installling steam on slackware 14 32 bit

hello ive installed steam it dont want to run when i type steam i got
bash-4.2$ steam
/home/cytric/steamclient-1.0.0.39-i386-1alien/usr/lib/steam/bootstraplinux_ubuntu12_32/steam.sh: line 436: syntax error: unexpected end of file

ill be very glad if someone help me

Hello,

It seems you didn't installed steam package properly, as below :

su -
installpkg /path/to/steamclient-1.0.0.39-i386-1alien.tgz

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SeB

Perhaps you can tell us exactly how you installed Steam for Slackware. It should be dead simple. Most likely cause is what phenixia2003 already suggested - you do not know how to install a Slackware package.

Eric

lolol ls -l /var/log/packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2149 Aug 26 23:16 steamclient-1.0.0.39-i386-1alien
and thats not installed right ?!

bash-4.2$ steam
Slackware 32-bit: Check the 'deps/<slackwareversion>' directory where you downloaded this package and install/upgrade the packages you find there.
Slackware 64-bit multilib: Install/upgrade the packages in the 'deps/<slackwareversion>/multilib' subdirectory instead.

Running Steam on slackware 14.0 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
/home/cytric/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 704: 19076 Illegal instruction $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/$STEAMEXE" "$@"
Installing bootstrap /home/cytric/.local/share/Steam/bootstrap.tar.xz
Slackware 32-bit: Check the 'deps/<slackwareversion>' directory where you downloaded this package and install/upgrade the packages you find there.
Slackware 64-bit multilib: Install/upgrade the packages in the 'deps/<slackwareversion>/multilib' subdirectory instead.

Running Steam on slackware 14.0 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME has been set by the user to: /home/cytric/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime
/home/cytric/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 704: 19155 Illegal instruction $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/$STEAMEXE" "$@"
bash-4.2$

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WHATS SO WRONG please help me Alien

Your second post is very different from your original post, where you reported the output

 $ steam
/home/cytric/steamclient-1.0.0.39-i386-1alien/usr/lib/steam/bootstraplinux_ubuntu12_32/steam.sh: line 436: syntax error: unexpected end of file

That was an example of a failed package installation.
Your second post shows that the package is not correctly installed (you must have done something inbetween, right?).
The errors you are getting now are usually caused by the graphics driver for your computer.
What graphics card do you have and what graphics driver are you using for that card?

Eric

Nvidia geforce 4
i dont know for drivers

any ideas how i should fix this ?

Originally Posted by xfce4 any ideas how i should fix this ?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+install+...vers+slackware

Originally Posted by xfce4 any ideas how i should fix this ?

You need to install the Nvidia binary driver. This involves blacklisting the Nouveau driver (the package to do this with the package found in /extra -> http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackwa...eau-blacklist/) and install the Nvidia driver, which you have 2 options. Install via the Nvidia driver from their site, or a few slack builds.

http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14...ries/libvdpau/
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14...nvidia-kernel/
http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14...nvidia-driver/

More information can be found in the Slackware documentation wiki:

http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:har..._configuration

I don't know which method of installation is best. I have an old laptop and have never had good results running the Steam games. Windows versions run ok, but the Linux ones ran dog slow. I just use a dedicated Windows box for gaming now.

Originally Posted by xfce4 hello ive installed steam it dont want to run when i type steam i got bash-4.2$ steam /home/cytric/steamclient-1.0.0.39-i386-1alien/usr/lib/steam/bootstraplinux_ubuntu12_32/steam.sh: line 436: syntax error: unexpected end of file ill be very glad if someone help me

These might help you
http://notes.benv.junerules.com/stea...-on-slackware/

http://store.steampowered.com/about/

Moved: This thread is more suitable in <Slackware> and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

It looks like you got the client package, but didn't install it properly.

installpkg should help you out, look at the man page and run as root to install aliens steam package.

Originally Posted by eXpander_ http://lmgtfy.com/?q=

Please help your fellow distro users with specific instructions instead.

Please post your thread once and in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. Two out of three threads have been merged for being duplicates.