Run this command to delete the runtime libraries known to cause issues

find ~/.steam/root/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete

If the above command does not work, run the above command again, then run this command.

find ~/.local/share/Steam/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete

Great help, thx @srh420
With first command line it started working. Now I do get Steam notice about outdated files, but at least Steam client started and is running. Should I do second command too, or is it just failsafe one?

Originally posted by Kepos:

Great help, thx @srh420
With first command line it started working. Now I do get Steam notice about outdated files, but at least Steam client started and is running. Should I do second command too, or is it just failsafe one?

You should be fine with the first command. Ubuntu 16.04 has bugs at the moment that need to be worked out but most games should work for you.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/is-steam-giving-you-an-annoying-error-message-on-ubuntu-1604-heres-a-solution.7098
This may or may not work for you, I don't use ubuntu so i have no idea if it works.

Ok, thx again!

After running the first command steam will launch for me but I can't browse any pages like this page for example. In the ~/.steam/error.log It shows it's looking for the libgpg-error.so.1 file or whatever it was called and can't find it.

Originally posted by ThunderAcoustic:

After running the first command steam will launch for me but I can't browse any pages like this page for example. In the ~/.steam/error.log It shows it's looking for the libgpg-error.so.1 file or whatever it was called and can't find it.

Did you try the second command?

Yep, that one says ~/.local/share/steam/ no such file or directory

Edit: Was on my phone before, to be more precise it says:
find: ‘/home/me/.local/share/Steam/’: No such file or directory

Aha! I found something that seems to do the trick for me! The comment I linked below has a BASH script which I created and made executable. I had to uninstall and remove the ~/.steam folder and reinstall and then use this script to start steam and it started right up and I can browse pages too. Woohoo!

I'm not sure if removing the ~/.steam folder is advisable since I have no idea where it stores the games and settings and whatnot but I deleted those other files and didn't care to make a backup since I'm on a brand new fresh install of Ubuntu so that was the route I chose to take.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/03/ubuntu-drops-amd-catalyst-fglrx-driver-16-04#comment-2583636496

Try to create this script and run it with sh

And you may be able to run steam on ubuntu 16.04

#!/bin/bash

export LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' #Export so all child processes are affected as well

export DISPLAY=:0

#export LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose

steam

Just an info I found on ubuntu-mate community about your notice @ThunderAcoustic

Originally posted by ubuntu-mate.community:

Warning: this solution (LD_PRELOAD on libstdc++) seems to work at first but some games won't launch (I've encountered the issue with Borderlands:TPS a few weeks ago).

Well poop. Guess I will have to stick to windows then.

Since I got steam to open from this thread, I was wondering if anyone having issues with the steam store just being black and the loading icon going on forever?

That's what I was experiencing, a lot of pages in steam would do that. If you check your ~/steam/error.log it shows the errors in there when it happens.

Originally posted by ThunderAcoustic:

That's what I was experiencing, a lot of pages in steam would do that. If you check your ~/steam/error.log it shows the errors in there when it happens.

Didn't see any error logs. Besides getting steam to work all my games are working but dead island and idk why. lol

Originally posted by cxz215:

Since I got steam to open from this thread, I was wondering if anyone having issues with the steam store just being black and the loading icon going on forever?

My steam store its black too, I cant buy games.