How to Install Steam on Chromebook - 2022

[@GaugingGadgets]

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[@akim3085]

can u do one for the windows version of roblox

[@ur-lil-scoots6866]

hey my disk says i need to free up space but i deleted all my files can you make video about this to help me

[@Blessing161]

How do you download games on the chromebook

[@Blessing161]

like on steam i bought a game but it won't let me install it

[@2012.honda.accord]

@@Blessing161 are you on the acer tooo...):

[@terranndilldey7474]

This is probably the most high-tech thing I've ever done. I realized I had to upgrade before I did "Install with linux", but I figured that out and everything went smoothly. Thanks!

[@GaugingGadgets]

You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for watching and please consider liking and subscribing! :)

[@treyruel4024]

How did you fix this. I cannot find "Install with Linux"

[@TheoneShadow2728]

@@treyruel4024 you hi the linux logo

[@blueghost1343]

@@GaugingGadgets it says "unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

[@maybeahumanbeing22]

@@blueghost1343 you have to do the sudo apt thing again and then it will work

[@logansutton4541]

It’s about time someone that actually knows what they are doing good job and thank you sir

[@thegoddeer2085]

But it doesnt work

[@burritocat4391]

You are amazing. I was worried the Chromebook wouldn't have any gaming opportunities till I found this channel. thank you so much, your work is worth a like and a sub

[@geodude98747]

thank you, you are the only youtuber i found that is doing this simple the other ones are saying stuff like flip your chromeboo over unscrew the bottom and ruin your device by accident and then here is you that does it like a normal person that knows what there doing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars great video

[@DAGGER-2]

Bro idk why that’s so funny

[@tacticalgaming8504]

Hey thanks for the help! But I ran into an issue while running application after completion of the video…I followed every step correctly and completely The issue is that when I open steam it says “ steam needs to install these additional packages: libc6:arm64 libegl1:arm64 libgbm:arm64 libgl1-mesa-dri:arm64 libgl1:arm64 steam-libs-amd64:amd64 “ Then it proceed to install but at this point it takes me back to that first error you encountered

[@souldalite]

I'm having the same issue

[@souldalite]

@gauginggadgets how do you fix this?

[@steneriksen9949]

Same here.

[@souldalite]

@@steneriksen9949 Apparently by Chromebook isn’t compatible even though it’s supposed to be.

[@dxxthlymusic]

sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo apt install -f sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt update sudo apt install libc6:i386 libegl1:i386 libgbm1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1:i386 steam-libs-i386:i386 sudo apt install steam

[@geekfoto]

Thank you! We've been trying to make it work on multiple devices for over a year, no one ever addressed all the steps you provided here!

[@robdebusk]

I've been on a computer since I was 14, I'm now 55 ish... PC for the most part, dabbled in the Apple environment. I work as the IT volunteer for a 501c3 thrift store serving the homeless and other social causes. I had another volunteer bring me a Chromebook. I've never touched Linux. Never seen a chromebook. He has this problem with steam. You are a patient person. You walked stepped by step on how to fix this issue, with extra steps for 64 bit without too much l33t speak, and I can't wait to try this next week. Subbed for sure.

[@tomvandervelden2298]

Great tuturial, really easy too follow and clear instruction. but when steam is loaded the screen is fully black it also seems there are several people with the same problem. Could you tell us if you know how to fix this or not. it would be much apreciated.

[@Jaxswean]

Same

[@HenryRubio-kj7jr]

It doesn’t let me play no games ? I want to play the new TCG CARD SHOP SIMULATOR

[@howdareth]

I have an error and I was wondering if you could help, When I open the steam app on my Chromebook, it shows a black screen and I can't interact with anything. Sometimes a Linux thing pops up saying that I need to press return, but when I press enter it says that I need to type in a password, but it won't let me type, so I press enter again and it says that there was an error, then it shows a downloading steam thing, then that closes almost immediately, and it all closes, but the black screen. I followed all of the steps with checking several times that I did it right, and I have restarted my computer twice. What should I do? Update: I restarted my computer again and now the page exists on the black screen, as in there are some things that I can interact with, but the page is still black no matter what I do or click

[@Truloophole]

Did you get it working yet?

