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I'm trying to install Steam on Ubuntu 14.04 but I'm missing a library
You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libGL.so.1
I have installed libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 but it still doesn't work
Using the nvidia card with bumblebee (optirun) it starts normally, thus I don't know what this could be.
I have also Ubuntu 13.04 and I can start steam with the intel card without any problems, and use optirun only when launching the games
For the optimus-based ssytems, you need generic mesa libraries for normal operation, and then bumblebee will switch to the NVidia's ones when needed.
These links are actually controlled by the alternatives mechanism.
To choose which one you would like to use invoke:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf
There are 3 choices for the alternative i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf (providing /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates/alt_ld.so.conf 8604 auto mode
* 1 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf 500 manual mode
2 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates-prime/alt_ld.so.conf 8603 manual mode
3 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates/alt_ld.so.conf 8604 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
Be sure to set up the mesa one.
Same for the 64bit libraries:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf
There are 3 choices for the alternative x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf (providing /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates/ld.so.conf 8604 auto mode
1 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates-prime/ld.so.conf 8603 manual mode
2 /usr/lib/nvidia-331-updates/ld.so.conf 8604 manual mode
* 3 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/ld.so.conf 500 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
Reboot the system afterwards and try launching steam again.
sudo ldconfig instead and see if it worked.
@DavidWinchester running this command (below) works well:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
thanks for posting the question
I had the same issue, every time I tried to run steam it would tell me the libgl.so.1 error. All I did was type this into terminal and open steam back up and it worked.
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic:i386
If this works for you, please upvote. Also, if you experience more issues, let me know in the replies. I will be happy to help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
Your solution is in the webpage above. Uninstall all current nvidia drivers you have and install those ones.
locate libGL.soand see if you have it. Then you can make a symbolic link.sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1:) Thank yousudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1worked me too. thanks for posting the question.