![]() I will then add my user account and any other users that I expect to share Steam games with to that group. I will then create a new user group in Ubuntu with the name “steam”: sudo groupadd steamģ. Below I am assuming that you are using the same directory, if not change any references to it accordingly.Ģ. So that the full path for the new directory would be /share/SteamLibrary. I have a directory named “share” (Note: This is not a standard Ubuntu top level directory just something I created.) and I will create a directory named “SteamLibrary” in here. Create a new directory in a place that is equally accessible to any user in Ubuntu. But instructions would apply to other versions and editions of these software as well. I am using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Steam client application built on at 22:12:42 right now. ![]() If you create a directory in a location accessible to all users in Ubuntu, and use that as a new Library Folder in all users’ (At least the ones you need to share games with.) Steam instances, and move the games that you want shared to that Library Folder, everyone will be able to access those games, if you have include those users in your Family Library Sharing settings. ![]() Library Folders are places where Steam can install and move game data to. ![]() However, Steam allows creating additional “Library Folders” in any place of the filesystem as you desire, as long as you have proper access to that location. By design, stuff inside one user’s home directory are not typically accessible to other users. This is because in Linux, Steam installs the game data in the home directory of the user who is performing the installation of the game. However, in my experience, in Ubuntu (And most likely in other Linux OSes as well.), other users won’t be able to see any games you have installed, even if you have Family Library Sharing enabled. Steam has a great feature called “Family Library Sharing” that allows you to share games that you’ve already downloaded with other users on the same computer. ![]()
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