[@reecebryce16]

Having this same issue, just a black screen every time I load up steam🥲

[@Felix_707]

thankyou SO much for this! All the other tutorials are always so overly complicated and misleading for no reason, but this one was simple and straightforward! I can finally play TF2 now

[@derrickt5517]

wait does this mean your chromebook can run high intensity games such as cs:go?

[@Felix_707]

I don't play cs:go, but if I did i'm pretty sure my chromebook could run it if I wanted it to :)@@derrickt5517

[@codyemelmiller]

Despite being a kid, it was easy enough for me to follow, thank you.

[@Momozz_xd]

I did everything except the last part and it’s just a black screen. How do you fix that??

[@Smartlad09]

When I entered the last line of code into the terminal, it stayed on Unpacking libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 (20.3.5-1) over (20.3.5-1) ... Setting up libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 (20.3.5-1) ... without anything happening, and without making steam work. I did it multiple times, but it kept doing the same thing.

[@DayJordan]

Me too same situation

[@Unstable_Hank]

Same too

[@Sigill-3]

Same

[@Sigill-3]

@gauding gadgets

[@simmy1024]

What do you do if it says "unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386"

[@jessecosta9916]

i got the same message

[@Larudo]

Same

[@TheoneShadow2728]

@@manthatsnotaman7713 does not work

[@manthatsnotaman7713]

@@TheoneShadow2728 have u tried opening steam

[@TheoneShadow2728]

@@manthatsnotaman7713 name it worked

[@Supertitan195]

I have to go back and do it myself but just by seeing how smoothly you did it I thank you already

[@Bolas3749]

The last one didn’t work for me in the terminal does anyone know why.? (Sudo apt-get install -reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx:i386)

[@grass-u3z]

it says "E: Unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386" when i try to type the last command

[@grass-u3z]

WAIT I TRIED IT TODAY IT WORKED

[@lexa149]

How did you solve this problem?

[@jayboogz7186]

I did everything you said but now I'm in with a black screen how do I fix that??????

[@AlexSchultz-hg3un]

this is a great tutorial and I appreciate how smoothly this tutorial was put out. The only problem i am currently having right now is with the --add command for "sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386". It told me that the "--add" command was unknown somehow. Does anyone know how to fix this if this could possibly be a problem for anyone else?

[@freyaklein9239]

I’m having the same problem

[@patoconnell9948]

Same

[@bsal2939]

same

[@soulam3618]

same

[@FreddyCD]

yo same here dawg

[@lamgod]

TWO QUESTIONS! When you do this, does it delete anything? And if you reverse this does it delete anything then?

[@willhawke7984]

Everything worked perfectly till the end when I tried to open steam after doing all the commands. When i try to launch the app it just shows up in the shelf and loads. Ive tried restarting my chromebook a couple times ive waited ive messed with wifi. do you have any idea how to fix this?

[@AndIGotThisSoda]

It just says "failed to load app information" how do i fix that?

[@QuestionSquirrels]

I've restarted 2 times and it says unable to locate package

[@Narwhals525]

sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 steam do that instead of just libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 it worked for me I have been playing stardew then remembered everyone who was struggling as well.. (Here to help)

[@aspect_x587]

@@Narwhals525 yo this worked for me, I had to try for ages, thank you very much

[@joshuamartinez5905]

@@Narwhals525 it didn’t work for me

[@kairon8608]

Ive tried this and when i input : sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 it says that its unable to locate the package. How do i fix that?

[@Dizzy-ey8ul]

the video helped alot however when i put in the final command it said unable to locate package is there any way to fix this problem

[@patrickmarmen5028]

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

[@jaydenhowell4944]

@@patrickmarmen5028 This was a HUGE help thanks!

