Questions tagged [steam]
Questions relating to using the Steam digital distribution and gaming software in Ubuntu.
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I can not get a post on my second monitor, and my computer is being really slow. Any help!
I have this annoying problem with two monitors on my ubuntu 22.04, I can not get a video output on my second monitor, and i have the latest Rtx 3060 drivers on my computer and still no output.
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Fractional scaling does not work properly on Steam (both apt and snap versions)
I use Kubuntu 23.04 with 150% fractional scaling but, when I run Steam, It does not work properly.
This is the situation, and as you can see, Dolphin file manager is too big than the Steam window, and ...
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Update error after uninstalling Steam with apt
I use Kubuntu 23.04
After unisinstalling steam with "sudo apt remove steam*" and then "sudo apt autoremove", I want to update the system with the classic "sudo apt update, ...
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This problems appears when I isntalled steam on debian 11. How can I solve this? [closed]
I install Steam on debian bullseye but I close abruptly. Then I run it through bash shell and this:
steam.sh[70264]: Running Steam on debian 11 64-bit
steam.sh[70264]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled ...
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Install Linux Steam on WSL2 through Windows
I'm running Windows 11 and would like to install the Linux version of Steam onto Windows using Ubuntu on WSL2 with Ubuntu.
I've tried multiple times and many different ways, but cannot get it to run ...
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'held on to broken packages' - Steam
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I've tried to uninstall Steam on this PC over and over again, to no avail. So that doesn't seem to be the problem. And for some reason now my PC cuts off the tops of the ...
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How to fix a game being invisible when running with DirectX11 in Proton 8.0-2?
Here is a video of the issue.
I can't seem to run American Truck Simulator in fullscreen with DirectX11 and Proton 8.0-2. Running natively is not really an option because that doesn't work that well ...
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Ubuntu 23.04: Steam games won't start after installing Vulkan shaders
I have had this problem with Crusader Kings 3, Victoria 3, and Stellaris on Steam. Every time the Vulkan Shaders finishes installing, it starts the game for a second and then it closes it. I press &...
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Steam games are unplayable on Wayland (22.04)
I'm facing a problem I didn't expect on a recent clean install of Ubuntu 22.04 (with Gnome), where I simply cannot play any Steam games on a Wayland session while using the most recent proprietary ...
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Direct3D Level 12_0 missing for GE Force GTX 770
I am on Ubuntu 22.04, running ProtonDB/Steam and the latest (I think) Nvidia driver:
Using NVIDIA driver metapackage from nvidia-driver-470
When I try to run Far Cry 6 using ProtonDB, the game quits ...
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steam severely glitches unless opened in terminal
when steam is opened all the windows glitch severely. some are black, some datamosh-like static. can't make out a thing. when I open in terminal this doesn't happen. tried reinstalling & purging ...
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CS GO server error on Ubuntu 22.04
As a part of my self-training, where I try to learn anything about VPS's, I wanted to start my own small CS:GO server.
I was using multiple tutorials available in the web, but none of those answers my ...
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sharing steam library between 2 OSs on a dual boot system
I have a dual boot system, a windows 11 on my hdd and an ubuntu on my ssd. The problem is i want to use the storage of my hdd to store my games and even possibly play the games downloaded with windows ...
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Can't launch Steam games after upgrade
I upgraded Ubuntu yesterday from 18.04 to 20.04 and now Steam games aren't launching anymore. When I click on play, Steam either says it's running and then it looks like the game was stopped (there is ...
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CSGO immediately crashes on Ubuntu 22.04 when opening from Steam
I recently had an issue with CSGO having a frozen black screen during startup. I looked around the internet and I found a libtcmalloc solution but when I installed the package and used ln -s in the ...
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facing error when I try to install steam on my ubuntu22.04 arm64 cloud instance?
