How to install Steam Link on a Chromebook


Today we are looking at how to install Steam Link 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.

Please take note that controllers will not work, only your keyboard and mouse/trackpad.

If you need your controller, please use the Play Store version of Steam Link.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.valvesoftware.steamlink&hl=en&gl=US

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.

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

Update: with the release of Chrome OS 96, the Linux container on a Chromebook has been upgraded to a newer version.  Because of this, we need to run one additional command for the application to work, we added it to the list of commands.

Commands Used:
1) sudo apt update
2) sudo apt install flatpak
3) sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
4) sudo flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.SteamLink
5) sudo chown root:root /usr/bin/bwrap && sudo chmod u+s /usr/bin/bwrap


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