[@brandlycow4080]

It’s works now thanks

[@johnhenry3820]

Big help my guy 👍

[@Littlebean-l4g]

I cant get the last code to work. Keeps saying not found

[@k8tln]

For me it’s saying I still have the 32 bit error even though I went into the terminal and changed that

[@BLlSS]

i tried before with no tutorial and couldn't quite get it to work, but I was actually surprised that following this got it working with seemingly no issues!!

[@jdacreeper6]

Ive completed all the steps and it had the same results as you but at the end of the terminal bit, I launched steam and it gave me the error once again. Can you help?

[@adrianperi2749]

sammeeee

[@johnthoppil7308]

Have you gotten any fixes yet?

[@steneriksen9949]

Same

[@iced_._outt]

it didn't work. . . please help it said it still is missing the 32 bit libraries

[@EvanWecksell]

Would this work on any chromebook? I have an HP Chromebook 11a

[@OrpheusKai]

Me too

[@nixian8548]

Loved the video everything was workig up until i tried to open steam after i finished putting the commands. When i opened steam it had this screen where it said to press return to proceed with the installation do you have any idea as to why this happened?

[@tobylopezlawrence8170]

Same

[@teeh6699]

nvm i take back what i said. i did a bit of more research which led me to another video which led me to a diffrent video. thanks

[@kate_caldwell]

Everything was working really well until I ran into a problem with the last step. When I go to re-open steam at the end, it comes up with the 32-bit error again. I have tried inputting the code stuff quite a few times and this keeps happening. Do you have any idea why this may be?

[@DeadBoyBuick]

Same Pls help

[@dan_oak]

Same

[@a_smol_bean1988]

yeah same, except for when I put in the command "sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386" nothing popped up, it just continued on to penguin again

[@crazybug9597]

that is supposed to happen. The main problem is the last command@@a_smol_bean1988

[@fitzlcn8506]

Bro thank you for this video, worked perfectly. Now I'm getting an invalid platform message that apparently is a bug or something.. Can you help with this?

[@FancyE]

Whenever I try to download steam is says E:dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run dpkg--configure -a' to correct the problem. How do I fix this

[@ericsanden2207]

idk its happening to me too

[@Ayana-j4s]

soooooo helpful haven't done anything like this since cyber security class in highschool lol

[@yijunx6657]

what do you do for when it asks for the password

[@kade.53]

I know this was a couple months ago, but thank you! this really helped me a lot and I appreciate your tutorials!😁

[@GaugingGadgets]

I'm really glad you found it helpful. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for watching and please consider liking and subscribing! :)

[@kade.53]

Liked and Subscribed! :]

[@natewuester1615]

PLEASE HELP. This did not work for me i have error messages in the terminal and I have no clue what to do.

[@kade.53]

Me, or the creator of the video? Because if your asking me, I just followed the tutorial and it worked, I wouldn't know, sorry. Good luck though!

[@ShaaniEdits]

watch the full video he shows how to fix it@@natewuester1615

[@jasonmgbolaamihere]

I have been trying for a week now and I couldn't until I saw your video

[@HiemalUncia]

for some reason everytime i put in "sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386" it doesn't work

[@3rdCoastYaker]

Did you ever get any clarification on this issue? I’m having the same problem.

[@varyson2937]

every command worked, but when i tried to open steam it didnt work and still said i needed the 32 bit library. Please help

[@brojobs2863]

Black screen fix Hover over and click the top left of the screen and navigate down to Settings. The settings window will pop up then goto to “interface”. There will be a setting turned on call “Enable GPU accelerated rendering of web views (requires restart)” Disable that sucka Steam will restart and black screen is gone.

[@definitelynotdickgrayson4334]

Sir you are my savior

[@Jaxswean]

It worked 😮

[@B.P.N.Z]

i know this is 1 year later but i done this tutorial on my now old chromebook which broke so i re done this on my new Chrome book thanks for the help really man keep up the good work!

[@XavierLandowski]

I’m still getting the missing the following 32-bit libraries and I’ve tried redoing it a couple times

[@someone27_]

it really helped but how do i play the games on steam?

[@Galaxy_831]

I know it been a year but it so sad you are missing the following 32-bit can you pls help me if can ????

