Steam installation issues, a few issues, doesn't work?

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Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.6
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.11
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.12
Kernel Version: 6.4.0-150600.23.53-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 31.2 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

Ok, so, I am new to Linux. Been testing Linux Mint for about a month now, decided to give KDE a whirl, and couldn’t get Kubuntu to install so here we are on OpenSuse KDE. So… Where to begin.

Started off trying to install Steam through the Konsole using Zypper , installed a lot of stuff, and in the end, it seemed successful. But when I clicked on the Application Launcher (Start button) , checked Games, no Steam, checked All Applications, no Steam, it couldn’t be found anywhere. Went into Discover , tried to install it through there, said it was already installed. So back into Konsole and used Zypper to uninstall Steam, and reinstalled Steam through Discover. And after it was done, * still * no Steam in the Application Launcher. So back to Konsole, typed “steam” and it ran, updated, finished installing, and it’s still not in the Application Launcher. * head desks *

Then I go and log into Steam, go to my Library, and none of the games will let me install them, all the “Install” buttons are grayed out. Right! So! I am obviously missing something here. Could someone please walk me through the correct steps in installing Steam so it can not only show up in the Application Launcher like it’s suppose to but also let me install and play games through Wine / ProtonDB ? Thank you!

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You need to enable “Steam Play” in Steam settings (compatibility) to activate Proton…
Also check the settings under Storage, if your HDD/SSD is visble to Steam.

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Oh! * head desks * Forgot about that step, yeesh. Thank you! Also the other problem seems to have sorted itself out. Thank God. Again, thank you for that.

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If you are not a terminal junkie, installing Steam works best via Flatpak.
Also you may like to install Flatseal (also via Flatpak) for giving Steam access as required.