Is it possible to install steam on centos 7/x86_64

[divusuqi]

System info:
# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core)

# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 31 23:36:51 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Hi

I have been trying to install steam on my centos 7 system by following the instructions here:
https://negativo17.org/steam/
and here:
https://blog.eduguru.in/linux-2/how-to- ... n-centos-7

However when I attempt to install steam I get the follwoing dependency error:
--> Processing Dependency: libva-intel-driver(x86-32) for package: steam-1.0.0.66-3.el7.i686
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: steam-1.0.0.66-3.el7.i686 (epel-steam)
Requires: libva-intel-driver(x86-32)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem

This looks like there is a dependency on an x86_32 bit library , but my system is x86_64.

Is it possible to install steam on x86_64 system ?

If so do I need to go ahead and install a whole bunch of 32 bit libraries or is there a 64 bit version somewhere ?

[doshea]

Hi,

To answer your questions out of order:

Is it possible to install steam on x86_64 system ?

Yes, it works for me.

However when I attempt to install steam I get the follwoing dependency error:
--> Processing Dependency: libva-intel-driver(x86-32) for package: steam-1.0.0.66-3.el7.i686
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: steam-1.0.0.66-3.el7.i686 (epel-steam)
Requires: libva-intel-driver(x86-32)
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem

This looks like there is a dependency on an x86_32 bit library , but my system is x86_64.

32 vs. 64-bit shouldn't matter, you can install 32-bit packages on x86_64.

On my system, I see:

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$ rpm -qi libva-intel-driver
Name        : libva-intel-driver
Version     : 1.8.3
Release     : 4.el7
Architecture: i686
Install Date: Sun 28 Oct 2018 11:20:33 ACDT
Group       : Unspecified
Size        : 4371730
License     : MIT and EPL
Signature   : RSA/SHA1, Mon 16 Apr 2018 20:24:27 ACST, Key ID 758b3d18f5cf6c1e
Source RPM  : libva-intel-driver-1.8.3-4.el7.src.rpm
Build Date  : Thu 12 Apr 2018 22:52:55 ACST
Build Host  : buildvm-01.online.rpmfusion.net
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager    : RPM Fusion
Vendor      : RPM Fusion
URL         : https://01.org/linuxmedia
Summary     : HW video decode support for Intel integrated graphics
Description :
HW video decode support for Intel integrated graphics.

Note that it came from "RPM Fusion". https://negativo17.org/steam/, which you linked to, says:

This repository requires that the RPMFusion or multimedia repository be enabled on your system for the VA-API Intel driver (libva-intel-driver).

I assume you didn't set up either the RPMFusion or multimedia repository? They are not covered by the instructions at https://negativo17.org/steam/, you need to set them up separately. Follow one of the links at that site and you'll find instructions for setting up the repository, e.g. for RPMFusion at https://rpmfusion.org/Configuration

If so do I need to go ahead and install a whole bunch of 32 bit libraries or is there a 64 bit version somewhere ?

I don't know how many 32-bit packages are required but yum should take care of installing them for you once you have the necessary repositories configured. As for a 64-bit version of Steam, I don't know if there is one but the 32-bit one works for me.