[@MegaK589]

last part for package it says package not found tryed again still did not work plese help

[@wesleyworkman2104]

@@rafaeldellatorre9671 thank you so much this worked for me

[@arlock2045]

thank you rafael it worked!

[@fattyfart1018]

@@rafaeldellatorre9671 thank you so much, you genius you!

[@snotster5k929]

@@rafaeldellatorre9671 yhnkkkk

[@PAPASMURF38]

@@Narwhals525 thank you so much

[@Sigill-3]

Hey I’m a person who downloaded steam. And I’m have the 32 bit library issue on my 32 bit chrome book, I’ve tried a lot of videos including this and I tried rebooting it a lot and after trying a lot of solutions it still doesn’t work

[@rexheinz4784]

Thanks so much! This worked and I always wanted to play steam on my chrome book.

[@shellycoconuts9080]

did u actaully get to play any games?

[@rexheinz4784]

@@shellycoconuts9080 yup!

[@AipomThePokemon]

Can you add how to find out what bit your chrombook is next time.

[@pgextras9]

Nice video but one question I have is what should i do if when i try to install steam by linux it says failed to retrieve app info?

[@camdenbaskerville8296]

open your terminal and wait for everything to boot up, then give it another shot. Had the same issue originally

[@kalenrobey947]

I was stuck on this for hours. By dragging and dropping the steam_latest.deb file into linux files using Linux files it worked

[@iridiumconduit]

@@kalenrobey947 where should I drop it at?

[@ianelias1776]

This is a great tutorial! After opening the steam app, it tries to make me authenticate with a password but won’t allow me to type. What do I do?

[@simpleishere]

I've tried to fix the 32 bit thing but it pops up every time I redo it. please help.

[@Fungigal97]

thank you so much for this! I was feeling so disappointed that I was not going to be able to play the new cat game, Stray, because I do not have a playstation. I was so excited to hear it was on steam, but had never used it before. Of course my laptop wasnt compatible at first but thanks to your video I dont have to miss out on an awesome new game!! You are a very good communicator!

[@cris-wh9xs]

too bad the game is boring

[@Infinity_GG]

can you do this on a 32 bit chromebook acer?

[@littenpika._.animations]

@@Infinity_GG yep

[@newyoutuberpossibly]

you can play it on xbox too

[@newyoutuberpossibly]

@@cris-wh9xs shut up

[@alazyanimations5006]

i keep getting an XTerm window popping up saying "Steam needs to install these additional packages: arm64 libegl1:arm64 libgbm1"arm64 libgl1-mesa-dri:arm64 libgl1:arm64 steam-libs-amd64:amd64 press return to proceed with installation: " im not sure what to do

[@harveyrowe3269]

Did you figure out what to do

[@alazyanimations5006]

@@harveyrowe3269 sadly no

[@MrGold108]

iv'e got steam on my Chromebook now but I've ran into another issue, if i try to play any games it either says that i don't have enough storage (which i understand, can't be helped) or that it's an "invalid platform". Is there anyway to bypass this??

[@cheefqueef6494]

For Windows apps you could try to remove ChromeOS as a whole and install a new operating system like Windows but that's more complicated and risky.

[@phoebenguyen9517]

Thank you for your help, but I wonder what should I do when I tried to install with Linus, but Error occur?? How can I fix it?

[@brazilian_Nick]

i have a 64 bit Chromebook when i tried to change to 32 bit it the download processed but it didn't change to 32 bit

[@michelvandenbrouck5448]

hey, i got with the last command this message : E: Unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

[@johnthoppil7308]

I have a 32 bit computer but it still gives me the error message and the steps you give don't work.

[@illusion12127]

Same

[@CR7-89u]

So when I try to download it it says it cancels my installation. I tried putting more storage but it didn't work. Can you help me? Edit: nvm it worked thx bro

[@applekhi3962]

For some odd reason I followed all the steps and it still said I was missing 32-bit libraries

[@shahutcherson2992]

The same here

[@jeremywalker3618]

@@shahutcherson2992 yuppers on mine the add architecure i386 command doesnt seem to do anything

[@pierceswampy2671]

delete all the files that say "steam" and restart your chromebook and then go back on the site and reinstall steam and try the steps all over again... Also it's what i had to do i had the same thing happen

[@applekhi3962]

@@pierceswampy2671 and then did it work?

