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manual: steam on nouveau also requires newStdCpp
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peterhoeg committed Sep 10, 2017
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$ nix-env -i ncurses
$ export NIX_CFLAGS_LINK=-lncurses
$ make menuconfig ARCH=<replaceable>arch</replaceable></screen>

</para>
</listitem>

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</listitem>

</orderedlist>

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>
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<title>Steam in Nix</title>

<para>
Steam is distributed as a <filename>.deb</filename> file, for now only
as an i686 package (the amd64 package only has documentation).
When unpacked, it has a script called <filename>steam</filename> that
Steam is distributed as a <filename>.deb</filename> file, for now only
as an i686 package (the amd64 package only has documentation).
When unpacked, it has a script called <filename>steam</filename> that
in ubuntu (their target distro) would go to <filename>/usr/bin
</filename>. When run for the first time, this script copies some
files to the user's home, which include another script that is the
ultimate responsible for launching the steam binary, which is also
</filename>. When run for the first time, this script copies some
files to the user's home, which include another script that is the
ultimate responsible for launching the steam binary, which is also
in $HOME.
</para>
<para>
Nix problems and constraints:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>We don't have <filename>/bin/bash</filename> and many
<listitem><para>We don't have <filename>/bin/bash</filename> and many
scripts point there. Similarly for <filename>/usr/bin/python</filename>
.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>We don't have the dynamic loader in <filename>/lib
</filename>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The <filename>steam.sh</filename> script in $HOME can
<listitem><para>The <filename>steam.sh</filename> script in $HOME can
not be patched, as it is checked and rewritten by steam.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The steam binary cannot be patched, it's also checked.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<title>How to play</title>

<para>
For 64-bit systems it's important to have
<programlisting>hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;</programlisting>
in your <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. You'll also need
<programlisting>hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;</programlisting>
For 64-bit systems it's important to have
<programlisting>hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;</programlisting>
in your <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. You'll also need
<programlisting>hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;</programlisting>
if you are using PulseAudio - this will enable 32bit ALSA apps integration.
To use the Steam controller, you need to add
<programlisting>services.udev.extraRules = ''
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<varlistentry>
<term>Steam fails to start. What do I do?</term>
<listitem><para>Try to run
<listitem><para>Try to run
<programlisting>strace steam</programlisting>
to see what is causing steam to fail.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Using the FOSS Radeon drivers</term>
<term>Using the FOSS Radeon or nouveau (nvidia) drivers</term>
<listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para>
The open source radeon drivers need a newer libc++ than is provided
by the default runtime, which leads to a crash on launch. Use
<programlisting>environment.systemPackages = [(pkgs.steam.override { newStdcpp = true; })];</programlisting>
in your config if you get an error like
Both the open source radeon drivers as well as the nouveau drivers (nvidia)
need a newer libc++ than is provided by the default runtime, which leads to a
crash on launch. Use <programlisting>environment.systemPackages =
[(pkgs.steam.override { newStdcpp = true; })];</programlisting> in your config
if you get an error like
<programlisting>
libGL error: unable to load driver: radeonsi_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: radeonsi
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting>
or
<programlisting>
libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
Steam ships statically linked with a version of libcrypto that
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<listitem><para>
There is no java in steam chrootenv by default. If you get a message like
<programlisting>/home/foo/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/towns/towns.sh: line 1: java: command not found</programlisting>
You need to add
You need to add
<programlisting> steam.override { withJava = true; };</programlisting>
to your configuration.
</para></listitem>
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<title>steam-run</title>
<para>
The FHS-compatible chroot used for steam can also be used to run
The FHS-compatible chroot used for steam can also be used to run
other linux games that expect a FHS environment.
To do it, add
To do it, add
<programlisting>pkgs.(steam.override {
nativeOnly = true;
newStdcpp = true;
}).run</programlisting>
to your configuration, rebuild, and run the game with
to your configuration, rebuild, and run the game with
<programlisting>steam-run ./foo</programlisting>
</para>

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