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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.

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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.

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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.

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