[Ubuntu 64bit] Quick Install Guide (fix for missing deps, etc)

[toastiety]

You should be able to copy these line by line into a terminal and have them work. This adds support for and installs the needed 32 bit libs. It downloads and installs the Steam client and fixes the missing dependencies. Please try these commands before posting hair-on-fire in a new thread.

If you need an explanation, let me know. If it doesn't work, be DESCRIPTIVE of the problem and I'll see if I have any thoughts.

TRY THIS FIRST:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade;

According to the Steam devs, an appropriately updated system shouldn't need these workarounds, especially since Steam is in the repos. Doing the actions above are faster and "easier on your system" in some sense. Please try them first. Yes, there will be a lot of packages to update.

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IF THAT DOESN'T WORK:
64 bit users:

wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb
wget http://goo.gl/kmZzJ -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ia32-libs
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb
sudo apt-get install -fy

64 bit users (COPY/PASTE FRIENDLY):

wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb; wget http://goo.gl/kmZzJ -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_amd64.deb; sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ia32-libs; sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb; sudo apt-get install -fy;

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32 bit users:

wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb
sudo apt-get install -fy

32 bit users (COPY/PASTE FRIENDLY):

wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb; sudo apt-get update; sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb; sudo apt-get install -fy;

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IF STEAM FAILS TO OPEN:
For some reason on one of my systems, the popup box to install nvidia and jockey-common really screwed up and I had to do it by hand:

sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-common jockey-common

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NOTE: The installing "ia32-libs" will take some time!

[Mortus]

Originalmente postado por Atheisto:

Originalmente postado por Mortus:

I've been working off an install on VirtualMachine actually, which could be where the problems are coming from.

ding ding ding ding ding. In a VM you're not really using Nvidia or AMD, you're using the very wimpy VirtualBox/VMWare/whatever graphics server. You can install the guest extensions and maybe eak a bit more out but it's not going to be a pleasant experience even if you get it working.

Ah, gotchya. Explains why I had to run "sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates" in low-graphics mode after installing just to get the desktop to show. Trying to run Steam out of the Terminal pretty much confirms what you said:

Running Steam on ubuntu 12.04 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1360841030_client)
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1360841030_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
OpenGL GLX extension not supported by display

[panfoot6]

Originalmente postado por Atheisto:

Originalmente postado por panfoot6:

Also running on a VM, so I guess I'll just scrap that and just install 12.04 with wubi.

/me cringes at Wubi. If you just want the hat then it's the easiest way. If you want to give Linux a "real" shot, I recommend avoiding Wubi.

Well, it seems like the safest place to start for someone that's linux illiterate and really doesn't want to mess up there computer too badly right now.

[Aidel]

Trying this: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade; sudo apt-get install steam
Will edit if something happens.
Edit~ Didn't work
Went to "Username": sudo apt-get install -fy
I am going to press enter.
Edit 2~ Didn't work so I am going to try: wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb
sudo apt-get install -fy
Hope this works!
Edit 3~ I am getting tired of this... JUST FOR A PENGUIN!
I am going to try: wget http://goo.gl/fTS0X -O /tmp/steam_1.0.0.27_i386.deb; sudo apt-get update; sudo dpkg -i /tmp/steam*.deb; sudo apt-get install -fy;
Im done send help!

[toastiety]

Originalmente postado por panfoot6:

Originalmente postado por Atheisto:

/me cringes at Wubi. If you just want the hat then it's the easiest way. If you want to give Linux a "real" shot, I recommend avoiding Wubi.

Well, it seems like the safest place to start for someone that's linux illiterate and really doesn't want to mess up there computer too badly right now.

Sure, makes sense.

Originalmente postado por One Man Sandvich Apocalypse:

Trying this: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade; sudo apt-get install steam
Will edit if something happens.
Edit~ Didn't work
Went to "Username": sudo apt-get install -fy
I am going to press enter.

Uh, wat. Not sure, try the "copy paste" friendly version or else copy the lines one at a time.

[Glubbable~ ❥]

Having an issue with this as well, updated Ubuntu entirely when I got it, downloaded latest Nvidia drivers and such. I keep getting steam64: Depends: steam (= 1.0.0.27ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed and when I try installing it via terminal I just get this.

Package steam is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate

I've had no issues with anything else on the software center, I also keep getting "The application Ubuntu Software Center has experienced an internal error." whenever I try to install steam through it. For the record I also used Wubi since I was worried that if I did it manually I'd screw things up.

[DrLeft]

when i get the line:
"[sudo] password for thomas:"
i understand it wants my password but i cannot enter it by ctrl+v, crtl+shift+v, or by normal typing. help would be much appreciated

EDIT:
after repeat attempts found my errors they were all on my part
the copy paste friendly works very well had to attempt a few times due to issues unrelated to terminal

[Shark]

it's invisible, it does register what you are typing. Just type your password and press enter.

[Paddy!]

Pardon me for sounding dumb, but where exactly do I type these commands?

I've never used Linux before so I'm thinking it would be a command prompt or something, but there is no such thing in Linux apparently,

[Shark]

Well, the program apt-get downloads and installs software, dpkg can install software if you already have the package downloaded and putting sudo in from of a command will make it run in administrator mode.

[Paddy!]

Hah. I'm probably gonna sound dumber saying this.

How do I access/download this Apt-get thing then?

[toastiety]

Originalmente postado por An Angry Hobo:

Pardon me for sounding dumb, but where exactly do I type these commands?

I've never used Linux before so I'm thinking it would be a command prompt or something, but there is no such thing in Linux apparently,

Open a terminal (gnome-terminal) and type the commands. Ubuntu comes with 'apt-get', apt is the package manager in ubuntu. It "owns" all of the software and installs and removes stuff for you automatically!

[Paddy!]

Hmmmm... I went into the terminal and entered the first three listed commands.
It gave me the same responses to all commands entered.

"E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"

(I am so sorry that I am so clueless when it comes to this.)

[toastiety]

make sure you put 'sudo' in front of those lines like I have it.
also, make sure the software updater isn't open somewhere. restart if you keep getting that message.e

[Paddy!]

Ok ok. I just realized the updater was open. I'm going to try the commands after it finishes updating. Thank you so much for the help. If anything else gos wrong I'll ask about it here. C:

[esther !!]

I tried the first three commands and got this error:

Originalmente postado por Terminal output:

john@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install steam
[sudo] password for john:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package steam is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate

I'm using the copypaste-friendly 64-bit commands now. I'll update if it works.