[@pierceswampy2671]

@@applekhi3962 yes

[@bigcheeseboi]

can you help me? after I did all the commands and closed out of the terminal, when i went to launch steam it still gave me the 32 bit error

[@blackberry_ztx]

same

[@SockManX]

Thanks I was worried I wouldn't be able to play my steam games on my new Chromebook

[@mushroomcapricorn8862]

Hello there, I do like your video very much but it seems that everytime I finished typing everything into the terminal, it still says that I don't have 32 libraries and I have tried this several times already so I'm wondering if maybe I can get some advice on how to fix this

[@mushroomcapricorn8862]

@Temp Orary That happened to me but a few more tries later it stopped saying that the libgl1 mesa is not found

[@mushroomcapricorn8862]

@Temp Orary Well I was typing in the sudo this and that part instead of copying and pasting so maybe about 4 - 5 times

[@mushroomcapricorn8862]

Though I had to be very accurate about it

[@mushroomcapricorn8862]

@Temp Orary Yeah I tried my best but I'm stuck on this problem of trying to get stream to work myself

[@ryaksm]

@@mushroomcapricorn8862 did you find a way to make it work out ?

[@lilmurkyz]

It’s still saying I’m missing the 34 bits I don’t know what to do I’ve tried multiple tutorials and have been trying for the past week help

[@corn2560]

Thank you for this tutorial! My son had been asking me for Gary’s Mod for the longest. This was thoroughly explained without any confusion. Thanks!

[@pokemonweeaboopikachuninja8745]

can gmod run on a chromebook?

[@yeahitsme4066]

​@@pokemonweeaboopikachuninja8745 Probably not lol

[@StormyS-eu4kt]

This is super helpful, thank you! But when i paste the fourth line in the terminal, it says: E: Unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 Do you know what im supposed to do next?

[@velitolgayldrm1381]

E: Unable to locate package libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 any solution for this :(

[@omarbars]

The solution is in the first reply to the top comment with your same problem

[@klofuu]

@@omarbars no it aint

[@ravenc7649]

What do I do if I get an error when trying to install steam on Linux?

[@blackberry_ztx]

the 2nd tut

[@masonbell4063]

Thanks mate really needed this I don’t won’t to do my work at school

[@ir15h_spud]

I ran all the same code, and every thing came up. But when I tried to run steam it said I still needed to fix the 32 bit thingy. PLEASE HELP ME.

[@w33dk33per]

Same,idk what to do

[@vizzard742]

what do i do if after i turned it off it then will says common sudo not found?

[@GabrielB_22_1]

my screen its black, help

[@tracehilden3306]

Mine is doing this as well trying to figure it out now

[@Mickeysmouse1]

Try exiting it off the screen and going back on! It worked well for me !

[@Mickeysmouse1]

Nevermind!

[@JrCoconut7]

did anyone figure it out

[@ivanroozemond307]

I have the same problem

[@forcednut2685]

Mine says installation error for some reason at 37 percent it stops can you helpme

[@braxtonmontgomery1668]

I did all that and it is still saying that I'm missing the 32 bit libraries. Does anyone have any suggestions (?)

[@xdfarmboi6701]

copy and paste the sudo comands for a seccond time

[@AlexisLopez-tm2gv]

@@xdfarmboi6701can you explain how to do this?

[@xdfarmboi6701]

@@AlexisLopez-tm2gv I don’t remember it was two years ago just try do it again

[@that_guy29]

I don't know why but my chromebook says, failed to retrieve app info and doesn't download

[@Fishtickz]

Mine says that too

[@mr.charchar]

THANK GOD YOU EXIST 🙏

[@azfaarrealm9426]

Thanks, but before I try this, will this erase any data?

