Is it possible to remove Steam from Plank while running?

Question

is there a way to remove steam from dock but leave it minimized system tray? Found a topic on it however he didnt explain how he did it https://elementaryforums.com/index.php?threads/steam-x-button-minimizes-to-both-dock-and-the-top-panel.204/

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible.

You'll need to set the $STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE environment variable before run Steam. There's a couple ways to do that. The easiest I found is to add the following to the end of ~/.profile:

export STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1

Then end your session and log in again. That should do the trick.