I followed the following steps So first I confirmed that the multiverse Ubuntu repository is enabled:
$ sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
$ sudo apt update
and then I installed the steam package:
$ sudo apt install steam
and then I tried to execute the following command:
$ steam
and then;
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1:i386, libc6:i386
[sudo] password for user:```
I enter my password and then this appears:
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1:i386, libc6:i386
[sudo] password for veer:
..............
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6:i386 : Depends: libgcc-s1:i386 but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcrypt1:i386 (>= 1:4.4.10-10ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
libgl1:i386 : Depends: libglx0:i386 (= 1.3.1-1ubuntu0.20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 : Depends: libgcc-s1:i386 (>= 4.2) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libglapi-mesa:i386 (= 20.0.8-0ubuntu1~20.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libllvm10:i386 (>= 1:9~svn298832-1~) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libstdc++6:i386 (>= 5.2) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Press return to continue:```
I press return and then after some time this appears
`You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libGL.so.1
libstdc++.so.6
libstdc++.so.6
libstdc++.so.6
libstdc++.so.6
libgcc_s.so.1
libstdc++.so.6
libstdc++.so.6
libgcc_s.so.1
libstdc++.so.6
libgcc_s.so.1
libdrm.so.2`
I do not know what to do next. Please help
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sudo apt install -f
to let apt try to resolve automatically. It also may yield hepful output on why it is not going to be installed that you may add to your question. If that is not working, check this question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/140246/how-do-i-resolve-unmet-dependencies-after-adding-a-ppa – pLumo Aug 25 '20 at 12:58