How to Install and Uninstall steam-libs Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 19,2024

You can also install and uninstall the steam-libs on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "steam-libs" package

Please follow the steps below to install steam-libs on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "steam-libs" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall steam-libs on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the steam-libs package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: steam-libs
Source: steam-installer
Version: 1:1.0.0.75+ds-6
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Architecture: amd64
Provides: steam-libs-amd64 (= 1:1.0.0.75+ds-6)
Depends: ca-certificates, curl, file, libcrypt1 | libc6 (<< 2.29-4), libgcc-s1 | libgcc1, libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1, libgpg-error0, libstdc++6, libudev1, libva2, libva-x11-2, libxcb-dri3-0, libxcb1, libxi6, libxinerama1, xz-utils
Recommends: fontconfig, fonts-liberation, libasound2-plugins, libegl1, libexpat1, libfontconfig1, libgbm1, libsdl2-2.0-0, libva-drm2, libva-glx2, libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxau6, libxcb-dri2-0, libxcb-glx0, libxcb-present0, libxcb-sync1, libxdamage1, libxdmcp6, libxext6, libxfixes3, libxss1, libxxf86vm1, mesa-vulkan-drivers, steam-devices, va-driver-all | va-driver, xdg-desktop-portal, xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | xdg-desktop-portal-backend, xdg-utils, xterm | x-terminal-emulator, zenity
Suggests: libudev0, nvidia-driver-libs, nvidia-vulkan-icd, pipewire
Description: Metapackage for Steam dependencies
Description-md5: ac2f32ce3cdc272b5bd958086ad9ed2a
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://steamcommunity.com/linux
Section: metapackages
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/steam-installer/steam-libs_1.0.0.75+ds-6_amd64.deb
Size: 17844
MD5sum: 8424705f5e5a4d4098c7ea1476295144
SHA256: 056e8738d55af377e08178629d06a8d30c8592affc51d2872003ab57e4a8f61a