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fix(steamcmd): add libtinfo.so.5 symlink fix for readline warning
On distros shipping libtinfo.so.6 but not libtinfo.so.5 (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+), SteamCMD prints: WARNING: Failed to load 32-bit libtinfo.so.5 or libncurses.so.5. Please install (lib32tinfo5 / ncurses-libs.i686 / equivalent) to enable readline. lib32tinfo5 does not exist on Ubuntu 24.04. Creating a user-space symlink inside the steamcmd directory resolves the warning without requiring root or a missing package.
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lgsm/modules/fix_steamcmd.sh

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@@ -113,6 +113,25 @@ if [ ! -f "${steamclientsdk32}" ]; then
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fn_fix_msg_end
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fi
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# Helps fix: WARNING: Failed to load 32-bit libtinfo.so.5 or libncurses.so.5.
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# On distros that ship libtinfo.so.6 (e.g. Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+) but not
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# libtinfo.so.5, SteamCMD prints this warning and loses readline support.
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# Creating a symlink from .so.5 -> .so.6 resolves the warning without root.
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libtinfo32dir="${HOME}/.steam/steamcmd"
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libtinfo32so="${libtinfo32dir}/libtinfo.so.5"
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if [ ! -f "${libtinfo32so}" ] && [ ! -L "${libtinfo32so}" ]; then
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# Find the .so.6 in the system 32-bit lib paths
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for libtinfo32so6 in /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.6 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libtinfo.so.6 /lib32/libtinfo.so.6; do
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if [ -f "${libtinfo32so6}" ]; then
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fixname="libtinfo.so.5 32-bit symlink"
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fn_fix_msg_start
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ln -sf "${libtinfo32so6}" "${libtinfo32so}"
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fn_fix_msg_end
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break
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fi
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done
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fi
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# steamclient.so fixes
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if [ "${shortname}" == "bo" ]; then
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fn_fix_steamclient_so "32" "${serverfiles}/BODS_Data/Plugins/x86"

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