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i just installed arch linux and when i try to install steam, it gives me: Could not open file:///home/archlol/Downloads/steam_latest.deb
if someone can help me, thank u very much!!!
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well - a .deb is a debian package - which is an entire different tree of distributions
you seem new to linux - it's not like on windows where you download an .EXE(cutable) and just run it
also: instead of asking already answered questions please use search function and use tge wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Main_page
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thank u, also i solved the issue for my self, using flatpaks because i forgot they exist
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The recommended method of running Steam on Arch is to enable the multilib repo and install the "steam" package.
Forgetting flatpaks exist isn't a problem on Arch, they're good for systems that have repositories of outdated software, but the point of Arch is that it isn't, you can install literally everything via the Arch package management system.
You should definitely read the wiki page for steam, and also the wiki page for your GPU (AMD or Nvidia) and make sure you've got everything recommended in there including the 32 bit / multilib stuff.
Last edited by Nikolai5 (2025-02-20 18:29:16)
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thank u, also i solved the issue for my self, using flatpaks because i forgot they exist
using flatpak hardly is even near what I would call a "fix" - in fact: the way flatpak works it is often the cause of all sorts of issues for steam and games - and in general should be avoided on arch alltogether
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