only solution I found.
Start Steam again, enter username and password, but do not check "Remember my password", it is the thing that causes all the troubles. You will need to enter password every time you start Steam.


=== My screen in Dota 2 (and other Source games) is all red! ===
=== My screen in Dota 2 (and other Source games) is all red! ===
<console>
{{console|body=
# ##i##echo 'media-libs/libtxc_dxtn abi_x86_32' >> /etc/portage/package.use
# ##i##echo 'media-libs/libtxc_dxtn abi_x86_32' >> /etc/portage/package.use
# ##i##emerge media-libs/libtxc_dxtn
# ##i##emerge media-libs/libtxc_dxtn
</console>
}}

Revision as of 00:54, June 6, 2015


Steam is a content delivery system available for GNU/Linux gaming.

Install

In order to install Steam, we must first install app-portage/layman.

Once layman is installed and synced, we must add the gamerlay repository: 

root # layman -a gamerlay
root # layman -S

Ok, now we can install steam by running: 

root # emerge steam-launcher

install part 2

Steam has its own internal package management system. Portage will not track its files, or games installed. the ebuild simply pulls in the steam installer, to run the steam installer: 

root # /usr/bin/steam

The installer will prompt you with several questions, once done running the installer command will load the latest version of steam.

Troubleshooting

Text is corrupt or missing

Steam makes heavy usage of the Arial font. A decent Arial font to use is ttf-liberation. 

root # emerge liberation-fonts
root # eselect fontconfig enable 60-liberation.conf

Steam segfaults after 2nd start!

I do not know much about this behaviour, but I found a workaround. If you saved your password, you need to backup all your games and reset Steam. 

user $ mkdir -p ~/backup
user $ mv ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps ~/backup
user $ steam --reset
user $ mv ~/backup ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps

Start Steam again, enter username and password, but do not check "Remember my password", it is the thing that causes all the troubles. You will need to enter password every time you start Steam.

My screen in Dota 2 (and other Source games) is all red!

root # echo 'media-libs/libtxc_dxtn abi_x86_32' >> /etc/portage/package.use
root # emerge media-libs/libtxc_dxtn
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