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For Linux Mint the Steam install is done in "mintinstall" the Linux Mint Software Manager | |||
* MENU -> Administration -> Software Manager | |||
==troubleshooting== | ==troubleshooting== | ||
to view terminal output from Steam for debugging purposes, close steam and launch from terminal like this: | to view terminal output from Steam for debugging purposes, close steam and launch from terminal like this: | ||
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You can view dump logs | You can view dump logs | ||
cat /tmp/dumps/*.txt | cat /tmp/dumps/*.txt | ||
=== Game launches and immediately terminates without message === | |||
This happens to some games, such as Borderlands 2, and may be caused by the splash screen video or startup movies. | |||
-nostartupmovies | |||
#On Steam Library, right click on "Borderlands 2" and select "Properties". | |||
#A new window will open, on the "General" tab click on "Setup Launch options" (or something like that) | |||
#The popup should say that those options are only for advanced users, write or copy "-nostartupmovies" (without the " ") and save. | |||
=== Disable Big Picture Mode === | |||
make it read only | |||
cd ~/.local/share/Steam/bin | |||
chmod 000 panorama | |||
cd panorama | |||
chmod 000 * -R | |||
Latest revision as of 18:21, 7 July 2021
For Linux Mint the Steam install is done in "mintinstall" the Linux Mint Software Manager
- MENU -> Administration -> Software Manager
troubleshooting
to view terminal output from Steam for debugging purposes, close steam and launch from terminal like this:
steam steam://run/570
You can view dump logs
cat /tmp/dumps/*.txt
Game launches and immediately terminates without message
This happens to some games, such as Borderlands 2, and may be caused by the splash screen video or startup movies.
-nostartupmovies
- On Steam Library, right click on "Borderlands 2" and select "Properties".
- A new window will open, on the "General" tab click on "Setup Launch options" (or something like that)
- The popup should say that those options are only for advanced users, write or copy "-nostartupmovies" (without the " ") and save.
Disable Big Picture Mode
make it read only
cd ~/.local/share/Steam/bin chmod 000 panorama cd panorama chmod 000 * -R