Questions tagged [steam]
Questions relating to using the Steam digital distribution and gaming software in Ubuntu.
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Steam doesn’t load beacause of missing GTK modules
Steam doesn’t load anymore. To see what was the problem, I opened a terminal and typed steam. I got this:
Loaded SDL version 2.0.15-6484190
Gtk-Message: 18:06:27.386: Failed to load module "...
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Steam crashes on update (20.04)
I just installed steam, when I open it, it says that it is downloading update. Right when if finishes, it crashes, when I open it back up, it downloads the update again and so it goes. Please help me ...
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How to make drivers seem more recent?
I tried to run War thunder off steam but it gave me an error. Digging up I found out you needed at max 6 months old drivers, and I have an HD7890, which means my driver's are 5 years old. Is there any ...
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How to solve GTK warning messages / how to restore Ubuntu system files without reinstalling everything
I am asking this question as it seems that this problem poses significant issues for several programs that I'm using. Originally, this issue stemmed from me having to reinstall the whole Ubuntu Budgie ...
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Weird mouse behavior in games (official Steam client)
I'm playing Counter-Strike Source on KDE Neon 5.21, within official Steam client.
What I noticed is that in game mouse sometimes doesn't react to left/right clicks at all - or the mouse button seems ...
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Steam not loading properly? [Ubuntu 20.04]
Since I updated my system (was on march 30th I think), Steam has been really weird. Most of the time all pages are just blank , but then sometimes after a minute or two everything loads in , except ...
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Installing Direct X 11 on Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to play Dragon Quest 11 on Ubuntu using Proton DB 5.13.6. The game keeps coming up saying Direct X 11 is required. I'm playing it on a Macbook Pro 2012 with the following specs:
Intel ...
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FPS in games has dropped dramatically in the past few weeks
This past winter I was able to play games like Dark Souls 3 at around 55~60 fps consistently throughout the whole game. I didn't play any graphics intensive games for a while and booted the game back ...
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I can't get Steam to run on Ubuntu 20.04 - "Fatal error - Steam needs to be online" and "Unmet packages"
I have a fresh install of ubuntu 20.04 and I simply can't get Steam working. I downloaded the .deb file from their website and went through the download process with no problems at all - but when I ...
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E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate [duplicate]
Hello i recently tried to install steam on ubuntu on 64-bit desktop version didn't work ,so i tried server version 64-bit still didn't work. I saw somebody say that steam is only 32-bit so i tried 32-...
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Issue with Warframe & Vulcan drivers on a GTX 560M
I have the latest drivers installed but it seems that Vulcan support is not available for my GPU (GTX 560M).
Here's all the error messages I get when running Warframe on Lutris:
Just after opening ...
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Steam Install not finding internet connection on Ubuntu 20.04
I recently installed Steam on my new Ubuntu install, but whenever I try to run it, I get an error message that says "Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network ...
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Steam error in Ubuntu 20.04
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04. I've installed Steam from a .deb file and the Software app. When I open Steam it starts showing it's updating. Two seconds later it's saying: Steam Fatal Error: Steam needs to ...
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How to install steam on Ubuntu 20.04
I have installed Steam on my Linux, followed the instruction to download lib32, but after doing that, my Linux just crashed. It was not booting in normal mode (just recovery mode), lost all my data (...
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apt-get update i386 Packages 404 Not Found [duplicate]
Info:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
I am trying to install a server for Valheim steam game, and I need i386 packages.
I added ...
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How can I use Gioteck VX-4 controller in Ubuntu 20.04
I got a Gioteck VX-4 controller on sale, and am having a few problems using it with Linux. I am trying to use it via the USB cable, but other than showing up as a Dualshock 4 controller when running ...
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Problem while installing steam : libglapi-mesa:i386
It seem to be a common issue but I have done many research on forum and still didn't manage to find out how to resolve this issue, when trying to install steam I get this :
Les paquets suivants ...
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Steam crashes after updating
So I'm new to ubuntu and I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong. Every time I try to load steam, it will update then close. If I try running it through the terminal this happens:
benjy@Bens-UL:~$ ...
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Ubuntu slows game down
I am running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS with Nvidia 1060 (3GB) card. I noticed that when I play games (Counter Strike GO), the system would slow down the game somehow. In the first couple of minutes, the game ...
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Steam cannot launch properly and crash
New to ubuntu. I downloaded and used steam for month (about half a year), until two weeks ago. Today I tried to start Steam, but couldn't : the steam process just disappeared after some time. I ...
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increase download speed
I have subscribed to a service that claims providing 100mbps. Speedtest shows between 80-90mbps, which is OK for me; however when I want to download a file in firefox which shows 1mbps, or steam which ...
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Get SmallWorld 2 running on Ubuntu 20.04
On Ubuntu 20.04 Small World, installed via Steam, is not starting. I found these instructions, but it all seems a bit different on my system.
How do I get Small World running?
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I managed to ...
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Logitech Momo Racing: wheel and pedals move mouse [closed]
I've done some research on Google about this subject. I've tried the only fix I found, which was to install pyLinuxWheel. I did it didn't fix my issue.
I start Ubuntu Gamepack v20.04. I plug my ...
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Blank Icon on Dash/Favorites bar
When I launch a steam game called "The Binding of Isaac", and its running and open the Icon on the sidebar/dash/favorites (I'm not sure what its called) is blank i tried verifying the ...
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Vortex Mod Manager Unable to find SkyrimSE.exe
I've recently installed Steam via Ubuntu Software center and installed Skyrim SE and Skyrim Script Extender. When I ran the install from Steam, it installed the SkyrimSE.exe to the directory ~/.steam/...
