Good idea. This is probably to stop new Linux users from panicking when they buy a new game and then Steam gives them the “this game is incompatible with your operating system” error when they launch without enabling Proton first. I know that message popped up for me a lot.
I semi-recently built a new PC and even having done this repeatedly… it took me longer than it should to have realized why re-adding my library folders didn’t add those games to my installed games list.
Good idea. This is probably to stop new Linux users from panicking when they buy a new game and then Steam gives them the “this game is incompatible with your operating system” error when they launch without enabling Proton first. I know that message popped up for me a lot.
Its not even new linux users.
I semi-recently built a new PC and even having done this repeatedly… it took me longer than it should to have realized why re-adding my library folders didn’t add those games to my installed games list.