Steam gaming client for Linux Ubuntu. How to install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04. Fix “Steam not installing on Ubuntu 16.04 due to dependences issue.”
Steam, the ultimate online game platform is a multi-player platform developed by Valve Corporation. Steam is used to distribute games and related media online. It also provides the user with installation and automatic management of software.
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Install Steam on Ubuntu
Please note that before installing Steam on Ubuntu, multiverse repository must be enabled. The following commands will automatically enable it for the Ubuntu systems. Run the following commands in Terminal to install Steam on Ubuntu:
$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install steam
Please note that for 64bit systems, first enable multi-arch repositories by running the following commands:
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt-get update
Now run the below commands to download and install all the required packages for Steam:
$ sudo apt-get install wget gdebi libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libc6:i386
$ wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb
$ sudo gdebi steam.deb
If you are experiencing any errors after trying the .deb file from the official website for Ubuntu. For many users, Steam fails to install because of some problems with dependences on Ubuntu 16.04.
If you are experiencing any errors after trying the .deb file from the official website for Ubuntu. For many users, Steam fails to install because of some problems with dependences on Ubuntu 16.04. You can fix this error by:
LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/$LIB/libgcc_s.so.1 /usr/$LIB/libxcb.so.1 /usr/$LIB/libgpg-error.so' steam