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Exeleration-G
Asked: 2013-05-04 12:38:09 +0800 CST

How can I stop Steam from polluting my home directory?

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I've just installed Steam, and I've noticed that Steam has created a lot of files and directories in my home directory: such as:

  • linux32
  • result
  • steamdeps.txt
  • steam_install_agreement.txt
  • steam_latest.deb
  • steam.sh
  • ubuntu12_32

Can I safely remove these files from my home directory? If not, what would you advice to clean up my home directory?

Is there any way to stop Steam from polluting my home directory in the future?

home-directory

2 Answers

  1. if you create a .hidden file with each of those names in it (1 line each) they will not be displayed in nautilus (ubuntu's default file manager) unless you set it to show hidden files, i am sure you can delete the install ones but i am not sure about the rest
    ** does not work in thunar bug 110521

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  2. Best Answer

    After the Steam beta went public the Steam directory was changed from $HOME to $HOME/.local/share/Steam. You might want to try uninstalling your current Steam installation and re-installing from the USC.

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