This package currently does not exist but game-devices-udev AUR can be installed instead, see Gamepad#Device permissions. Launching Steam with Flatpak might warn you about installing the steam-devices package. $ flatpak override -user -filesystem=/path/to/directory If you want to add an external library, run the following command to add it: However, you can freely add directories outside the home directory. Steam installed via Flatpak is not able to access your home directory and overriding this will cause Steam to not run because it is not safe. Also you currently cannot run games via optirun/ primusrun, see Issue#869 for more details. The Flatpak application currently does not support themes.

$ flatpak -user remote-add -if-not-exists flathub The easiest way to install it for the current user is by using the Flathub repository: Steam can also be installed with Flatpak as from Flathub. Note: Installing Steam from Flathub/Flatpak will fix many of the issues faced on the client but will require alternative, less documented forms of troubleshooting on the long run. Install steamcmd AUR for the command-line version of Steam. If using systemd-resolved for DNS, follow the steps to fix /etc/nf in order for Steam to be able to resolve hostnames.If using systemd-networkd for network management, install lib32-systemd in order for Steam to be able to connect to its servers.If using Asian languages, install wqy-zenhei.Apply the workaround at Steam/Troubleshooting#Text is corrupt or missing to use a different font face.Use a free alternative such as ttf-liberation.Follow Microsoft fonts to install the original fonts.Since the GUI heavily uses the Arial font, you should either:.If not already done during installation, you must generate the en_US.UTF-8 locale to preventing invalid pointer errors.You must install the 32-bit version of the OpenGL graphics driver.See Vulkan#Installation to choose the proper driver for your GPU.

By default pacman alphabetically chooses lib32-amdvlk, which can introduce issues like being unable to use Vulkan at all when you install it by accident for different GPU vendor or launch games on AMD GPUs if not installed alongside amdvlk. Note: If you are installing for the first time, you may be prompted for the 32-bit Vulkan driver package.

Steam setup download