right ive got all the files extracted just when I go to run ./steam to create an account nothing happens, ive tried everything....

but when i look on my ftp it shows the file as 0kb file size..

if this aint right can someone tell me where to get it thanks

hldsupdatetool.bin (for instance, from http://www.3dgamers.com/dl/games/halflife/hldsupdatetool.bin.html) contains just the file 'steam'.

Good luck.

oh ive tried running that and I get this..

Enter 'yes' to accept this agreement, 'no' to decline: yes
sh: line 1: uncompress: command not found
Broken pipe

ln -s /bin/gunzip /bin/uncompress

Execute the .bin again, then be sure to remove the symlink: rm -f /bin/uncompress

The reason for this is that Valve is ignorant, and rely on some tools people may not have :) You'll need to remove the symlink because the programs aren't the same and you may have trouble down the road.

thankyou for your help now sorted :)