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I installed Steam using Ubuntu Software Center, but when I tried to launch it, it says it needs additional packages.

The error in the terminal:

Steam needs to install these additional packages: 
    libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-quantal:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-quantal:i386
sudo: unable to change to sudoers gid: Operation not permitted
sudo: setresuid() [0, 0, 0] -> [115, -1, -1]: Operation not permitted

sudo: unable to change to sudoers gid: Operation not permitted
sudo: setresuid() [0, 0, 0] -> [115, -1, -1]: Operation not permitted
Press return to continue:

What am I supposed to do?

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    @mickmackusa please don't add quote formatting to output in a terminal - it's perfectly clear what it is imho. Most code blocks in questions here are output from commands and code + quote is a pain to format. Errors seen elsewhere than a terminal/tty can be quote formatted instead of code formatted to distinguish from other text.
    – Zanna
    Dec 14, 2021 at 12:32

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I don't know anything about getting Steam working, but since it's saying it needs packages that you don't have installed, try installing them:

sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-quantal libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-quantal

If you're not comfortable running that command in a terminal, open the software center, look for these two packages, and install them:

libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-quantal
libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-quantal
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  • I was just about to suggest this. I use Steam and have not had this error show up but it looks like some of the files for mesa are missing....without them Steam will not run. I think this will fix the OP's issue.. +1
    – TrailRider
    Aug 20, 2013 at 22:41
  • I DID have this error, I was able to get around it by explicitly installing those packages. Aug 21, 2013 at 1:15
  • When I try to run the command, Terminal gives an error guest-0PJgJU@Raul-Laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-quantal libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-quantal sudo: unable to change to sudoers gid: Operation not permitted sudo: setresuid() [0, 0, 0] -> [115, -1, -1]: Operation not permitted guest-0PJgJU@Raul-Laptop:~$
    – Raul
    Aug 21, 2013 at 2:25
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    @Raul are you logging in as a guest? If so, try first logging in as your normal user, the one you made during the install.
    – djeikyb
    Aug 21, 2013 at 5:39
  • @djeikyb Actually I have only one account on my PC, and I really don't understand why it thinks I am a guest.
    – Raul
    Aug 21, 2013 at 20:24

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