Left 4 Dead 2 Server Install on Antsle

Setting the server up 

1. Update the packages: sudo apt-get update
2. Upgrade the packages: sudo apt-get upgrade
3. install the required packages: sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1 libc6-i386
4. Create a new user called “steam”: sudo adduser steam (this is for security purposes)

Install Steam CMD

1. Login to the newly created user: su steam
2. Get out of the current directory: cd ..
3. Go into the “steam” user directory: cd steam
4. Download SteamCMD: wget http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
5. Unzip SteamCMD: tar -xvzf steamcmd_linux.tar.gz
6. Run SteamCMD: ./steamcmd.sh

Install Left 4 Dead 2

1. Log in to the Steam servers: login anonymous
2. Set the install directory: force_install_dir ./l4d2/
3. Download the L4D2 server files: app_update 222860 validate (the download may take some time)

Run Left 3 Dead 2

1. Exit out of SteamCMD: exit
2. Go into the L4D2 server folder: cd l4d2
3. Run the game server: screen ./srcds_run +ip ANTSLEIP -port 27015 +map c1m4_atrium -secure