Debian out of date package cache; request dismissed
Hello @Phil995511, you've described the mechanism in the Debian-oriented Steam packaging that does a basic sanity check that most systems need for Steam. At this point, that set of checks is quite old and not something most users encounter repeatedly. Also, it's not checking if you have the newest version of those dependencies, just something usable.
Please provide logs and exactly what you're seeing that prompted this feedback.
Hello,
I'm surprised by your response.
In fact, I've only been having this problem for two weeks.
I've attached a screenshot for you.
As you can see, it’s asking me to check whether all the dependencies are up to date, just as I mentioned in the post above.
Best regards.
That reads like apt wants to rebuild the local cache outside of Steam. I'd try something like sudo apt update and see what happens.
It is not apt that is sending this request, but rather the Steam client, which, upon startup, occasionally attempts to update the packages in my distribution that are necessary for its operation via this new feature, which appears to have been implemented without your knowledge.
As I mentioned above, Debian 13.x (LTS) only updates these packages every two years when a new stable release is released, unless there is a critical security issue. This feature is therefore completely useless on Debian because there are no Steam-related packages to update...
As a result, this creates an unnecessary burden of work for Debian users.
And to answer your question, running the “apt update” command when there's nothing to update is completely pointless...
Most Debian users are experienced, they don't need someone to hold their hand and update their OS for them... For users less familiar with Linux, tools like Gnome-Software clearly indicate when system updates are available.
In my view, this new Steam feature is counterproductive.
Regards.
Nothing extracted yet.
Hello,
Recently, the Steam client has been installing itself by automatically adding the dependencies it needs, which is awesome!!
But lately, when I launch my Steam client, it tries to update these operating system-related dependencies right at startup, which is annoying because I have to stop it manually every time...
This new feature may be useful on certain rolling-release Linux distributions where users don’t meticulously update their systems, but it’s completely useless if:
a) You maintain your machines properly and regularly install all recommended updates.
b) You have an LTS operating system such as Debian, which only updates these types of dependencies every two years, when a new stable version of Debian is released...
It would therefore be desirable for this verification feature to be optional and thus able to be disabled in the Steam application settings.
Best regards.