How to install Steam on CentOS 7
CentOS 7 is out and it will likely prove to be a great alternative for Fedora. CentOS 6 was also a good choice, but it lacked many features of a modern desktop since its core was based on Fedora 12-13. The latest CentOS 7 derives from RHEL 7 which is primarily based on Fedora 19 “with several changes from 20 and later” and that gives it a great advantage over its predecessor.
I wanted to test the Steam native client as I never managed to install it properly on CentOS 6. It was one of the few reasons I still use Fedora on my PC (I’m not much into running the “latest and greatest” apps and features), but I am happy to say the new CentOS works flawlessly so I am seriously considering the switch.
My test was done on a machine which was recently installed with CentOS 7 using the GNOME desktop installation option. To install the Steam client I used the Fedora 19 official repository for Steam which is binary compatible with CentOS 7.
Here’s the detailed steps:
Install EPEL repo
– this is not mandatory but could prove beneficial for other package installations
yum install http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/beta/7/x86_64/epel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm
Install RPMForge repo
– same as EPEL
yum install http://pkgs.repoforge.org/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el7.rf.x86_64.rpm
Configure the official Steam repo
– output is for 64bit, for 32bit replace x86_64 in baseurl with i386 (you can browse all other repos here)
cat /etc/yum.repos.d/steam_fedora19.repo [steam_fedora19] name=Steam RPM packages (and dependencies) for Fedora baseurl=http://negativo17.org/repos/steam/fedora-19/x86_64/ enabled=0 skip_if_unavailable=1 gpgcheck=0
Install a dependency
– This is the only dependency not yet available via the standard or compatible repositories. Note that Steam on Linux is only 32-bit at the moment so install this even if you’re running a 64-bit OS
yum install http://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/releases/19/Everything/i386/os/libtxc_dxtn-1.0.0-3.fc19.i686.rpm
Install Steam
yum --enablerepo=steam_fedora19 install steam
Done, the Steam client installs successfully! To launch it either use the start entry in Applications –> Games or run it in the terminal with steam. Enjoy!
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FYI, I managed to install steam just using EPEL and libtxc.
I think EPEL and RPMFusion probably have package conflicts so using them both at the same time mightn’t be the best idea, IMO.
@John Lewis: I don’t see Steam in the EPEL repo for EL7, how did you install it? Also, EPEL and RPMfusion are compatible, in fact EPEL is a requirement for the latter (see Important Notes at the bottom).
Here is how you can install EPEL on different CentOS distros (5,6,7..) with updated links: https://wiki.zetservers.com/enable-epel-repository-in-rhelcentos-765/
“I wanted to test the Steam native client as I never managed to install it properly on CentOS 6.”
There is the repository for Steam on EL6:
– https://soyuz.asia/repos/el/6/scx-el6-steam/
See also the installation guide:
– http://scientificlinuxforum.org/index.php?showtopic=2287&view=findpost&p=18090
Maybe these packages will be included in negativo17’s repo or RPM Fusion Nonfree Updates for EL6 in the future:
– http://negativo17.org/steam-and-handbrake-repository-update/#comment-7919
– https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2979
Readme and known issues:
– https://soyuz.asia/repos/el/6/scx-el6-steam/README.EL6
– https://soyuz.asia/repos/el/6/scx-el6-steam/README.Fedora
Steam has made its way to the nux desktop repo so you can install it from there.
Aarrrrrrrgh, steam can’t be installed on CentOS 7.
At least i can’t.
WHY?
I am gonna crazy!
There is no repo named steam_fedora19.repo
And I tried various of ways, each of them lacked of LOTS OF SOs!
libSDL.so.1, blahblahblah.so.2….
How can I? How can I??
PLEASE HELP ME! THAAAAANKS!
@heo: you have to create the Steam repository yourself by adding a new file /etc/yum.repos.d/steam_fedora19.repo with these contents:
I created this file with nano and confirmed that I made it in the proper place, however whenever I run “yum –enablerepo=steam_fedora19 install steam” I receive errno 14, an error 404 that says “http://negativo17.org/repos/steam/fedora-19/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml” is missing. Any idea why it’s not able to load in the repository properly?
-Thanks
@Daniel: I see the link is no longer active. As others have said, use the Nux repo instead.
@heo
You can install the steam package from Nux Dextop repository:
http://li.nux.ro/repos.html
I’m sorry but I need your help….
2019, Centos7 64, and it is very hard to me to install Steam..
Is anybody can help me ??
I’m very sad to spend to much time and I don’t want to change my OS.
Joss