Article last update: March 2019
I had some issues installing steam on my debian jessie, so here are the steps that worked for me.
Install required libs
Add i386
[email protected]# dpkg --add-architecture i386
Update packages data
[email protected]# apt-get update
Install required libs
[email protected]# apt install libx11-6:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
Video card specific libs
For more information about video vard libs check https://wiki.debian.org/Steam
If you are using ati video card, then isntall fglrx libs
[email protected]# apt-get install libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386
For nvidia use
[email protected]# apt-get install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386
Steam install
Download steam from the official steam website
[email protected]# dpkg -i steam_latest.deb
Troubleshooting
If you face any errors during installations, you can always try forcing the command using
apt-get -f install
Starting steam
[email protected]: steam
I think that the best way to start steam is from command line. The GUI will pop up 🙂 but you will be able to ovserver for any errors.