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When I install Steam it tells me that it couldn't set up Steam data. I looked that up and the solutions that I found include deleting the .steam folder so that it makes one from fresh. But I don't have a .steam folder, no matter how I install Steam (.deb file installation or using the terminal).

When I use the terminal to launch it, it tells me this: 

Repairing installation, linking /home/nik/.steam/steam to /home/nik/.local/share/Steam
rm: cannot remove '/home/nik/.steam/steam': Is a directory
Setting up Steam content in /home/nik/.local/share/Steam
rm: cannot remove '/home/nik/.steam/steam': Is a directory
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  • How do you know you don't have a .steam directory? The period at the front means that the directory is hidden, so you can see it by running ls -a in ~. Did you try this? – edwinksl Aug 15 '16 at 16:42
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    Or, in the File Explored (Nautilus, probably), press Ctrl+H to view hidden files and folders. –  Aug 17 '16 at 06:37

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According to those command outputs, you do have a .steam directory, but it is hidden (because it starts with a .)

Use ls -d .* to show all hidden files or ls -A to show all files

The error is a directory is giving you a hint that you need to use the -r (recursive) flag to remove directories

rm -r .steam

But that is probably NOT the best way to fix your Steam issues. Try this or read this thread for better solutions.

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