I recently switched to PopOS from Mint on my old laptop. I use it mainly for retro gaming and ad-free YouTube on my TV. I tried to install Steam through the Terminal using the command "sudo apt install steam", but I encountered four errors, all 404 not found errors. These errors reference a path in the PopOS repository that suggests the files I need aren't available. I attempted running "sudo apt update" and "sudo apt clean" before trying again, but nothing changed. In Mint, I didn't have this problem, and I'm not sure what else to try. Any advice?
3 Answers
The installation should work smoothly if Steam is in the default repositories. If you keep getting errors, it’s possible there's a temporary problem on the server side. Maybe wait a bit and try again later? If desperate, you can always grab the Steam .deb package directly from their download page to bypass this issue.
If the issue persists, you can download the Steam .deb file directly from the Steam website. Just install it manually from there if you can't resolve the issues with the package manager.
It sounds like you might be running into some repository issues. Make sure to update your package lists with `sudo apt update` before installing anything. Since you're getting 404 errors, there could be a temporary server issue or the specific files might have moved. You can try deleting the contents of `/var/lib/apt/lists/` and then running `sudo apt update` again to refresh everything. That sometimes helps.
Thanks for the tip! I might give that a shot later.
I just added the error message and some console output to one of my comments. It might shed more light on the issue.