Today I installed Ubuntu MATE. I went to the software boutique section from the welcome screen to start installing software, I install Steam however it doesn't work no matter how many times I click it. I thought I could just uninstall it, but whenever I try to, a dialog box pops up stating that Steam is an essential system package. How do I fix this problem? I am running Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
2 Answers
Did you install it through the software centre or through the installer from Steam's website? Try sudo apt-get purge steam then install it from the steam website.
To fix the issue of removing the previous Steam package, try this command:
sudo apt-get purge steam*
If you want help properly installing Steam, I can definitely assist you! =)
Download this file to ~/Downloads
Open Terminal and enter:
cd ~/Downloads sudo apt-get install python-apt sudo dpkg -i steam_latest.deb
Open the newly added "Steam" launcher & accept the EULA.
If you haven't yet, you might need to install the proprietary graphics drivers for your system.