I tried to install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04 about a month ago. I got a shortcut onto the desktop. I had the hourglass going and I was thinking it was going to load but nothing. I just could not get it past that point. There is all sorts of help on the Net and all I can say is – persist. Eventually you will get there like I did. I found it easier to install Steam through Terminal:
sudo apt-get install steam
I had followed the instructions on the Linux Config site. Plenty of stuff downloaded through Terminal and then I thought I was there but it just wouldn’t work. I had it loaded on Windows so I just left it. You can also look on the site It’s F.O.S.S.. That site has some other ideas you can try.
Today, I decided to try and get it going and a line of code on the ask Ubuntu site was the thing which got Steam updating, functioning and allowing me to log into my account:
env LD_PRELOAD=’/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6′ steam steam://rungameid/730
It took a while but versions of Linux vary, laptop hardware varies and with Linux you have to ensure you have all the bits you need in order for software to work. Happy now!
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Well done, you! This will supply the impetus for me to install MY Steam account on Ubuntu.
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Do it! It is a bit fiddly but worth it.
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