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authorChristian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net>2024-04-29 14:18:55 -0500
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@@ -10,29 +10,28 @@ draft = false
![Steam
Screenshot](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20200125-the-best-linux-software/steam.png)
-If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post:
-[Linux Software](../linux-software/).
+If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post: [Linux
+Software](../linux-software/).
-Are you having trouble launching games, even though they\'ve installed
-correctly? This may happen if you\'re storing your games on an
-NTFS-formatted drive. This shouldn\'t be an issue if you\'re storing
-your games on the same drive that Steam is on, but some gamers prefer to
-put Steam on their main drive and game files on another SSD or HDD.
+Are you having trouble launching games, even though they've installed
+correctly? This may happen if you're storing your games on an NTFS-formatted
+drive. This shouldn't be an issue if you're storing your games on the same
+drive that Steam is on, but some gamers prefer to put Steam on their main drive
+and game files on another SSD or HDD.
-To fix this problem, you\'ll need to try a few things. First, you\'ll
-need to install the `ntfs-3g` package, which is meant for
-better interoperability with Linux.
+To fix this problem, you'll need to try a few things. First, you'll need to
+install the `ntfs-3g` package, which is meant for better interoperability with
+Linux.
```sh
sudo apt install ntfs-3g
```
-Next, you should set up the `/etc/fstab` file to
-automatically mount your drives on boot. To automatically mount your
-drives when the computer boots up, you\'ll have to create the folders
-you want to mount your drive to first. I store mine in the
-`/mnt` folder using names that I\'ll recognize, but you can
-create your folders wherever you want.
+Next, you should set up the `/etc/fstab` file to automatically mount your drives
+on boot. To automatically mount your drives when the computer boots up, you'll
+have to create the folders you want to mount your drive to first. I store mine
+in the `/mnt` folder using names that I'll recognize, but you can create your
+folders wherever you want.
```sh
mkdir /path/to/folder
@@ -44,28 +43,27 @@ For example:
mkdir /mnt/steam_library
```
-To automatically mount drives upon system boot, you will need to collect
-a few items. The UUID is the identification number connected to
-whichever drive you\'re using to store Steam games.
+To automatically mount drives upon system boot, you will need to collect a few
+items. The UUID is the identification number connected to whichever drive
+you're using to store Steam games.
-Drives are usually labeled similar to `/dev/nvme0n1p1` or
-`/dev/sda1`, so you\'ll need to find the line in the output
-of the command below that correlates to your drive and copy the UUID
-over to the `/etc/fstab` file.
+Drives are usually labeled similar to `/dev/nvme0n1p1` or `/dev/sda1`, so
+you'll need to find the line in the output of the command below that correlates
+to your drive and copy the UUID over to the `/etc/fstab` file.
```sh
sudo blkid | grep UUID=
```
-Next, you\'ll need your `uid` and `gid`. To find
-these, run the following command:
+Next, you'll need your `uid` and `gid`. To find these, run the following
+command:
```sh
id -u && id -g
```
-Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the
-`/etc/fstab` file:
+Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the `/etc/fstab`
+file:
```sh
sudo nano /etc/fstab
@@ -78,9 +76,8 @@ Each drive you want to mount on boot should have its own line in the
UUID=B64E53824E5339F7 /mnt/steam_library ntfs-3g uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
```
-Now all you need to do is unmount your drive and re-mount it. You can
-unmount the drive by doing this (be sure to use the correct drive name
-here):
+Now all you need to do is unmount your drive and re-mount it. You can unmount
+the drive by doing this (be sure to use the correct drive name here):
```sh
sudo umount /dev/sdxX
@@ -92,6 +89,6 @@ You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
sudo mount -a
```
-If you don\'t know what your drive name is, or you\'re nervous about
-unmounting and re-mounting, simply reboot your computer, and it will be
-done for you automatically.
+If you don't know what your drive name is, or you're nervous about unmounting
+and re-mounting, simply reboot your computer, and it will be done for you
+automatically.