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bradsha

Steam LMDE

Post by bradsha »

Hey Guys iv instaled the new linuxmint debian mate and was woundering if anyone got steam going with the drivers we have on wheezy i saw this https://github.com/GhostSquad57/Steam-I ... for-Wheezy but was woundering if anyone got it working thanks in advanced ! :D
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arcorreia

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by arcorreia »

Hi bradsha,

Yes, I've got it running. I downloaded steam-debian_1.0.0.36-4_all.deb from the site you mentioned.

PS - In my case it complains that "(Sorry about that, but we can't show files that are this big right now)", just ignore this and click the link above it (View Raw) and the download starts.

Open synaptic or whatever package manager you use and install realpath (steam needs it)

Go to your downloads folder, open a terminal:

sudo dpkg -i steam-debian_1.0.0.36-4_all.deb

sudo sh /usr/lib/steam/steam-debian-depends.sh (this will install jockey-common and other dependencies)

Run /usr/bin/steam-debian (if you don't have an account it offers to create one), configure it for your language, etc. It's done. :D

Best regards,
António
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Re: Steam LMDE

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using LMDE.x64; // installed 201303
using Nvidia.Optimus.Laptop.With.bumblebee;

installed steam-debian_1.0.0.36-4_all.deb
Steam works.
Installed world of goo, it works!
I didn't have to install any other dependencies.

Small Issues noticed:
The package does not show any progress during download, so patience.
The desktop link to the game does not work (it starts steam not steam-debian, replacing did not work, must launch games from steam application).
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Re: Steam LMDE

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Ok, it worked on my laptop, but it doesn't work with my desktop where I have GTX 570, LMDE x64 and default proprietary nvidia drivers from repos. It says:

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Running Steam on linuxmint 1 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Error: You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libGL.so.1
How do I get 32-bit opengl libs? And why I didn't have this kind of problem on my laptop?
squig

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by squig »

im not running steam atm but i used an older version of the deb file you linked on my old lmde install (32bit). worked fine.

Eiver:

perhaps this is relevant for you? there was also some information about flash which i didnt quote:

https://github.com/GhostSquad57/Steam-I ... heezy/wiki
Installing on 64bit systems

Enable 32bit repos with sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
Update your repo with sudo apt-get update
Install 32bit driver files:

For ATI Cards: libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386

For Nvidia Cards: libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386
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Re: Steam LMDE

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I recently installed LMDE from the latest release, so it already has multiarch enabled.

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$ sudo dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
i386
As for the libs. I do have the package installed, but not the 32-bit version. If I istall the 32-bit version it completely uninstalls the whole driver and I am dropped to console after reboot :(

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$ sudo apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386 : Depends: libxvmc1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

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$ sudo apt-get install libxvmc1:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libgl1-nvidia-glx libxvmc1 mplayer nvidia-glx xserver-xorg-video-nvidia
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libxvmc1:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/24.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 69.5 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.
Notice:
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libgl1-nvidia-glx libxvmc1 mplayer nvidia-glx xserver-xorg-video-nvidia
zerozero

Re: Steam LMDE

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Re: Steam LMDE

Post by eiver »

Thanks. At least now I know the situation. Unfortunately the package from http://twolife.be/debian/todo/xvmc/ didn't work. It installs, but then I have broken dependencies and have to "sudo apt-get install -f" :(
I guess this is one of those "rough edges", that where mentioned at the LMDE download page.
twelvedogs

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by twelvedogs »

it's not really a rough edge, the steam linux client is only tested against ubuntu. if you're running lmde you're gonna have to do some work unless the guys doing the build go out of their way to bridge the gap from this side.
zerozero

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by zerozero »

twelvedogs wrote:the steam linux client is only tested against ubuntu
not anymore
http://packages.debian.org/jessie/steam
(unfortunately is not installable in lmde as-is)
Jerom

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by Jerom »

This .deb worked now with latest UP7 packages apparently... :P
(Intel default graphic driver, LMDE MATE 64bits refreshed from UP7/Incoming)

Downloading 210 MB worth of updates from Steam now and I should be rolling ! Yeah :twisted:
Thanx!
Guan

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by Guan »

It's still busted for me after UP7. It calls for libGL.so.1. It then crashes with the error message, "Fatal Error: Failed to load steamui.so" So frustrating.
Jerom

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by Jerom »

Yes, you're right, same error message for me after the 210MB download and unpacking steam runtime... :(

I guess steamOS will roll and rock everything in its way (for gamers at least)... http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/
:twisted:
zerozero

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by zerozero »

are you using a nvidia card?
if so

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apt install libgl1-mesa-glx
Guan

Re: Steam LMDE

Post by Guan »

zerozero wrote:are you using a nvidia card?
if so

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apt install libgl1-mesa-glx
I have dual 680 GTX's

The package you mentioned is already installed and the latest version, so no joy there.
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Re: Steam LMDE

Post by darco »

Just installed Steam, all is working well!
TFC here I come!
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