Why Steam has issues for Snap store

[Romactu]

Well, people may complain about them due to limitations of snap store.

Go see this link to find out more https://github.com/canonical/steam-snap

[Zyro]

[not having watched the video] I don't think people had doubts that it's fixable. The problem is that there's a need to fix something in the first place - and that many people install Steam snap without even knowing they did, so they've got no idea why they have problems and where they can look for a solution.

[Romactu]

Originally posted by Zyro:

[not having watched the video] I don't think people had doubts that it's fixable. The problem is that there's a need to fix something in the first place - and that many people install Steam snap without even knowing they did, so they've got no idea why they have problems and where they can look for a solution.

It depends on people.

If you follow that video if you got a problem with steam snap, you can use the steam snap from snap store as an installer if needed.

Don't worry about these people like that.

I just need to know that improve a chance for that, simple enough.

Yes, there are idiots out there that won't understand about that or make confusions.

But when I done anything like the video, I rather running steam snap that is downloaded, but running the copied version with two ways, like /usr/bin/steam (command for terminal) or run the application that it said Steam Launcher, it improve something that is needed without feedback for Canonical.

Such as games like Doom Eternal, Quake Champions or Fallout 76, will runs just fine on the copied version, rather than actual Steam Snap from snap store.

So that way it's much easier for Ubuntu/Linux Gamers to play without wasting time.

Plus, they don't know what's going on about the actual Steam Snap that they made
yet.

It's your choice to do this. I'm not saying they have to do this, they can always try hard to find out why the actual Steam Snap has lack of support.

[jason]

I was waiting for someone and had 12 minutes to spare. And I still watched it at 2x speed.

I liked the bit where you copied a file and then immediately moved it to the trash.

I'm not an Ubuntu user and I would need to know what $PATH looks like to be sure, but everything you did to run steam outside of snap can be shortened to

ln -s /snap/steam/current/usr/bin/steam /usr/local/bin/steam

[Zyro]

Originally posted by Romactu:

Originally posted by Zyro:

[not having watched the video] I don't think people had doubts that it's fixable. The problem is that there's a need to fix something in the first place - and that many people install Steam snap without even knowing they did, so they've got no idea why they have problems and where they can look for a solution.

It depends on people.

It always does, doesn't it? :D

What I totally forgot to say:
Thanks for making a video trying to help people!

[Romactu]

Originally posted by Zyro:

Originally posted by Romactu:

It depends on people.

It always does, doesn't it? :D

What I totally forgot to say:
Thanks for making a video trying to help people!

You're Welcome :)

Good luck with the copied version.

I always excited to see people feel delighted with my own solution that is easier for them compared to actual Steam snap.

Also if you're using Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat).

You'll want to type this command sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/bwrap if you use that command, it will solve issues for Steam as a copied version, rather showing an error pop-up "Steam on Linux now requires the ability to create new user namespaces".

[Romactu]

Originally posted by jason:

I was waiting for someone and had 12 minutes to spare. And I still watched it at 2x speed.

I liked the bit where you copied a file and then immediately moved it to the trash.

I'm not an Ubuntu user and I would need to know what $PATH looks like to be sure, but everything you did to run steam outside of snap can be shortened to

ln -s /snap/steam/current/usr/bin/steam /usr/local/bin/steam

When I did $PATH command on ubuntu for steam, yes it shows me this message.

bash: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin: No such file or directory

So I don't know how to fix, but I'll find out once I got that fixed.

But, you can use terminal to run steam with this answer.

/usr/bin/steam

If you type that answer, steam will run in no time like usual.

That's okay if you are not an Ubuntu user, but this is the tutorial for Ubuntu user that works with Linux Community, and that's a great point.

However, I did found this command is "whereis steam", if you type that, it will show the any list of path that allows to find the file for it.

[Romactu]

Remember Everyone, renaming Steam to known as Steam Launcher on steam.desktop is optional.

[D. Flame]

I prefer when steam just works, so I use flatpaks instead. No videos needed.

[Romactu]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

I prefer when steam just works, so I use flatpaks instead. No videos needed.

That's fine.

It's just for anybody that uses Ubuntu and complaining about Steam Snap's flawed, in Linux Community.

[jason]

So /usr/local/bin comes earlier in $PATH as expected. Your .desktop files already call 'steam', wherever it may be. Making a symlink named steam earlier in the path as I suggested makes everything you did unnecessary. A 12 minute video reduced to a one line command.

[Darth ŠČ!]

I tried Steam SNAP multiple times and while it is nice to have new Mesa bundled like that some games simply don’t work in snap Steam version. Those same games work if I install a regular deb version of Steam.

[Romactu]

Originally posted by DarthChillash:

I tried Steam SNAP multiple times and while it is nice to have new Mesa bundled like that some games simply don’t work in snap Steam version. Those same games work if I install a regular deb version of Steam.

If you want to use Steam Deb for yourself, it's okay.

However, you don't need to worry about running a Snap version, use it as the installer and follow that video and see what you think of it if you have a chance for it.

Take your time.

[Romactu]

Originally posted by jason:

So /usr/local/bin comes earlier in $PATH as expected. Your .desktop files already call 'steam', wherever it may be. Making a symlink named steam earlier in the path as I suggested makes everything you did unnecessary. A 12 minute video reduced to a one line command.

You can fix it to make it able to work, all you have to do it's run Nautilus as a sudo mode "sudo nautilus", find steam file at /usr/bin, copy steam file and paste it to /usr/local/bin to get that to work, it's that easy.

Then you get /usr/local/bin/steam command on terminal to work.

[mako]

Вы маладес

[Romactu]

Originally posted by mako:

Вы маладес

Ты думаешь, что я болен

Почему?