How to Install and Uninstall steam Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: September 20,2024

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1. Install "steam" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install steam on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall steam on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                steam
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the steam package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: steam
Architecture: i386
Version: 1:1.0.0.61-2ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: extra
Section: multiverse/games
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4398
Pre-Depends: debconf
Depends: libgl1-mesa-dri (>= 17.3) | libtxc-dxtn0, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgpg-error0 (>= 1.10), libudev1, libxcb-dri3-0 (>= 1.11.1), libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.1), xz-utils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8), libx11-6
Recommends: steam-devices, ca-certificates, fontconfig, fonts-liberation, libxss1, mesa-vulkan-drivers, xterm | x-terminal-emulator
Suggests: libnvidia-gl-390 | libnvidia-gl-435 | libnvidia-gl-440
Conflicts: steam-launcher
Replaces: steam-launcher
Filename: pool/multiverse/s/steam/steam_1.0.0.61-2ubuntu3_i386.deb
Size: 1450580
MD5sum: b06710bb98b0fc93fbd44e23ae4bb0fb
SHA1: 2f4aa10896a9d732fe9d65bee1a7f8f4457d5aa9
SHA256: 4aec7960149d147b1e321417499cef50dc49ee3237e9be6a4f9a617e57d978de
Homepage: https://steamcommunity.com/linux
Description-en: Valve's Steam digital software delivery system
Steam (https://www.steampowered.com) is a software content delivery system
developed by Valve software (https://www.valvesoftware.com). There is
some free software available, but for the most part the content delivered
is non-free.
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This package comes with a fairly substantial non-free license agreement
that must be accepted before installing the software. If you have any
opposition to non-free work, please select "I DECLINE" during the package
installation dialogs. There are also additional agreements in various
parts of the application that differ from the original agreement. In
other words, pay attention and read carefully if you're worried about your
rights.
Description-md5: af1d3df251091ae182c4d88ba53bd6cd