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new to linux systems here and thought of giving elementary os a try.
Everything going good so far, but i've encountered a problem with Steam. I cannot seem to run it.
Downloaded the deb package from the official webite and ran it with gdebi, which sucessfully installed, but whenever i try to run it, the steam icon shows up, on the dock for a brief second and then it vanishes.
When using the terminal to run it, I get the following error.
I had this problem as well. It's an issue with a library file. It can be bypassed. These commands in the terminal fixed it for me.
cd $HOME/.steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
mv libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++.so.6.bak
cd $HOME/.steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
mv libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++.so.6.bak
Never install Steam from the .deb file in their website.
I'm going to explain you how you have to install Steam, but first you need to remove the current Steam you have installed.
To remove it, go to the .deb package you have downloaded and open it again with gdebi. Then click on remove.
To install steam you have various ways:
1º Go to the AppCentre, type Steam, and install it.
2º Open a terminal and type sudo apt install steam.
