I can't install Steam properly!

Question

Here's my specs and stuff: https://pastebin.com/w3SCkLAN. I have tried multiple ways to download Steam. First is using the .deb, it required the 32-bit libraries I can't, and don't know how to, install. Second is using the terminal. I downloaded Steam and the Steam update, but after that, it doesn't open. Uninstalled it. What should I do?

Now, it says "Fatal Error: Failed to load steamui.so".

Extra info:

icebunny08@D3CRYPT3D:~$ sudo apt install steam
[sudo] password for icebunny08: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
steam:i386 is already the newest version (1:1.0.0.54+repack-5ubuntu1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 267 not upgraded.
icebunny08@D3CRYPT3D:~$ steam
tar: This does not look like a tar archive
xz: (stdin): File format not recognized
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
find: ‘/home/icebunny08/.steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime’: No such file or directory
icebunny08@D3CRYPT3D:~$ 

Solution

You will need to enable the i386 arch:

$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade --fix-missing

Now make sure your old repo is disabled by running:

$ sudo software-properties-gtk

and look to see if there is a Steam repo in "other software" tab. If so delete it before proceeding.

You can be sure all requirements are installed using:

$ sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

Then you can try to reinstall steam:

$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt remove --purge steam-launcher steam-installer steam-devices steam && sudo apt autoremove
$ sudo apt install steam steam-devices

Finally, if running steam from command line does not work, try launching it from activities window.

More info available here.

Comments

[CottonTheButton]

I am currently on Ubuntu 18.04.1

[CottonTheButton]

I installed steam-installer and steam-launcher. It still requires the 32-bit libraries

[CottonTheButton]

Now, it says "Fatal Error: Failed to load steamui.so".

[Joshua Besneatte]

I think I have worked out a solution for you... plz see answer.

[CottonTheButton]

Joshua, I have already tried your solution. After updating Steam, it doesn't open.

[CottonTheButton]

Doesn't work. pastebin.com/fSz05Dbk

[Joshua Besneatte]

Looks like those * I was trying to use didn't work... updating answer now...\

[Joshua Besneatte]

I can confirm that steam-devices is what make your controller work.

[Joshua Besneatte]

I think you need to make sure to delete the old repo before purging.. I have polished my answer... let me know if it works now.

[CottonTheButton]

I have done this before. I cancelled it for the mean time because when I did this before, after updating, Steam doesn't open. I have a backup of ./steam and /.local/share/steam or whatever the file path is.

[user535733]

This should not work for most users. Steam requires many dependencies, which dpkg won't handle.