HOW TO: STEAM on KALI LINUX amd64 with nvidia drivers

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How to install steam on KALI linux amd64:
first of all install nvidia driver on kali:
{LÄNK BORTTAGEN}http://docs.kali.org/general-use/install-nvidia-drivers-on-kali-linux
and do exactly as it is explained on that page.
Then download debian-steam package from:
{LÄNK BORTTAGEN}http://www.mediafire.com/?h1cc1heaxtc7j
fire up the terminal type one line at a time:
dpkg -i steam-debian_1.0.0.42-1_all.deb
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get update
apt-get install ia32-libs
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get install libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386
after that run steam:
steam-debian
and proceed to the steam installation process, at the agreement window press enter as much as the percentage goes to 100% then type y and again enter.
After all this a icon launcher will be on the desktop just fire it up it will launch the steam application.
Have Fun people!

[Jiaqi]

Why use Kali as a main distro though? In that case you can just install the Kali tools on your main distro, which would achieve better compatibility with the rest of the Linux world.

On Arch there's even a Blackarch repository which is the tools divided into categories (social engineering, reversing, forensics, etc).

[Jarno + Jarno]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ムラサキ:

Why use Kali as a main distro though?

This.

[omegadot]

This is basically steam on any not directly supported distro. This sorta looks like a "I'm cool and use kali" thread...

[Toquita]

Ursprungligen skrivet av ムラサキ:

Why use Kali as a main distro though?

"Because he can" is a good answer =)

Ursprungligen skrivet av omegadot:

This is basically steam on any not directly supported distro. This sorta looks like a "I'm cool and use kali" thread...

Oh, please. Let's skip this none-sense and recognize that this may help those who want to use Kali too.

[omegadot]

I'm just being a mr. grumpy-pants, ignore me. To each his own.

[Danger From Dagger Falls]

I know kali has a bad rep for children hackers thinking they are so cool for booting kali up on a live USB, but there are some honest kali users that prefer it over ubuntu (and others) as a main distro.

[raccoon man]

i got the following error:

Cannot run as Root user;
Press Enter to continue:

[Jiaqi]

Create a regular user account and then run steam off of it (don't use root for everyday desktop use, only administration and for tools that need it like nmap). For max security, you should be running minimal proprietary software, and SURE AS HELL not as root user.

On my computer, I even isolate all of steam into its own user account and give it permission to use my X window:

# useradd -m steam -G audio,video

Script I launch steam from:

#!/usr/bin/sh
xhost +si:localuser:steam
sudo -u steam -g steam steam
xhost -si:localuser:steam

If you really don't give a damn, you can always just edit the original steam launcher script and delete the check it does that prints that error message and exits.

2017 edit: xhost -si

[Kranky K. Krackpot]

This is rather odd to install into a security-anxious distro some 3rd-party blobs from a free file-sharing...

[raccoon man]

i do not know how to do that :\ but it would be really nice if i did

[raccoon man]

still do not know :\

[[GSLM]☠SuperXакер☠]

Ursprungligen skrivet av AWESOMENESS:

still do not know :\

Shouldnt be using Kali if you dont even know how to create a user.

[Toquita]

Ursprungligen skrivet av GSLM☠SuperXакер☠:

Ursprungligen skrivet av AWESOMENESS:

still do not know :\

Shouldnt be using Kali if you dont even know how to create a user.

Am I going to hell for laughing at this? =P

[Outsider]

This is good info, Thank You.

[despair]

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