I was trying to install Steam on my Oracle Cloud Ubuntu ARM64 instance, and I am encountering an error while running 'sudo apt update' on my Oracle OCI Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS with ARM64-based instance. I ...
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launching steam and discord at startup
OK so I've been launching steam and discord manually every time i turn on my computer, i'm tired of it. I've tried using the startup application but i have to use terminal commands and if i launch ...
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Cannot launch POLYGON in ubuntu 20.04
Hello so i have installed this game POLYGON and when i launch it i get A:
D3D11-compatible GPU required
I have a AMD Radeon HD 6670 GPU and it is D3D11 compatible so i don't really get this error
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Can I downgrade libopengl and do I need libopengl-dev?
I have run in to a problem which has become noticeable in a 3D game I play, that I have tracked to libopengl (I think).
The problem is that there is a 3d scene where there are character models that as ...
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nvdia 525, steam proton, and vulkan. my games are freezing on start up to the point I have to restart my computer
On ubuntu mate 22.04
Processor: AMD ryzen 7 2700X eight-core Process
Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060 super
Running Nvidia driver 525 open (proprietary,tested)
The game I'm using as my test game is ...
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DJI Mini 2 controller
I'm trying to use my DJI Mini 2 controller in Ubuntu 22.04. I have the joystick and jstest-gtk packages installed. The system recognize the controller and creates two serial ports:
[11887.533124] usb ...
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Ubuntu updates - check your internet connection
Have a problem - can't update Ubuntu. Via Software updater i have "Check your internet connection" message. Via Terminal:
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://lv.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 Laptop video drivers How do I know if both GPUs are functioning?
I have the best laptop I have ever bought, a Lenovo Legion 5. Problem is that it has two Graphics processors. One is a Ryzen 5000 series on the CPU processsor and the other is a Nvidia Geforce RTX.
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Can't get the terminal to run the setup.sh file for the steam runtime setup
I am trying to create a standalone game using Source SDK 2013
I am following this tutorial
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_SDK_2013
step three under Source SDK 2013, in the margins it ...
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Ubuntu Black Screen after install packages
My ubuntu version is 22.10 and everthing worked fine without steam. I came across a github issue and the solution was to install
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1:i386
And after installing ...
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Unable to connect to the internet when using X11
I have a machine that is running Ubuntu server 22.04. When running the X server no applications can connect to the internet. I know it’s connected because I can install software from the console and ...
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How do I install steam on my second disk?
I have a laptop with a 128GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. I want to install steam and its games on my HDD, since it has more space available. The problem is, I actually CAN install games on my HDD, but when I ...
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Unable to install steam on Ubuntu running in parallels on my M1 [duplicate]
I tried following the guide as per lubuntu installing steam "steam has no installation candidate"
But the error message I get is as below:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency ...
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How to setup a cron tab to restart a game server using screen
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04. I have been trying to setup a scheduled restart every 2 days at 4 AM for my Unturned Server.
This is my crontab:
* */3 * * * root/.steam/steamcmd/Unturned1 ; screen -XS ...
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Logitech F310 gamepad doesn't work
My Logitech F310 gamepad doesn't work when I turn it on . It used to run "plug and play" in older versions, but not in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
The gamepad is connected by cable and it has two rear ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 get an error message with Steam gpg.d/ [duplicate]
I'm still illiterate when it comes to coding and updating Ubuntu every two years seems to create more problems than it solves for me. At 66 years of age, I really would prefer NOT to have to go back ...
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22.04.01 LTS - Steam game won't launch (Proton)
I'm trying to launch a Steam game through Proton, but it just quits few seconds after launching. (no error, nothing shows up)
The game is Mudrunner, and while not native, it has "platinum" ...
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Mouse cursor moving diagonally (downwards) after installing PS4 controller (that works fine in the same laptop but in windows) via BT
So I have ubuntu 20.04 lts fully updated (basically fresh install)
Steam (With proton experimental enabled)
and I just added a PS4 controller via BT (my laptop is Acer predator helios 300)
if I switch ...
