Package installer opens says
steam needs to install these additional packages
python-apt
[sudo] passwoed for .........:
but i cannot type anything
tryed to install from terminal and got this
frank@main:~/Downloads$ steam
Package python-apt needs to be installed
Running Steam on sparky 4 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)
libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
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Via command line, type "sudo apt-get install python-apt" That should install python-apt.
To learn, type "aptitude show steam" and then "aptitude show steam-launch" . That will tell you about the transition package and the package that launches steam. python-apt is listed as a dependency of steam-launch.
reinstalled sparky ran upgrade and the tryed to launch steam , got this
$ steam
Running Steam on sparky 4 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)
libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
got it to work with this this
find ~/.steam/root/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete
still has the X Package Install window popping up when i launch, it says
Steam needs to install these additional packages:
curl, python-apt, xterm, xz-utils, zenity, libgl1-mesa -dri:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
dpkg:symbol lookup error: dpkg: undefined symbol: setexecfilecon
[sudo] passward for ******:
but like befor i cannot enter anything
If steam need them, install them manually:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install curl python-apt xterm xz-utils zenity libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
But the xterm, xz-utils, zenity are pre-installed as default.
I had the same problem, The way I fixed was to install the Nvidia drivers and that fixed the problem with steam by the way the litle app to install the drivers from sparky is not working I used Synaptic