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+# steam-runtime-fix
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+## Background
+Steam is broken out of the box when home folders are mounted over NFS.
+
+This is because `steam-runtime` is stored in `~/.local/share/Steam` by default.
+
+`steam-runtime-fix` is a quick helper script which will move `steam-runtime` into a specified local folder (`/opt/steam-runtimes/$USER` by default) and create the necessary symlinks for Steam to use it.