How do I reinstall/repair a damaged installation of "Stream Linus Runtime - Soldier"?

[Nordmann]

Hello to the community!
Because Steam support isn't able to answer the following (to my mind understandable and simple) question, I post it here, hoping to get help or a solution:
How do I reinstall/repair a damaged installation of "Stream Linus Runtime - Soldier"
A thing to mention is that I can't deinstall this runtime due to the fact that some contents were not found...

A simple solution is preferred ;-)

Regards

Ansgar

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

I mean if nothig helps you could always delete and reinstall steam all together.

Note that this of course delete all the game you have, so you have to moce the steamapps folder (i think it was) to a place location. Delete steam. And then reinstall steam
If you replace the new apps folder with the old one you've saved. You should keep your games

Not sure tho. Do it at your risk

Yet another scenario where a monkey was behind the steam support :p

[Nordmann]

Thanks for help - I did a complete delete with all configuration files and then a clean new install. Now the "Steam Linux Runtime - Soldier" seems to be installed properly :-)
BUT:
I had installed my games into a library onto a USB stick to have them in case of problems with Steam. And after reinstallation I added this USB stick as library folder. All games are shown in the dialog where to add the folder. And they are shown in white letters in the library overview (as far as I know only installed games are shown in white letters) so I thought Steam recognized the new library folder.
But when trying to play one of those games, there is no green "Play"-button, and the "Install"-button which is normally shown then is greyed out :-(
How can I play my games now without downloading them again?

[Marlock]

did you remember to re-enable proton in steam settings?

did you try to ask steam to run a files integrity check on one of those games? it may force steam to temember that it's there and ready to play

[mudaliaraditya]

I am having the same issue,steam linux runtime - soldier
i had deleted it from the physical location,but now it keeps on giving me error
"missing installation files",when i do integrity check it stays in a unending update loop.

[mudaliaraditya]

Found a work around....,might require free space for the largest game u have,
Create a new steam Library, move all games except the steam linux runtime to the newly created library
when i mean move
settings->Downloads->STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS
select all the games except steam linux runtime/whatever is causing the issue
click on move
select the newly created library from the drop down.
now remove the older steam library now only containing the steam linux runtime.
restart steam..
now download the steam linux runtime in the new created library.
hope so this helps.