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Dota 2 is very slow
Hi I just installed Ubuntu and Dota 2 lags a lot even on the main menu. I don’t understand why because the computer has decent hardware and I am using proprietary nvidia drivers. My graphics card is ...
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I can't fullscreen certain games, native or otherwise: Ubuntu 20.10
Certain games when launched from Steam are unable to be fullscreened. It doesn't happen with every game but it doesn't seem to matter if it is Linux native or not. The in game options do not allow me ...
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Making Steam run "GDK_SCALE=3" automatically
Ubuntu 20.04, novice user.
I am trying to solve some scaling issues with Steam. I use a 4K TV so I have my display set to 300% which works well however Steam is ignoring this.
I found GDK_SCALE=3 /usr/...
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Can't uninstall games i downloaded from steam Ubuntu 20.04
I'm relatively new to linux and more specifically Ubuntu and I'm having this weird issue where I am unable to uninstall games in steam. I'll right-click to uninstall but when i do it just gives me the ...
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Text in title bar buttons
This "NORMAL" text appears in the bar where the minimize and close buttons:
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How to make amd work?
I'm trying to play fallout 4 on Steam proton. But it have very low FPS (19-23)... When O had Windows OS it runs much more faster with better graphic settings.
I have:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Intel Core i7 ...
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How do I get similar gaming performance as on Windows? [closed]
I just installed an onl amd 6790 video card.
It is comparable to the broken gtx 580 it replaced. But when playing dota2 the framerate was less than half.
I then loaded up Windows 10 and tried dota2 on ...
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Can't get Steam to launch on Ubuntu 20.10
Fairly new Ubuntu user here, and I can't seem to get steam to launch. I had no issues with it when I used 20.04 a while ago, but I can't get it running at all on 20.10.
When launching through the ...
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Unable to install Steam on latest 64bit desktop version of ubuntu for PI4 [duplicate]
I'm using the desktop 64bit version of Ubuntu Linux for raspberry pi 4 (8G) (Latest version as of the 26th of December 2020) i can't download Steam, the Linux version from their website, and the one ...
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Steam doesn't launch on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS without error message
I installed steam on Ubuntu 20.04 from the repositories using
sudo apt install steam
On running steam the first time, it downloads updates and seems to install them properly, the console output is (...
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What could be the cause of an "UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY" error? [duplicate]
A couple of days ago I got the error:
UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY
when rebooting my 20.04 machine. The last thing I did before rebooting was running some game in Steam, the game tried ...
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Steam opens Civ V in a window instead of in full screen (Ubuntu 20.10)
I have had Steam installed for years on Ubuntu, all to play a single game: Civilization V. I never had a problem with it until recently.
Normally, when starting the game it runs in full screen mode. ...
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Steam error: Cannot create symlink ... Operation not permitted
When I try to launch a game from Steam, I have plenty of lines of errors appearing in file /home/adam/.steam/debian-installation/error.log:
tar: files/etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-dejavu-sans-mono....
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Steam not opening. Missing lib something file
So i had to reinstall ubuntu because nothing was opening, and on that Ubuntu steam was working perfectly (one problem though, i can't remember if i used the .deb or the cmd line). So i reinstalled ...
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How can I install Steam without having to uninstall 64-bit libraries?
I've seen lots of answers for installing steam on 64-bit, but all of them involve installing libnvidia-gl-450:i386, which ends up replacing my 64-bit libraries that other software depends on. Is there ...
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Make Stadia controller work wtih Ubuntu via USB
Don't get me wrong, the Stadia controller works with Ubuntu, but only through Chrome and with stadia games, while I have a bunch of itch.io games, that are actual folders in my Home with their .bin ...
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Audio is pitched down by 40Hz
i have a weird problem. Whenever I'm lounching Age of Empires 2 Definitiv Edition out of Steam (via Steam Play / Proton) the audio output of my Computer pitched down by 40 Hz (I can tell it's 40, ...
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System Crash 20.04
I use a sony-vaio(VPCEH15EN) laptop with 8GB(2x4) ugraded memory. The system has crashed on several occasions.
opening games on steam
upgrading os from 20.04 to 20.10
typing specific commands on the ...
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Steam tries to install some dependencies but fails to find package [duplicate]
I tried to install steam on Ubuntu 20.04 and steam had tried to install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 and libgl1:i386 but I received these errors.
Package libgl1:i386 is not available, but is referred to by ...
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Installing 32-bit libnvidia-gl alongside 64-bit version
Because the steam client for linux has 32-bit binaries only, I want to install libnvidia-gl:i386 on my 64-bit Ubuntu OS.
However, if I do this, the package manager wants to un-install cuda-11. However,...
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Ubuntu 20.10 crashing when attempting to start CS:GO
When I'm trying to run Counter-Strike Global Offensive, the native version from Steam, my entire system crashes, and I receive the message with "The system can't recover, please log out". ...
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Unable to install Steam because of broken packages [duplicate]
I can't install Steam no matter what I try. Dependencieo over dependencies ... you got it.
I tried anything I could, and ended up damaging my system. Now it's like new. Here is the link of tutorial I ...
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Installing Steam on Raspberry Pi 4
I am having trouble opening the Steam client after I have already installed it. I am using a Raspberry Pi 4 running Ubuntu 20.10 64-bit. I have installed Steam directly from their website. When I try ...
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I can't install Steam
Although I installed steam millions of time in the past, I can't install steam on Kubuntu 20.10 today. It's a fresh install and everything works perfectly except Steam.
I tried to install it. I couldn'...
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E: Package 'steamcmd' has no installation candidate
Each time I try to install SteamCMD via apt it responds with:
Package steamcmd is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, ...
