# Linux - Steam Download Speed Fix

<b>Steam Download Speed is so slow on Linux...Here's the fix</b>

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.

# Run the Fix

**Steam has to be launched first and either showing the login screen or you can login. This will initalize the Steam directories. If you haven't launched Steam at least one time, the file path will not exist**  

- **Disclaimer: The select Yes/No is a selection using 1 for yes & 2 for no.**  
*This is being fixed in another iteration. Feel free to open a Pull Request if you see any thing that can be optimized.*  

Getting the fix on your machine is easy. Running the following command to get the script to execute and place the `steam_dev.cfg` file in the correct location.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/blakeridgway/linux_steam_download_fix.git
cd linux_steam_download_fix
./steam_download_speed_fix.sh
```

Once you have ran the script, restart Steam so the fix is fully activated.

# Visual Proof
_Before the `steam_dev.cfg` file is in place_
![BeforeSteamDevFix](screenshots/before.png)

_After the `steam_dev.cfg` file is in place_
![AfterSteamDevFix](screenshots/after.png)

# 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)