I see entries that make me think Kubuntu or Steam might be installed twice. The store version of Steam wasn't loading, so I ran sudo apt install steam. How can I check and remove a duplicate if there is one?
Did I install Kubuntu twice, and do I have two copies of Steam?
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The entries alone don't prove Kubuntu was installed twice. Run lsblk --output NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,LABEL,PARTTYPENAME,UUID,MOUNTPOINTS and share the output. That shows the disks, partitions, and where they're mounted.
You can also inspect /etc/fstab with cat /etc/fstab. Together, those give people a better starting point for figuring out what is mounted. Don't delete or format a partition just because it looks unfamiliar.
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For Steam, check whether it's installed through more than one package manager. Try apt list --installed, snap list, and flatpak list, then look for Steam in the output. If Flatpak isn't installed, that command may not be available.
If you find two installations, decide which one you want to keep before removing the other. A duplicate entry in the application menu can also be a menu issue, so it isn't conclusive by itself.
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sudo apt install steam tells us you used APT to install the package. sudo gives that command administrator privileges, but it isn't a separate installer.
Steam may also download files into your home directory when you run it. Those files aren't, by themselves, evidence of a second package-manager installation.
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6k!spindle_203:
How do I remove the Flatpak version if that's the duplicate?
q92~teakettle_530:
Check flatpak list for its application ID, then run flatpak uninstall followed by that ID. Read the confirmation before accepting it.