xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal dependency problem with steam:i386/steam64 & libgl1-mesa-dri

[Abhisek Mukherjee]

Installing steam/steam64 removes xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal and vice versa.
To use steam we need to use the older xserver-xorg-video-intel package

$ sudo aptitude show xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal
State: not installed
Version: 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2~precise2
Priority: optional
Section: x11
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Uncompressed Size: 1,773 k
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libdrm-intel1 (>= 2.4.38), libdrm2 (>= 2.4.30),
         libpciaccess0 (>= 0.8.0+git20071002), libudev0 (>= 147), libx11-6,
         libx11-xcb1, libxcb-dri2-0, libxcb-util0 (>= 0.3.8), libxcb1, libxv1,
         libxvmc1, xorg-video-abi-13, xserver-xorg-core-lts-quantal (>=
         2:1.12.99.901)
Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-intel, xserver-xorg-video-intel,
           xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal
Replaces: xserver-xorg-video-intel, xserver-xorg-video-intel
Provides: xorg-driver-video, xorg-renamed-package,
          xorg-renamed-package-lts-quantal, xserver-xorg-video-intel
Description: X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver
 This package provides the driver for the Intel i8xx and i9xx family of
 chipsets, including i810, i815, i830, i845, i855, i865, i915, i945 and i965
 series chips.

 This package also provides XvMC (XVideo Motion Compensation) drivers for
 i810/i815 and i9xx and newer chipsets.

 More information about X.Org can be found at: <URL:http://www.X.org>

 This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-intel driver module.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-23.35~precise1-generic 3.5.7.2
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 16 11:16:10 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130211)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel-lts-quantal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Abhisek Mukherjee (abhisek)]

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise

$ uname -a
Linux Dharma-X 3.5.0-23-generic #35~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jan 25 17:13:26 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Abhisek Mukherjee (abhisek)]

$ sudo aptitude show steam64
Package: steam64
State: installed
Automatically installed: no
Version: 1.0.0.28
Priority: optional
Section: games
Maintainer: Valve Corporation <email address hidden>
Architecture: amd64
Uncompressed Size: 27.6 k
Depends: steam (= 1.0.0.28), jockey-common, python-apt, xterm | gnome-terminal,
         zenity
Description: Installer for the Steam software distribution service
 Steam is a software distribution service with an online store, automated
 installation, automatic updates, achievements, SteamCloud synchronized savegame
 and screenshot functionality, and many social features.
Homepage: http://www.steampowered.com/

sudo aptitude show steam:i386
Package: steam
State: installed
Automatically installed: yes
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 1.0.0.28
Priority: optional
Section: games
Maintainer: Valve Corporation <email address hidden>
Architecture: i386
Uncompressed Size: 2,591 k
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgl1-mesa-dri, libgl1-mesa-glx, xterm |
         gnome-terminal, zenity
Provides: steam
Description: Installer for the Steam software distribution service
 Steam is a software distribution service with an online store, automated
 installation, automatic updates, achievements, SteamCloud synchronized savegame
 and screenshot functionality, and many social features.
Homepage: http://www.steampowered.com/

[Abhisek Mukherjee (abhisek)]

Now it appears that steam:i386 package actually depends on libgl1-mesa-dri package, which is related to xserver-xorg-video-intel. And it appears completely as wrong, unmentioned dependency in steam:i386 package.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.