Fix for Steam: "Missing 32-bit libraries: libGL.so.1"

[GreenRaccoon]

Hey guys, I'm going to post a *SIMPLE* thread showing you *EXACTLY* how to fix this bug because I know it'll be a common one. Even if the black Terminal screen scares you, I was thorough enough in this guide that you'll be able to fix it without having any idea what you're doing.

This bug occurs when you install Steam on 64-bit Linux (such as 64-bit Ubuntu) on a computer that has an Intel/Nvidia processor. The problem's on Nvidia's end, not Steam's (from what I've heard).

1- If you haven't updated your computer in a while, copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this (and then hit enter to run it). If you don't know what this is, just do it. :

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

2- If you've installed Steam already, skip to step 3. If you haven't installed Steam, open Terminal with ctrl+alt+t. Then copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this (and then hit enter to run it):

sudo apt-get install -y steam

3- Now for the fix. Copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this to edit Steam's configuration file (and then hit enter to run it):

sudo nano /etc/ld.so.conf.d/steam.conf

4- It'll probably be blank. If it's blank, paste these two lines. If it's not blank, just paste these two lines to the very bottom. Copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this (and then enter to run it):

/usr/lib32
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa

5- Save it by hitting ctrl-x, then y, then enter.

6- Now copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this (and then hit enter to run it).:

sudo ldconfig

7- Finally, copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+SHIFT+v) this (and then hit enter to run it). It reinstalls a Mesa/OpenGL library:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

8- Open Steam, download Team Fortress 2, and go kill some folks.

Source: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ste...nux/issues/321

[sayvanfire]

doesnt work

[chronicfathead]

doesnt work

For me, I added the following step at point 7 above:

 sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-dri:i386

After that Steam starts just fine for me on Elementary OS, but should be the same on Ubuntu and its derivatives.

[erikroyall]

For those who're being displayed this error even after following the suggestions from the posts above, try this:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1

The problem is that the necessary 32-bit libraries can't be found by Steam on 64-bit Ubuntu (and its derivatives).

[wally8]

wally@wally-Inspiron-N4050:~$ sudo apt-get install--reinstall libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
[sudo] password for wally:
E: Invalid operation install--reinstall
wally@wally-Inspiron-N4050:~$

[lrajat]

This fixed the issue for me. Thanks !!

[chronicfathead]

I realised I had missed a space out between install --.

Try again with my command above.

[mischivousmic]

I've tried all of the above steps and I'm still getting this when I try to open steam
Steam needs to install these additional packages:
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386, libgl1-mesa-glx:i386, libc6:i386
[sudo] password for mike:
.................................................. .............................................
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 : Depends: libglapi-mesa:i386 (= 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4)
unity-control-center : Depends: libcheese-gtk23 (>= 3.4.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libcheese7 (>= 3.0.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
Press return to continue:


(Then when I hit return)

You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run:
libGL.so.1



ubuntu 14.04 lts

[mischivousmic]

sudo apt-get install -y steam


I ran this again and now it works!

[majoraccident99]

sudo apt-get install -y steam


I ran this again and now it works!

this works for me too! thank you very much!