diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 662a758..298034a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,25 @@ -# linux_steam_download_fix -Steam Download Speed is so slow on Linux...Here's the fix +# Linux - Steam Download Speed Fix + +Steam Download Speed is so slow on Linux...Here's the fix + +Some systems and configurations seem to have issues with HTTP2. Disabling HTTP2 will probably yield faster downloads on those configurations. You can either use the console command `@nClientDownloadEnableHTTP2PlatformLinux 0` or set it in steam_dev.cfg + +There is another one which makes Steam connect to more servers (up to 10) which can improve download speeds. +`@fDownloadRateImprovementToAddAnotherConnection 1.0` + +You can then use the command `download_sources` to see various stats. + +For native installs of Steam where you have installed Steam through apt, dnf, pacman, etc... the file path will be as follows: + +`~/.steam/steam/steam_dev.cfg` + +For Flatpak installs of Steam the file path will be as follows: + +`~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steam_dev.cfg` + +**I have added the `steam_dev.cfg` file in this repository that you can put in the file path. + +# Sources for Fix + +[Arch Wiki - Disable HTTP2](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/steam#Disable_HTTP2_for_faster_downloads) +[Gentoo Wiki - Slow download](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Steam/Client_troubleshooting#Slow_download_or_limited) \ No newline at end of file