How to install Steam on a Chromebook in 2021

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Today we are looking at how to install Steam on a Chromebook.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. 

This tutorial will only work on Chromebooks with an Intel or AMD CPU (with Linux Apps Support) and not those with an ARM64 architecture CPU.

Sadly not all Steam games work in Linux, here is a list of games that should work if you have enough space and computer power to run them.  Also if any of these games are interesting for you, then you can play them via GeForce Now, a cloud gaming platform by Nvidia, with either a free or paid account.  The games just have to be in your Steam, Epic Games, etc, libraries.

If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you!

Please take note that with the release of Chrome OS 90,  the location of Linux Apps has been changed in the Chromebook’s settings.  Have a look at this tutorial, to see how to turn on Linux apps and then continue with the installation tutorial.

Commands Used:
1) sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
2) sudo apt update
3) sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386
4) wget https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/installer/steam.deb
5) sudo dpkg -i steam.deb
6) sudo apt -f install
7) steam --disable-framerate-limit


Official Site:

All Currently Supported Chromebooks with Linux Apps (Crostini) support


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Comments

  1. Unknown7 April 2021 at 11:59

    idk

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  2. Unknown10 April 2021 at 08:27

    thanks! (i know this is nothing to do with you but i don't like the remote play/streaming and i know steam made this thing)

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  3. Unknown22 April 2021 at 08:49

    bruh

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  4. EVANAYA20910 May 2021 at 02:02

    Pretty good. A little upset that i can't play all the games i have purchased but still it worked.

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  5. Unknown2 June 2021 at 11:02

    does doing this give a you a virus

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    1. Unknown21 June 2021 at 16:03

      im doing it right now, ill update you if it does

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    2. Unknown21 June 2021 at 16:33

      update: no it doesnt have a virus. i installed steam and it works. i dont know if youll see this but you can infact install it using these commands.

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  6. Unknown2 June 2021 at 15:33

    I followed the instructions and when I entered the last command it errored and gave me a popup box that said,

    --"Check your DISPLAY environment variable and make sure that you have enabled X.
    If you are running remotely, make sure that you have a remote connection which will allow an X connection.

    For more information visit https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4050-WOJB-0608"--

    I've gone to the Steam support website, checked that my Display environment variable is set to ':0', and nothing I do works. Any help would be Greatly appreciated

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  7. Unknown7 June 2021 at 15:08

    blogergg

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  8. Unknown11 June 2021 at 18:32

    dis actual work

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    1. Unknown21 June 2021 at 16:33

      ye, i installed it just a few minutes ago.

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  9. Unknown18 July 2021 at 03:21

    I couldn't get it to work. it kept popping up with this message. You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
    libc.so.6

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    1. Unknown26 July 2021 at 20:21

      srry but you have 32 bit you need 64 bit I cant play either sucks but chrome os is just bad cant play nothing

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