Steam Machine: how to unzip files

[xCARTERx26x]

I recently bought a Steam machine and want to download mods for Legal Space program, but can't figure out how to unzip the files. Can someone help?

[⚡🍉OverlordTomala🍉⚡]

Go to your desktop (you'll have to check your Steam settings) and open up your file manager, right click on your zip file and click "extract here".

[xCARTERx26x]

Originally posted by OverlordTomala:

Go to your desktop (you'll have to check your Steam settings) and open up your file manager, right click on your zip file and click "extract here".

It doesn't give me the option where it's windows files.

[⚡🍉OverlordTomala🍉⚡]

Originally posted by caleb_carter_26:

Originally posted by OverlordTomala:

Go to your desktop (you'll have to check your Steam settings) and open up your file manager, right click on your zip file and click "extract here".

It doesn't give me the option where it's windows files.

I don't understand your sentence. Are you having problems getting to the desktop?

[DirtyCamper]

I would just type unzip x <zipfile> in the directory where you want to unzip from a terminal.

[xCARTERx26x]

Originally posted by DirtyCamper:

I would just type unzip x <zipfile> in the directory where you want to unzip from a terminal.

Thank you

[xCARTERx26x]

Ok, I went to the terminal, and used the command unzip x <file name> and that doesn't work

[halifax]

Add the main Debian repos:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(add to bottom)
  # main debian repo
  deb ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
  deb-src ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free


$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences
(add to file)
  Package: *
  Pin: release l=SteamOS
  Pin-Priority: 900

  Package: *
  Pin: release l=Debian
  Pin-Priority: 110

$ sudo apt-get update

Add all the stuff you need to look into zip files from the Nautilus file manager and from the CLI:

sudo apt-get install zip
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo apt-get install file-roller

[xCARTERx26x]

Originally posted by halifax:

Add the main Debian repos:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(add to bottom)
  # main debian repo
  deb ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
  deb-src ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free


$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences
(add to file)
  Package: *
  Pin: release l=SteamOS
  Pin-Priority: 900

  Package: *
  Pin: release l=Debian
  Pin-Priority: 110

$ sudo apt-get update

Add all the stuff you need to look into zip files from the Nautilus file manager and from the CLI:

sudo apt-get install zip
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo apt-get install file-roller

It says the command (sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list) cannot be found?

[halifax]

you may need to post the entire terminal window output verbatim of what you are typing, including the user name / prompt. gedit and sudo come default on SteamOS

[xCARTERx26x]

Originally posted by caleb_carter_26:

Originally posted by halifax:

Add the main Debian repos:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(add to bottom)
  # main debian repo
  deb ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
  deb-src ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free


$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences
(add to file)
  Package: *
  Pin: release l=SteamOS
  Pin-Priority: 900

  Package: *
  Pin: release l=Debian
  Pin-Priority: 110

$ sudo apt-get update

Add all the stuff you need to look into zip files from the Nautilus file manager and from the CLI:

sudo apt-get install zip
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo apt-get install file-roller

It says the command (sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list) cannot be found?

ok ive updated, but now it says, "E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution)."
what does this mean?

[halifax]

Originally posted by caleb_carter_26:

Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution)."
what does this mean?

Heh, not sure, all I know is occasionally, like whenever I install the Chrome browser .deb file on a distro, it fails at first, then I run 'apt -f install', and it fixes the Chrome package - that's the most I know about it :-)

All I know is I've installed SteamOS maybe four or five times, and ran the steps above to success for every new SteamOS install, again, maybe post the entire terminal window output including prompts - maybe one of us will notice something out of order then.

[xCARTERx26x]

Originally posted by caleb_carter_26:

Originally posted by halifax:

Add the main Debian repos:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
(add to bottom)
  # main debian repo
  deb ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
  deb-src ftp:/ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free


$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences
(add to file)
  Package: *
  Pin: release l=SteamOS
  Pin-Priority: 900

  Package: *
  Pin: release l=Debian
  Pin-Priority: 110

$ sudo apt-get update

Add all the stuff you need to look into zip files from the Nautilus file manager and from the CLI:

sudo apt-get install zip
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo apt-get install file-roller

It says the command (sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list) cannot be found?

desktop@steamos:~$ sudo apt-get install unzip
[sudo] password for desktop:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nvidia-driver : Depends: nvidia-driver-bin (= 346.72-3+bsos1) but 355.00.28-0+steamos2+bsos1 is to be installed
Recommends: nvidia-settings (>= 346) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgl1-nvidia-glx-i386
Recommends: libgles1-nvidia (= 346.72-3+bsos1) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libgles2-nvidia (= 346.72-3+bsos1) but it is not going to be installed
nvidia-driver-bin : Depends: nvidia-alternative (= 355.00.28-0+steamos2+bsos1)
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
desktop@steamos:~$ apt-get -f install
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
desktop@steamos:~$ y
bash: y: command not found
desktop@steamos:~$

cant figure out why i cant unzip

[halifax]

Before doing anything else, try running 'Package Updater' from your apps list (press WINDOWS Key + A to bring up apps list)

then, change:
desktop@steamos:~$ apt-get -f install
to:
desktop@steamos:~$ sudo apt-get -f install

This:
desktop@steamos:~$ y
was you replying to nothing - a program that had already exited. 'are you root?' was a rhetorical parting question, not a question it was waiting for an answer to.

You have other problems besides getting zip+file roller into Nautilus, you have some graphics driver issues. Hopefully 'sudo apt-get -f install' resolves these for you.

[TinMan1325]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814396114274132/

[Rekt]

what suffix or extension is the file you are trying to extract? also steam os is debian right? shouldnt he do an apt-get update so his device actually has the information to the packages to use apt-get?