[@Underground-xs9nn]

So, I have always wanted to be able to install games on my Chromebook, and I have failed everything. When I saw the intro to this video, I had hope, because I had a 32-bit Chromebook. However, when I tried to download it, I got an error saying that an error occurred while installing. I looked in the comment section, and nobody had the same problem. Does anybody by chance know how to fix it?

[@rachelthomson1179]

@kierandalion9164 I just had this problem and seen the comments. Add the download to your computer rather than from downloads that’s when I got it to work! Hope this helps if you haven’t done it yet

[@kayleigh7596]

I follow the steps but when I load up steam its a blank screen, but certain tabs can be hovered over and they will open? have I done someting wrong?

[@Jaxswean]

Hover over and click the top left of the screen and navigate down to settings. The settings window will pop up then go to “interface” There will be a setting turned on called “ Enable GPU accelerated rendering of web” disable it, steam will restart and the black screen is gone

[@FrozeAnimation]

It’s says password required?

[@akuma-tactics1]

@@FrozeAnimation enter 2x

[@HenryRubio-kj7jr]

How for me it doesn’t let me play any game I can log in but not play any game how I fix this

[@TNKgxmbo]

its telling me i cant download any games because of it being the wrong platform can someone help

[@PatricePurrgeron]

oh my this is amazing! i can now play games with my friends that i couldent get before! thank you! +1 subscriber! although just in case i would like a video showing how to change my chromebook back to 64 bit. But still great video! Thank you!

[@Jules_augustin]

it moves in 64bit?

[@thestrawberry3337]

Any tips for an old HP Chromebook? I want to be able to play on it, but can't because of the update... I hope you answer mine...

[@9urified154]

what happens when it says: libgl1-mesa-glx:i386

[@Alex-lv7os]

I just spammed it till it worked lmfao

[@QuestionSquirrels]

It doesn't work

[@shariemc363]

Thank you. Almost gave up then found your video. Steam only allows me to play linux icon games. Do I need to do something else to play window games in linux? Like proton or something. Thank you so much. 😊

[@rhyss5768]

It keep asking to re-verify I'm not a robot even though i do answer the questions correctly. And sometimes it just stops and does nothing.

[@blazelejeune7729]

Super super helpful. Thank you so much for this in depth and easy to follow tutorial ✅

[@AjTheChillGuy]

ik this was a year ago but when I tried to install the file with Linux 2:37 I just got an error saying error while installing

[@coopermarshall]

Very helpful I had to find out the first problem by myself but afterwards it was a breeze

[@Gleugies]

what problem? because i cant seem to find out how to solve mine

[@Luis-on8wm]

Thank you this helped a lot after months of trying to get steam I found this video thank you!

[@petty_gaming3351]

With the last one it says unable to locate package

[@WarpedThought]

same

[@Narwhals525]

@@WarpedThought sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 steam do that instead of just libgl1-mesa-dri:i386

[@nakedwitharock4981]

bro im genuinely in love with you now i hope you all the best

[@Sirfloppa]

its just a black screen

[@coonmuncher99]

Same

[@Not_Nate213]

can anyone help it still says it needs a 32bit library

[@hoodiemn599]

Seriously great guide. Thank you!

[@davidmayfield4595]

bro lmao its batman

[@reddead5945]

@@davidmayfield4595 ur moms Batman

[@MVRmods]

Thank you bro you earned a sub

[@SoFi-Beats]

THIS WAS A LIFE SAVER, THANK YOU!!!!!

[@GaugingGadgets]

I'm really glad it worked for you! Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for watching and please consider liking and subscribing! :)

[@cornish-ballmapper5990]

​@@GaugingGadgets When I try to open up steam in the Linux apps section, Steam will just not open at all.

[@k8erade420]

I know this video is a little old but I just did all the steps and i tried to open steam after adding commands to terminal, but i got the missing bit library message again

[@IMONPCVR]

My steam is black

[@ivanroozemond307]

Same for me😢

[@ThatOnnline]

Same

[@Stinky_boi6969]

So?