Steam tries to install already installed packages on Ubuntu 16.10

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4572 · opened 2016-07-29 by nazar-pc · updated 2019-07-05 · 5 comments · github

Nnazar-pc 2016-07-29 github

Your system information

Steam client version: 1468023329
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 16.10
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes, No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have similar issue to # 3702 on Ubuntu 16.10. Everything works, but shows terminal with:

Steam needs to install these additional packages:
curl, python-apt, xterm, xz-utils, zenity, libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libc6:i386
[sudo] password for %user:

This annoying modal is actually opened in xterm, which it suggests to install. And yes, I have all those packages installed, so that apt-get results with 0 additional packages installed, it just causes those packages to be marked as installed manually, which is even more annoying.

I suggest to add check whether those packages are actually installed.

With latest Steam beta update, this happens before Steam UI appears, and thus doesn't start at all, it loops over and over again.

Probably, related to #4568 as well

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Have Ubuntu 16.10 (likely, 16.04 might be the same)
Launch steam

Nnazar-pc 2016-08-09 github

Doesn't happen anymore with latest stable and beta versions.

SSpitfire1900 2016-10-23 github

This is reoccurring on 16.10

Build: 10/13/2016 @ 00:49:25
Steam-launcher version: 1.0.0.53
OS: Ubuntu 16.10 x64

This is after following https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/48994 and running the command
find ~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/ -name libgpg-error.so* -delete
to resolve the error
libGL: dlopen /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/radeonsi_dri.so failed (/usr/lib/libgcrypt.so.20: symbol gpgrt_lock_lock, version GPG_ERROR_1.0

Startup script:
D_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' DISPLAY=:0 steam

Script output:

Steam needs to install these additional packages: 
        curl, python-apt, xterm, xz-utils, zenity, libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libc6:i386
dpkg: symbol lookup error: dpkg: undefined symbol: setexecfilecon
[sudo] password for kyle: 
............
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
curl is already the newest version (7.50.1-1ubuntu1).
python-apt is already the newest version (1.1.0~beta5).
xterm is already the newest version (324-2ubuntu1).
xz-utils is already the newest version (5.1.1alpha+20120614-2.1ubuntu1).
zenity is already the newest version (3.22.0-1).
libc6:i386 is already the newest version (2.24-3ubuntu1).
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 is already the newest version (12.0.3-1ubuntu2).
libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 is already the newest version (12.0.3-1ubuntu2).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Press return to continue: 
\

Nnazar-pc 2016-10-23 github

For me it is trying to install packages silently (no terminal showing up anymore, probably, because of pam_usb or something else). I know this because packages it is trying to install are constantly marked as installed manually in package manager (this happens when you try to install explicitly already automatically installed package).

SSpitfire1900 2016-10-23 github

Yes, the error I experience is after the Steam UI appears so closing the window allows normal operation.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2019-07-05 github

Closing because Ubuntu 16.10 has been EOL'd for quite a while. If anyone can reproduce this issue with a distro release that has upstream support, please open a new issue report.

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