Installing the Steam snap

Installing Steam using different methods, configuring snap connections, and uninstalling the snap.

Install via the App Center

To install Steam using the graphical App Center, press the super key, search for “app center”, and open it.

Find “Steam” in the App Center and click Install.

Install via command-line

To install Steam using the terminal, run the following command:

snap install steam

Configure snap connections

Most snap connections that you need will be automatically connected for you.

It is recommended (but not required) to connect the following manually:

• system-observe: for system compatibility

• hardware-observe: also for better compatibility

• audio-record: if you use any of Steam’s voice chat or recording features

To do so, run the following commands:

snap connect steam:system-observe
snap connect steam:hardware-observe
snap connect steam:audio-record

For more information on the snap connections, run

snap connections steam

Uninstall the Steam snap

Snap automatically creates a data snapshot when a snap is removed. They can be incredibly large and take a long time to create, since they also contain your Steam library.

It is therefore recommended to disable snapshots when uninstalling Steam.

To remove Steam and its data without creating a snapshot, run

snap remove --purge steam

To disable snapshots for all snaps, run

snap set system snapshots.automatic.retention=no

Then, Steam can be removed with

snap remove steam