Can't install Steam on Ubuntu 16.04.3

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5170 · opened 2017-09-17 by songproducer · updated 2017-09-17 · 1 comments · github

Ssongproducer 2017-09-17 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): The latest from the website
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 16.04.3
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen.

$ ./steam_latest.deb

./steam_latest.deb: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
./steam_latest.deb: line 1: `!<arch>'

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Make installer executable
Run it in terminal

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-09-17 github

Hello @songproducer, no package manager allows the packages themselves to be executable. You'll want to run something like sudo apt install steam in a terminal if there isn't a more convenient package manager utility.

Closing as invalid.

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