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SteamOS + Ubuntu

Installing the packages from this PPA will give you a Steam Os session in Ubuntu, with the steam compositor, so you can log into it via lightdm, xinit etc or via the addon using my method here.. Steam OS BPM is slightly different to non SteamOS BPM. Note that running steam os has reset my steam install, games and all, on several occasions so do so at your own risk, although it is possible to run non steamos bpm with the valve compositor which has been trouble free and Ive found the steam compositor best for playing games. Only downside is that the "Retun to desktop" option does not work in this mode. If you want to use the steamos session, it is started via /usr/bin/steamos-session. If you want to run a steam bpm session copy the file /usr/bin/steamos-session elsewhere, as it will be overwritten with updates, and change the last line to something like the following:

Code:

steam -bigpicture #-tenfoot -steamos -enableremotecontrol

You can also add other programs to load suchs as unclutter or pulseaudio, a copy of mine as a example:

~/.scripts/steamos-session-xbmc

Code:

#!/bin/sh
export SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS=0

export HOMETEST_DESKTOP=1
export HOMETEST_USER=xbmc
export HOMETEST_DESKTOP_USER=xbmc
export HOMETEST_DESKTOP_SESSION=openbox

export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmodeswitch_inhibitor.so #:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libmodeswitch_inhibitor.so

# Disable DPMS and screen blanking for now; it doesn't know about controller
# or Steam remote control events right now
xset -dpms
xset s off

steamcompmgr &
unclutter &
pulseaudio --start

loadargb_cursor /usr/share/icons/steam/arrow.png


steam -bigpicture -enableremotecontrol >> /tmp/steam.log

pulseaudio -k

ob-exit.sh

Also the steamos-xpad driver from that PPA is worth installing if you use a 360 controller, it stops the flashing ring of light.