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How do I play Wave Rider on Steam?
I am trying to play Wave Rider on Steam but the game glitches out when I open it.
Does anyone know how to get it to run?
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Linux Server and Steam Integration Problem
I have a Linux Server build on Microsoft PlayFab. My matchmaking algoritm is working well in test project. But I tried with my actual game which uses Steam API, I couldn't join the server. I looked on ...
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installing steam on 22.04
I'm trying to install steam (deb or terminal, it has to not be flatpak or snap)
and I tried following the first method on this website:
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-steam-on-ubuntu-20-04-...
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Steam snap doesn't scale properly. How do you change launch parameters when even .desktop files for snaps are write-protected?
The current Steam snap renders badly with fractional scaling enabled. I want to launch it with GDK_SCALE=2 but it's apparently not possible to edit snap apps' .desktop files.
Any ideas how I could go ...
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LIMBO White Screen after upgrading to 22.10
After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.10, I cannot play anymore to LIMBO on Steam (natively supported). In 22.04 everything was working perfectly.
I can see the Loading Screen
But then it turns to a White ...
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E: Package 'ia32-libs' has no installation candidate
I can't Download Steam because It Failed to load Steamui.so. and I tried E: to install Sudo apt-get install ia32-libs, but I got E: Package 'ia32-libs' has no installation candidate Can someone help?
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No sound on Steam and Steam games in Kubuntu 22.10
I installed steam (via apt-get) on my Kubuntu 22.10 64 bit (HP Envy laptop), but there is no sound or music coming out (either from the steam client or the game "Star Conflict").
I had no ...
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Invisible mouse cursor when running stuff in full screen
The mouse pointer is always visible besides when i select full screen in games (Age of empire 2, Minecraft...), when i open Dicord lives in full screen, and... on steam's store page.
(it's visible on ...
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Trying to recognize Logitech Extreme 3D Pro in Ubuntu: Invalid file magic number
I attempted to follow the process listed in the following post, which was very helpful in recognizing several errors I made:
SteamPlay Elite Dangerous - Recognizing Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick as ...
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Can't write to brand new drive?
I've decided to make the plunge into Kubuntu in lieu of "upgrading" to Windows 10/11 with very little experience with Linux, and I've run into trouble quite early.
In short, I want to use ...
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csgo_linux64 is not responding ubuntu 22.10
so i just got a new laptop, ideapad 3, it's got 20gb of ram, i7 processor, mx450 video card.
I switched the os from windows to ubuntu 22.10, downloaded steam ( enabled the linux gaming setting), i ...
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The following packages have unmet dependencies (cyclical error) [duplicate]
I tried installing steam but the installation broke the package installer.
lsb_release -a :
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
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Rebuild kde plasma desktop on steam deck
I recently got my hands on a steam deck and I wanted to follow a guide on how to split a partition for windows on my sd card and I think I gave permission to things I shouldn't or I chose the wrong ...
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Dota 2 lag 20.04 lts
When I launch Dota 2 I have a lot of lag. In the main menu, where there is fog everywhere, yellow pixels appear, when I go to the trial map or the lobby everything is fine, but when I move the camera ...
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Games are very choppy with low FPS
I've just installed Ubuntu and I am trying to get into gaming with it.
I have a problem that all my games are very choppy with low FPS. I'm not sure if it's using my Nvidia GeForce 1050 .
I have set ...
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how to resolve skipping acquire of configured file ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I am new to Linux and am attempting to install the STEAM game platform. The first step is to enable the Multiverse and the following message is received from a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04.1 ...
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Steam game automatically unsubscribes me from all my workshop content when it lists all of my subscribed content
I'm not sure this question is allowed to be asked here, and I'm pretty sure it's a fault with the game I'm playing but...
I'm playing this game that came out in 2015 called Party Hard on Ubuntu 22.04, ...
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