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How do i add steam games to my Gnome desktop? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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Using the add game to desktop shortcut dosen't work and only adds a broken badge and dosen't really add it to the system, plz help!! NEW TO LINUX!!!

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

@Simplesyrup
Gnome by default does not allow this. You need a gnome extension like this https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1465/desktop-icons/ to do so.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    This, or the Tray Icons: Reloaded extension for GNOME, which adds the Steam icon to the tray bar. From there, you can click it and it shows a list of the installed games.

    If you are new to Linux, GNOME has quite a different feel from your usual Windows flow. I personally love it and would never swap back.

    (Off-topic, but If you would be interested in a gaming-oriented distro, I would recommend Nobara Linux - the official version looks fairly familiar for Windows users and it also comes with a bunch of gaming-related stuff preinstalled like Steam, wine dependencies, mesa drivers for AMD, etc)

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