Error downloading steam

Question

After downloading steam, it requires me to download the packages libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, and libc6:i386. However, when I attempt do do so I get this error message:

E: unable to locate package libl1-mesa-dri:i386
E: unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
E: unable to locate package libc6:i386

How can I download them?

possible duplicate of Installing Steam in Ubuntu 14.10. Remove the existing Steam before you install the version of Steam that is provided by the default Ubuntu repositories — karel, Apr 26 '15 at 19:11
possible duplicate of "Unable to locate package" while trying to install packages by apt — Pandya, May 03 '15 at 14:01

Eduardo Cola · Answer 1 · 2015-04-26T17:19:40.553

Instead of downloading Steam, open a terminal window (Ctrl + Alt + T) and type:

sudo apt-get remove --purge steam

Press ENTER. Your password will be requested, type it and press ENTER again. This command will remove Steam if it was installed with errors.

Then type:

sudo apt-get install steam

And press ENTER. Wait for the process to end, and steam will be installed on your computer, including all of the needed packages.

Note: I am posting this answer assuming that you downloaded Steam directly from your browser.

EDIT: If everything works, a Steam Launcher should appear in your Desktop. If this does not happen, open a terminal window and type

steam

And then press ENTER. Also, if you really want to install those packages, remove that :i386. For example, instead of sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 use sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri. Seems that i386 only indicates that you need a 32-bit package.

I still get the same error... – Juan Pardo Apr 26 '15 at 21:10 — Juan Pardo, Apr 26 '15 at 21:10
even if you try installing all the packages without :i386? – Eduardo Cola Apr 26 '15 at 21:50 — Eduardo Cola, Apr 26 '15 at 21:50

Error downloading steam

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