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== "Steam fails to start. What do I do?" Paragraph needs improvements. ==

This paragraph is lacking useful information. For instance, where can one obtain the package <code>strace</code>? As for bug reporting, where might one create a bug report?

== The comment under me lacks a section ==

'''Elaborating on the incomplete flag (expansion template)''': Tried to install steam the way it is described here, and even with nix-shell, but no joy. Read a lot about <code>steam-run</code> but have no clue what it is, or how to use it, and [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=22.05&show=steam-run&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=steam the package description] is completely devoid of any info. --[[User:Toraritte|Toraritte]] ([[User talk:Toraritte|talk]]) 19:05, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

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== if you get "error: lib not defined" ==

The config code that includes lib.getName will error if simply included in configuration.nix unless "lib" ~~isn't~~ included in the list of args at the top; example: `{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:`

The config code that includes lib.getName will error if simply included in configuration.nix unless "lib" is included in the list of args at the top; example: `{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:`

== Failed to create SDL window ==

You may have `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` set in your environment, which seems to bother some older titles (e.g. original Half-Life). Set the launch options in the steam UI to 'SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%' and it should work.

Alternative fixes shown here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/3455

== Shouldn't `package = pkgs.gamescope-wsi` be used instead? ==

When setting up gamescope HDR, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use the gamescope-wsi package directly instead of adding it as a separate package? [[User:RedbeardyMcGee|RedbeardyMcGee]] ([[User talk:RedbeardyMcGee|talk]]) 20:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

:`gamescope-wsi` cannot be used in this position. I misunderstood the package derivation. [[User:RedbeardyMcGee|RedbeardyMcGee]] ([[User talk:RedbeardyMcGee|talk]]) 22:14, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

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+== "Steam fails to start. What do I do?" Paragraph needs improvements. ==
+This paragraph is lacking useful information. For instance, where can one obtain the package <code>strace</code>? As for bug reporting, where might one create a bug report?
+== The comment under me lacks a section ==
 '''Elaborating on the incomplete flag (expansion template)''':  Tried to install steam the way it is described here, and even with nix-shell, but no joy. Read a lot about <code>steam-run</code> but have no clue what it is, or how to use it, and [https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=22.05&show=steam-run&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=steam the package description] is completely devoid of any info. --[[User:Toraritte|Toraritte]] ([[User talk:Toraritte|talk]]) 19:05, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
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 == if you get "error: lib not defined" ==
-The config code that includes lib.getName will error if simply included in configuration.nix unless "lib" isn't included in the list of args at the top; example: `{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:`
+The config code that includes lib.getName will error if simply included in configuration.nix unless "lib" is included in the list of args at the top; example: `{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:`
+== Failed to create SDL window ==
+You may have `SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland` set in your environment, which seems to bother some older titles (e.g. original Half-Life). Set the launch options in the steam UI to 'SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%' and it should work.
+Alternative fixes shown here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/3455
+== Shouldn't `package = pkgs.gamescope-wsi` be used instead? ==
+When setting up gamescope HDR, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use the gamescope-wsi package directly instead of adding it as a separate package? [[User:RedbeardyMcGee|RedbeardyMcGee]] ([[User talk:RedbeardyMcGee|talk]]) 20:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
+:`gamescope-wsi` cannot be used in this position. I misunderstood the package derivation. [[User:RedbeardyMcGee|RedbeardyMcGee]] ([[User talk:RedbeardyMcGee|talk]]) 22:14, 5 December 2025 (UTC)