LinuxQuestions.org
Review your favorite Linux distribution.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Software > Linux - Games
User Name
Password
Linux - Games This forum is for all discussion relating to gaming in Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 08-22-2015, 07:33 PM   #1
Starkman
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Aug 2015
Location: southern Oregon
Posts: 23

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Steam - uninstalling Issues


Greetings all,

Well, I got Steam installed, but not through the GUI; having searched for "Steam" in the Ubuntu Software Center, I found the Steam icon, but the "More Info" button simply said no package was found. So I looked for a way to install it form there but found no path to do so. I went with a terminal installation instead.

After installing Steam and then a game off Steam, I decided to uninstall Steam; again, the GUI had no method for doing this. Steam was neither found nor was there a "Remove" button. So I uninstalled and purged it from the terminal. My question is why was I not able to install or uninstall it through the Software Center?

Thanks,

Starkman
 
Old 08-23-2015, 11:52 AM   #2
ugjka
Member
 
Registered: May 2015
Location: Latvia
Distribution: Arch, Centos
Posts: 368
Blog Entries: 5

Rep: Reputation: 264Reputation: 264Reputation: 264
Because USF is a buggy mess...
 
Old 09-23-2015, 03:58 PM   #3
Rinndalir
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2015
Posts: 733

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Interesting thing about steam, I think on any distro, is that it will install a new steam client in ~/.local/share/Steam. So if you ran steam you probably still have a full install there.
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
LXer: Uninstalling Steam for Linux Can rm -rf Your /home Folder` LXer Syndicated Linux News 0 01-18-2015 09:15 PM
[SOLVED] Issues Steam on 14.1 D1ver Slackware 2 01-03-2015 05:58 PM
pls..uninstalling issues Vergil Linux - Newbie 8 11-06-2008 11:27 PM
Steam + Wine Issues Abomb Linux - Games 6 02-22-2006 10:55 AM
Steam in wine issues..... Viper168 Linux - Games 1 01-10-2004 12:07 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Software > Linux - Games

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:37 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration