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[Question] Installing Steam Link (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/nix@programming.dev
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I'm quite new to Nixos and want to install Steam Link. Has anyone ever installed it? There is a fairly old discussion on Github about it that mentions some appimage but there does not seem to be a package. Any ideas how to approach this?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I am also new to Nix and haven't tried this yet myself, so please excuse me if this is wrong. Looks like you just have to set

programs.steam.remotePlay.openFirewall = true;

in your configuration.nix or flake or wherever you're enabling Steam.

It's in the first code block on this wiki page. https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Steam

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    This is the correct way to configure Steam to use remote play, but OP is looking for how to install the Steam Link application, which can be installed separately from Steam. Its good for low power devices like a raspberry pi.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'd recommend just installing the Flatpak. If you want to have it in your Nix configuration you can use nix-flatpak.

    I'd also recommend looking into other options like Moonlight and Sunshine, they have better performance in my experience.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've never used Steam Link, but at a glance I'm feeling a bit confused about your use case. It's a remote play client for mobile devices, isn't it?

    On NixOS you can just install Steam, which has remote play built in.

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