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My SSD chose the worst time to die... Had to install Ubuntu since I don't have the time to install Arch currently.
[QUOTE=lavacano;38359309]Does Valve email you if you get in the Linux Steam beta or am I stuck just trying to log in every day until it works[/QUOTE] I'm not in the beta. Once you install the client, just open up a terminal and type [code] xdg-open steam://open/friends [/code] Or you can put steam://open/friends into Firefox (doesn't work in Chrome because it thinks its a Google search) That will get you a Friends list window. Just pick a friend, right click Open Profile and you get the main window. [editline]7th November 2012[/editline] If you run that, and nothing appears (no login window or anything) then that means you're probably missing some libraries. What I did was just [code] ldd ~/Steam/ubuntu12_32/* | grep -i "not found" [/code] (I think that directory is right) Then from that list of not found libraries, figure out what packages they belong to and install them. Keep in mind you need the 32-bit libs.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/PpSnn.png[/img] comiccc sannssssss It screwed up my mouse cursors though, anyway to set it back to default? (arch) [editline]7th November 2012[/editline] Also the steam windows don't like to be moved around (awesome) They instantly revert back to their original position.
Why It looks like it's a school program from the late 90's :v:
The windows also never really disappear when I close them normally.
[QUOTE=neos300;38361310]The windows also never really disappear when I close them normally.[/QUOTE] There is some work to be done, for sure. If the windows tile, the controls don't line up with the texture... so I have to add a rule to make all Steam class windows floating. Then they don't want to move around (they aren't talking to the WM correctly? probably because they tailored this to Ubuntu WM) so I have to use i3's window mod key to move and resize. While I am, the windows redraw oddly and there are some momentary artifacts... I also have the problem with steam running in the background without creating a status bar icon. These aren't complaints, as I'm not even in the beta (:v:) but they are going to fix this stuff... right?
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;38360593]What I did was just [code] ldd ~/Steam/ubuntu12_32/* | grep -i "not found" [/code] (I think that directory is right) Then from that list of not found libraries, figure out what packages they belong to and install them. Keep in mind you need the 32-bit libs.[/QUOTE] Interesting. The only libraries that weren't being found were some libraries that were actually there in ~/Steam/ubuntu12_32, but weren't being loaded. I ended up running this, and now I don't get any "not found". [code]export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/Steam/ubuntu12_32[/code]
Oh right. When you run steam.sh it runs that export command for you. I did it manually too whenever I was messing with dependencies.
Guys i need some clarification [IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/2i918ww.png[/IMG] when i do a logins -p in solaris 10, it says user10 has an empty password field. is "empty password field" same as "no password"? however, when i do a cat /etc/passwd | grep user10 user10:x:blah The "x" means that the encrypted password is stored in the /etc/shadow file right? however when i grep user10 in etc/shadow it says the password is not there. How can, if user10 has an empty password field, have an "x" in /etc/passwd?
It will always have an x in /etc/passwd, even if it has no password in the shadow file. It's just the way linux works. You need to set a password for him using passwd.
i put my ubuntu cd in to install it alongside windows 7 but it doesn't give me the option, saying i already have other os's installed (i don't), so when i select something else everything fucks up and the installation breaks when i try to use the partition i made. should i just try another distro? been trying to teach myself some linux shit but it hasn't been working out so well lol.
[QUOTE=neos300;38364041]It will always have an x in /etc/passwd, even if it has no password in the shadow file. It's just the way linux works. You need to set a password for him using passwd.[/QUOTE] how do i explain this damn this is the solaris system for my sch project, supposed to find vulnerabilities. [IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/2qw0y0o.png[/IMG]
You may have just found one. An account without an 'x' in passwd is allowed to login without a password.
[QUOTE=IpHa;38366675]You may have just found one. An account without an 'x' in passwd is allowed to login without a password.[/QUOTE] hmm, if you look at this [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/33tjr4k.png[/IMG] i thought my command was supposed to print out accounts that have "x" for the 2nd column? why is it doing it the exact opposite, which is printing the accounts that do not have "x" in the second column? Or did i do the commands the opposite way? _____________________ [IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/33063kg.png[/IMG] Here, i thought $2!=x mean that print accounts whose 2nd column does not have "x" but instead it prints all the accounts whose 2nd column has "x". Am i doing the commands the opposite way ?
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What am I doing wrong? [img]http://nehkz.me/img/i/3cc6cc6417fc6c708a56f830a378f2df.png[/img] It's probably just because I'm not on a 32-bit.
It clearly says "Unable to locate package jockey-common". Have you tried installing that?
[QUOTE=nehkz;38370132]What am I doing wrong? [img]http://nehkz.me/img/i/3cc6cc6417fc6c708a56f830a378f2df.png[/img] It's probably just because I'm not on a 32-bit.[/QUOTE] What's stopping you running as your regular user? It's designed to be ran like that. Try apt-get update/grading, and check your mirror lists too (don't know where Ubuntu keeps it). (also you can use sudo -i to su to root)
[QUOTE=awh;38370374]What's stopping you running as your regular user? It's designed to be ran like that. Try apt-get update/grading, and check your mirror lists too (don't know where Ubuntu keeps it). (also you can use sudo -i to su to root)[/QUOTE] I've tried updating apt-get, checked my mirrorlists and it still doesn't work.
[QUOTE=nehkz;38370659]I've tried updating apt-get, checked my mirrorlists and it still doesn't work.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=VistaPOWA;38370267]It clearly says "Unable to locate package jockey-common". Have you tried installing that?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;38370832][/QUOTE] There isn't a package in the repos called that.
[QUOTE=nehkz;38370921]There isn't a package in the repos called that.[/QUOTE] [url=http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/jockey-common]There is.[/url]
[QUOTE=awh;38371067][url=http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/jockey-common]There is.[/url][/QUOTE] That's Ubuntu. I've got Debian.
Steam was meant to be ran on Ubuntu in the first place, you know.
[QUOTE=nehkz;38371474]That's Ubuntu. I've got Debian.[/QUOTE] Then [url=https://launchpad.net/jockey]compile from source[/url]
[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;38371576]Steam was meant to be ran on Ubuntu in the first place, you know.[/QUOTE] I know, but Ubuntu is also Debian based. I mean, it should work.
[QUOTE=nehkz;38371869]I know, but Ubuntu is also Debian based. I mean, it should work.[/QUOTE] Not when they have separate repos and problems like these come up.
The AUR package is now running great. Does Debian have a similar system where users can create packages? If not you may just be at compiling from source, oh god the horror!
[QUOTE=nehkz;38370132]What am I doing wrong? [img]http://nehkz.me/img/i/3cc6cc6417fc6c708a56f830a378f2df.png[/img] It's probably just because I'm not on a 32-bit.[/QUOTE] Open /usr/bin/steam in your favorite text editor and comment out the "install-extra-packages" line near the bottom.
if you edit any of the files in steam, it will just redownload an unmodified copy when you start it up again.
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