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| Thread ID: 128296 | 2012-12-11 03:06:00 | Steam for linux question. | Nick G (16709) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1317693 | 2012-12-11 03:06:00 | Getting steam for linux (beta); was wondering if there was a way to install games onto my /home partition instead of my / partition just due to space issues. Yes, I asked on ubuntu forums, but no one was certain, so I thought I'd ask here ;) |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1317694 | 2012-12-11 04:18:00 | I found mine was in ~/Steam anyways? Is yours not? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1317695 | 2012-12-11 04:37:00 | You can change the directory the games install onto in the PC and Mac versions of Steam so I don't see why it would be any different on Linux. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1317696 | 2012-12-11 05:18:00 | I found mine was in ~/Steam anyways? Is yours not? Don't know tbh, I haven't installed any games yet. Was wanting to make sure it didn't happen before I downloaded any. You can change the directory the games install onto in the PC and Mac versions of Steam so I don't see why it would be any different on Linux. Cheers, I'll have a look. I'm still a steam newbie (don't have it on windows) so I didn't know that. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1317697 | 2012-12-11 05:27:00 | It will install them on the same directory you installed steam on. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1317698 | 2012-12-11 05:35:00 | Yep, you were right Chill, it does install the games on /home by default. Cheers. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1317699 | 2012-12-11 21:51:00 | As much as I don't like Steam, if it helps Linux in the gaming world, I guess that's a good thing. I tried it out - you can download and install Steam on Linux (They say Ubuntu 12.04 is the only one supported but I had no problem on Xubuntu 12.04) - but you are supposed to have beta access otherwise you get an error. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1317700 | 2012-12-11 21:54:00 | Sounds like it's time to do one of my regular "install Linux" binges to try it out... (I'd be interested to hear why you don't like Steam, Agent_24, but if you'd rather pm than clutter the thread, that's fine) |
Zara Baxter (16260) | ||
| 1317701 | 2012-12-11 22:07:00 | As much as I don't like Steam, if it helps Linux in the gaming world, I guess that's a good thing. I tried it out - you can download and install Steam on Linux (They say Ubuntu 12.04 is the only one supported but I had no problem on Xubuntu 12.04) - but you are supposed to have beta access otherwise you get an error. Yea, I got beta access. Working fine in ubuntu 12.10, though it doesn't like fullscreen. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1317702 | 2012-12-11 22:25:00 | I'd be interested to hear why you don't like Steam I like to install programs and use them without being required to sign up for and install additional junk that I don't want or need. If Steam was optional I would have no problem with it, but like any typical DRM they force it on you. And of course the funny thing is that as an anti-piracy scheme it doesn't even work. |
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