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diff --git a/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.org b/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.org index 283e898..840e57c 100644 --- a/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.org +++ b/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.org @@ -5,28 +5,28 @@ * 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. |