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Steam dependency issue on fresh Ubuntu 26.04 install.

steamclosed Distro Family: UbuntuValve-provided steam package
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13118 · opened 2026-04-26 by cpuccino · updated 2026-04-26 · 2 comments · github
Ccpuccino 2026-04-26 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): N/A
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] - N/A
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] - Yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs] - N/A
  • GPU: Nvidia/Intel/AMD - N/A

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Most likely due to ubuntu moving away from gnome-terminal to ptyxis.

TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d) && curl -sLo "$TMP_DIR/steam.deb" https://cdn.fastly.steamstatic.com/client/installer/steam.deb && sudo dpkg -i "$TMP_DIR/steam.deb"
(Reading database… 177752 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack /tmp/tmp.0HNq9aNOpa/steam.deb…
Unpacking steam-launcher (1:1.0.0.85) over (1:1.0.0.85)…
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of steam-launcher:
 steam-launcher depends on xterm | gnome-terminal | konsole; however:
  Package xterm is not installed.
  Package gnome-terminal is not installed.
  Package konsole is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package steam-launcher (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.38.1-1ubuntu1)…
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1build1)…
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2build1)…
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1build1)…
Errors were encountered while processing:
 steam-launcher

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Fresh install of ubuntu 26.04
  2. Install steam

Not a blocker per se - cause apt auto installs xterm - but would be nice if ptyxis is in the list so xterm doesn't need to be installed?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-04-26 github

Hello @cpuccino, this is functionally the same issue as #12457. Closing in favor of the older issue report.

Ccpuccino 2026-04-26 github

My bad, didn't notice

Nothing extracted yet.