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@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post: [[../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.
-
-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
+This may happen if you're storing your games on an NT File System
+(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 solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive
+(HDD).
+
+To fix this problem, you'll need to try two things. First, you'll need to
+install the =ntfs-3g= package, which allows for better interoperability with
Linux.
#+begin_src sh
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ 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 five
+items. The universally unique identifier (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
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ drive and copy the UUID over to the =/etc/fstab= file.
sudo blkid | grep UUID=
#+end_src
-Next, you'll need your =uid= and =gid=. To find these, run the following
-command:
+Next, you'll need your user identified (=uid=) and group identifier (=gid=). To
+find these, run the following command:
#+begin_src sh
id -u && id -g
@@ -71,13 +72,13 @@ 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):
-
#+begin_src sh
sudo umount /dev/sdxX
#+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):
+
You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
#+begin_src sh
@@ -85,5 +86,5 @@ 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.
+and re-mounting, simply reboot your computer, and the system will mount the
+drive for you automatically.