How to install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu 16.10 Systems using Terminal “sudo apt-get install steam” command. Steam is a multi-player platform used to distribute games and related media online for Linux Ubuntu Systems. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic management of softwares.
To install Steam on Ubuntu Linux Systems, you will need to enable the multiverse repository on the system. To enable it, follow the steps given below:
- Open Software & Updates
- Go to the Ubuntu Software tab
- Check the Ubuntu Software Restricted by Copyright (Multiverse) option
- Close and exit
After enabling the multiverse repository, install steam using one of the following set of commands:
Commands 1
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libc6:i386 -y
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt update
sudo apt install steam
Commands 2
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
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 unable to open Steam even after executing all the above commands correctly, run:
sudo apt-get update
mv ~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1{,.disable} && mv ~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6{,.disable}