Steam Play on SteamOS

[Angelo]

With the new client update Steam Play is available but I can't see it on Setup, features. I have the current compatible titles but I want to enable all my library to test other games on it. Am I the only one with this problem?

EDIT: To enable Steam Play for all library and choose Proton version you have to do it via desktop client.

1- Going to desktop
2- In a terminal run the following:
sudo -i -u steam
pkill steam
steam -nobigpicture --> to avoid return to BPM
3- Edit options in desktop steam client

[The-Game-Warden]

It looks like if you make sure your config file looks like this it might enable it for you. "LastConfigstoreUploadTime" I put there as reference for where the other settings go in case they don't show up :)

I'm not on SteamOS, so you may need to do some searching to make sure you're looking in the correct places.

/home/[steam?]/.steam/steam/config/config.vdf


"LastConfigstoreUploadTime" "1536031490"
"Tools"
{
"enable" "1"
}
"ToolMapping"
{
"0"
{
"name" "proton_37"
"config" ""
"Priority" "75"
}
}

[The-Game-Warden]

With that said, even Big Picture mode on desktop doesn't seem to make these options available yet either.

[Angelo]

Thanks! doing this couldn't break my system when a new update arrives?

[dirk.dierickx]

the work around most people on steamos do is go to desktop mode and start steam from there. you'll get the 'desktop' gui and there you can manage all proton settings you want.

[The-Game-Warden]

No, that shouldn't break your system. It's simply where the options you've chosen reside. IE. In the desktop client it would be the file used for "Steam > Settings".

[76561198409024843]

rep for rep
+Rep you can trust her.
+Rep Nice cash trader
+Rep fair steam wallet trader.I went first and received my code
+Rep thank you for the keys
+Rep great trader, i traded first
+Rep sold me keys
+Rep cheap keys
+Rep he actually sent me the money on paypal, nice trader :)
+rep knife trader (Paypal), I went first. TY
+rep great trader I went first with PayPal
+rep trusted PayPal trader, I went first
+rep, fast PayPal trade. Trustworthy I went first
+rep, great, highly recommended !
+rep thought he would scam me, but he didn't THANK YOU :D
+rep good trader
+rep awesome trader
+rep, trusted PayPal trader, I sent the money and received my items just after
+rep received my eth after I sent trade, really fast
+rep, fast PayPal trade. Trustworthy I went first with items
+rep sold him my inv for PayPal I went first and recieved money immediately
+rep sent my items first got my money
+rep great trader I went first with PayPal
+rep sold him my inv
+rep best guy in the world
+rep fastest trade of my life
+ rep Best trader i sold to him I went first. All smoth and clean.
+rep Trustworthy real money trader.

[Angelo]

Originally posted by Nate Wardawg:

No, that shouldn't break your system. It's simply where the options you've chosen reside. IE. In the desktop client it would be the file used for "Steam > Settings".

Your method works but I don't know how to change between diferents protons versions.

[Angelo]

Originally posted by dirk.dierickx:

the work around most people on steamos do is go to desktop mode and start steam from there. you'll get the 'desktop' gui and there you can manage all proton settings you want.

I don't like this way but it looks it's the only solution for now.

[Rav8es]

If you are going to use "steam -nobigpicture", you may as well download a normal Linux distro... Steam is using Debian 8 Jessie which is old stable...

[treypop]

Originally posted by Nate Wardawg:

It looks like if you make sure your config file looks like this it might enable it for you. "LastConfigstoreUploadTime" I put there as reference for where the other settings go in case they don't show up :)

I'm not on SteamOS, so you may need to do some searching to make sure you're looking in the correct places.

/home/[steam?]/.steam/steam/config/config.vdf


"LastConfigstoreUploadTime" "1536031490"
"Tools"
{
"enable" "1"
}
"ToolMapping"
{
"0"
{
"name" "proton_37"
"config" ""
"Priority" "75"
}
}

Do I just add that to my config.vdf or do I replace my config.vdf with that?

[The-Game-Warden]

Add this to your config, minus the "LastConfigstoreUploadTime" line, that's just for reference as to where the option is found. Paste the rest directly under the line that has "LastConfigstoreUploadTime".

[Angelo]

Originally posted by Rav8es:

If you are going to use "steam -nobigpicture", you may as well download a normal Linux distro... Steam is using Debian 8 Jessie which is old stable...

Steam Play option is not avaliable to config in BPM, going desktop client is only to edit this. My steam machine is only for TV and steamos works just fine.

[Laudrac]

how do i start the steamos desktop mode. i did it via steam -nobigpicture but it installed a second steam version now i have two version and two libaries. was not really my target.

[Angelo]

Originally posted by Laudrac:

how do i start the steamos desktop mode. i did it via steam -nobigpicture but it installed a second steam version now i have two version and two libaries. was not really my target.

When you move to desktop mode you must kill the current steam session (running in backgorund), open a terminal and run the following:

sudo -i -u steam
pkill steam

Once done you can start the steam desktop client like this: steam -nobigpicture

[Laudrac]

i did but got always the message comand does not exist. so just did the part that worked.