Having Trouble Installing Steam Debian Buster

[CoolDude2]

Here is my sources list.

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deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
deb-src [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free

deb [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src [arch=amd64] http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free

deb [arch=amd64] http://ftp.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
deb-src [arch=amd64] http://ftp.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free

deb [arch=amd64] http://www.deb-multimedia.org. squeeze main non-free
deb-src [arch=amd64] http://www.deb-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free

when i type the following command...

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sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
pkg-config-dpkghook: warning: Architecture i3861 not defined in architecture tables, ignored

So I don't know how to enable 32-bit libraries that steam relies on.

when I try to install steam using this command...

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apt install steam
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package steam is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  steam-devices

E: Package 'steam' has no installation candidate

I've got to be missing something. Please help.

[pylkko]

I don't know what you are doing there. Where did you get the instructions to do this? It's wrong.

Start from here:
https://wiki.debian.org/Steam

and see if you manage, if not, then ask something specific

Also, please use code-tags next time so that it is easier for others to read

[CoolDude2]

I got my original instructions for https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install- ... -10-buster

From your post.

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1. Append a "non-free" component to the main line in your /etc/apt/sources.list. For instance, on a Debian 10/Buster system, the line may look like this after your edit:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free

2. Enable Multi-Arch and update the list of available packages:

# dpkg --add-architecture i386
# apt update

3. Install the steam package:

# apt install steam

That is exactly what i did. -minus sudo, sorry forgot to mention i also tried updating apt because something had gone wrong with the first command. The error message is in the first post. Also, the last two lines in my sources list... I don't even know why they were there.

So really I believe all i really need is to know how to fix this..

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sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
pkg-config-dpkghook: warning: Architecture i3861 not defined in architecture tables, ignored

[stevepusser]

warning: Architecture i3861

Looks like a typo to me, should be i386. Where's the "1" coming from?

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Remove the [arch=amd64] declarations from your sources.