Couldn't find Steam install license agreement, aborting!

steamclosed Steam client

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1386 · opened 2013-02-08 by graywolf-theheathen · updated 2013-02-08 · 8 comments · github

Ggraywolf-theheathen 2013-02-08 github

Fresh steam install on Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. As soon as install finishes and steam tries to start it says that.

Dell Latitude E6420
Intel® Core™ i5-2430M

AAlamil 2013-02-08 github

i have the same error

Iisaaclw 2013-02-08 github

I encountered the same problem, so I did the following:
sudo apt-get purge steam?
mv .steam/SteamApps ~/Downloads/
rm -rf .steam* .local/share/Steam
wget http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb

Then I tried running steam, and found the same error.
Perhaps an issue with the most recent installer?

Thinkpad 410

Cchugcup 2013-02-08 github

i just did

touch $HOME/.steam/steam/steam_install_agreement.txt

and its installing now

Ggraywolf-theheathen 2013-02-08 github

I did that too. It is now updating and running. Thank you jgordon005.

Cchugcup 2013-02-08 github

don't thank me, thank strace

AAlamil 2013-02-08 github

thanks :)

Sscottlu 2013-02-08 github

We're looking at it now.

Rramiromagalhaes 2013-02-08 github

jgordon005's solution also worked for me.

Nothing extracted yet.