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authorChristian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net>2024-09-01 21:54:51 -0500
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* Auto-Mount Steam Drives
-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.
#+begin_src sh
sudo apt install ntfs-3g
#+end_src
-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.
#+begin_src sh
mkdir /path/to/folder
@@ -38,14 +38,13 @@ For example:
mkdir /mnt/steam_library
#+end_src
-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.
#+begin_src sh
sudo blkid | grep UUID=
@@ -58,8 +57,8 @@ command:
id -u && id -g
#+end_src
-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:
#+begin_src sh
sudo nano /etc/fstab
@@ -72,9 +71,8 @@ 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
#+end_src
-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):
#+begin_src sh
sudo umount /dev/sdxX
@@ -86,6 +84,6 @@ You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
sudo mount -a
#+end_src
-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.