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I am trying to install steam via command line, it gives this error:

    $ sudo apt-get install steam

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:

 steam:i386 : Depends: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 but it is not going to be installed

              Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 but it is not going to be installed

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

On trying sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 I get:

    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:

 libwxgtk3.0-0v5 : Depends: libgl1-mesa-glx but it is not going to be installed or

                            libgl1

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

and on trying sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 I get

    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:

 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 : Depends: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 but it is not going to be installed

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Can anyone help me out?

EDIT: added the full error message of sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 and sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

EDIT: Also, when I launch steam and it won't open its normal way, it gives this error: "You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run: libX11.so.6"

You need to enable the i386 architecture.

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Then do updates/upgrades:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

And possibly fix any missing packages

sudo apt install --fix-missing

You should now be able to install steam.

Steam has a dependency on

libgl1-mesa-glx and libgl1-mesa-dri

which depend on libgbm1, hence installing this properly and running
sudo apt install steam installed steam properly.

I have to start saying i never had any problem with 32bit drivers and steam, this said, you can add 32bit compatibility by executing:

dpkg --add-architecture i386

then apt-get update

if any broken package, try:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

if no result:

sudo apt-get install -f #-f means fix

sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

That should fix broken packages and update & upgrade.

Try reinstalling steam next using its .deb from their website