From 2690f17685466574aa3a02ece89aaee8b12ccdaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tiyn <tiyn@posteo.eu>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:12:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] arch: include mentioning multilib repository where needed

---
 wiki/games/steam.md                   |  8 ++++++++
 wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 wiki/linux/package_manager.md         | 11 +++++++++++
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wiki/games/steam.md b/wiki/games/steam.md
index d62e260..5830ca7 100644
--- a/wiki/games/steam.md
+++ b/wiki/games/steam.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ It is developed by [Valve](https://www.valvesoftware.com).
 Steam uses its compatibility layer, [Proton](./proton.md) for running windows
 games on linux based operating systems.
 
+## Installation
+
+The Steam software suite is available on [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) and [Windows](/wiki/windows.md)
+systems.
+For Linux-based operating systems there often exists a package named `steam`.
+For [Arch Linux](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md) the
+[multilib repository](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md#enabling-multilib) needs to be enabled.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Adding non-Steam Games
diff --git a/wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md b/wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md
index 29e52e3..8a08212 100644
--- a/wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md
+++ b/wiki/linux/arch-linux/installation.md
@@ -199,7 +199,20 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 - `passwd` - set password for the root account
 - `systemctl enable NetworkManager.service`
 
-## 11. Finish the setup
+## 11. Optional Steps
+
+In [Arch Linux](/wiki/linux/arch-linux.md) 32-bit software is managed via the `multilib`
+repository, which is for example needed for the `steam` package.
+Due to it not being enabled by default, this has to be
+[done manually](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md#enabling-multilib).
+For this navigate to `/etc/pacman.conf` and find and uncomment the following lines.
+
+```txt 
+[multilib]
+Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+```
+
+## 12. Finish the setup
 
 - `exit` - exit the installed system
 - `umount /mnt/{boot,}` - unmount all partitions
@@ -210,7 +223,7 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 If the system is installed in a virtual environment or a system with deactivated
 UEFI, don't forget to enable the EFI option, otherwise the system won't boot.
 
-## 12. Further steps and graphical environment
+## 13. Further steps and graphical environment
 
 Now you can follow the recommended larbs installation script of this wiki
 (`curl -LO larbs.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tiyn/larbs/master/larbs.sh`)
diff --git a/wiki/linux/package_manager.md b/wiki/linux/package_manager.md
index 3995cfe..f89a983 100644
--- a/wiki/linux/package_manager.md
+++ b/wiki/linux/package_manager.md
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ Since `yay` mirrors the usage of `pacman` it can be used the same way and will c
 yay -Sc
 ```
 
+#### Enabling `multilib`
+
+`multilib` is a repository that contains 32-bit software and libraries.
+By default it is not enabled.
+To enable it search and uncomment the following lines in the file `/etc/pacman.conf`.
+
+```txt
+[multilib]
+Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
+```
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 This section addresses various uses of the pacman and yay package managers.