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=== Steam fails to start. What do I do? ===

Run <code>strace steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code> in the terminal. In the case of a missing <code>strace</code> installation, you can temporarily install it using <code>nix-shell -p strace</code> or <code>nix run nixpkgs#strace -- steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code>, if Flakes are enabled.

Run <code>strace steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code> in the terminal. In the case of a missing <code>strace</code> installation, you can temporarily install it using <code>nix-shell -p strace</code> or <code>nix run nixpkgs#strace -- steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code>, if Flakes are enabled. After that, create a bug report.

=== Steam is not updated ===

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When you restart Steam after an update, it starts the old version. ([https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/181904 #181904])

A ~~'''~~workaround~~'''~~ is to remove the user files in <code>/home/<~~user~~>/.local/share/Steam</code> ~~and~~ setup ~~Steam~~ again.

A workaround is to remove the user files in <code>/home/<USER>/.local/share/Steam/userdata</code>. This can be done with <code>rm -rf /home/<USER>/.local/share/Steam/userdata</code> in the terminal or with your file manager. After that, Steam can be setup again by restarting.

=== Game fails to start ===

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 === Steam fails to start. What do I do? ===
-Run <code>strace steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code> in the terminal. In the case of a missing <code>strace</code> installation, you can temporarily install it using <code>nix-shell -p strace</code> or <code>nix run nixpkgs#strace -- steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code>, if Flakes are enabled.
+Run <code>strace steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code> in the terminal. In the case of a missing <code>strace</code> installation, you can temporarily install it using <code>nix-shell -p strace</code> or <code>nix run nixpkgs#strace -- steam -dev -console 2> steam.logs</code>, if Flakes are enabled. After that, create a bug report. <!-- This is vague. Where should the user create a bug report?  -->
 === Steam is not updated ===
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 When you restart Steam after an update, it starts the old version. ([https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/181904 #181904])
-A '''workaround''' is to remove the user files in <code>/home/<user>/.local/share/Steam</code> and setup Steam again.
+A workaround is to remove the user files in <code>/home/<USER>/.local/share/Steam/userdata</code>. This can be done with <code>rm -rf /home/<USER>/.local/share/Steam/userdata</code> in the terminal or with your file manager. After that, Steam can be setup again by restarting.
 === Game fails to start ===