Debian Linux "etch" 4.0 packages of the open-sTeam server

We provide packages for the Debian Linux distribution. The open-sTeam server is already included in Debian itself, but those packages are usually older than the ones we offer here.

Note: We have experienced xslt problems with the Pike version that comes with Debian Etch (Pike 7.6.93) and threading problems with Pike versions 7.6.112 and newer. We strongly recommend that you use the older Pike 7.6.86 that we are offering in our open-sTeam APT package repository and on this website.

apt Repository

The easiest way to install more recent packages of open-sTeam on Debian is to use our apt repository:

  • add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
    deb http://apt.open-steam.org/debian etch main
  • if you would the open-sTeam apt repository to take precedence over the standard debian repository (because the newer pike 7.6.93 in the debian repository may cause problems, and the older pike 7.6.86 in the open-sTeam repository does not), then you can create a /etc/apt/preferences:
    Package: *
    Pin: release o=www.open-steam.org
    Pin-Priority: 900

    Package: *
    Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable
    Pin-Priority: 400
    (we only offer the pike and steam packages in our repository, so giving it a higher priority than the debian repository will not harm your other packages)
  • then update the apt sources:
    apt-get update
  • install a MySQL database server (unless you want to store your database in a MySQL server somewhere else in your network):
    apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
  • install the steam server:
    apt-get install steam
After installing open-sTeam, check the settings in /etc/steam/steam.cfg.

At this point you are able to get the first response from the steam server using a web browser and type in the steam ip adress or hostname of your steam server and the port you configured the server to listen to.

The next thing you probably want to do is install the web-interface for your sTeam server.

  • you can list the currently available packages for sTeam with the following command:
    /usr/share/steam/bin/spm -l
  • to install the web package (e.g. web-2_2_14.spm.gz) use the following command:
    /usr/share/steam/bin/spm -i web-2_2_14.spm.gz



4.0 (Etch) 
pike
Pike
old versions
Archived old versions
steam-lib_2.8.8_i386.deb - 41 KB
Debian package of the open-sTeam server libraries (stable)
steam_2.8.8_all.deb - 763 KB
Debian package of the open-sTeam server (stable)