Merge branch 'master' of github:/tiyn/wiki

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

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`)

wiki/linux/disk-management.md

@@ -8,6 +8,24 @@ are separate entries.
 
 This section focusses on various usages for disk management related topics.
 
+### Benchmarking Data Transfer Rates
+
+Real data transfer rates can easily be checked using the program `pv`.
+The following command will create a file on the target drive and show the data transfer rate while
+writing.
+In the following case `/mnt/usb1/tmp` is the path of the target file.
+
+```sh 
+cat /dev/zero | pv > /mnt/usb1/tmp
+```
+
+After this the read speed can be checked by using the just created temporary file.
+The following command will display the read speed.
+
+```sh 
+cat /mnt/usb1/tmp | pv > /dev/zero
+```
+
 ### Universally Unique identifier
 
 Universally Unique identifier (UUID) are identifiers for informations on

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.