Steam not found error

[Stuart Bishop]

Open software center, and search for 'steam' using the top right search box. The results list the 'Steam' package first on the list, but clicking on this package displays an error page - 'Not found. There isn't a software package called "steam" in your current software sources'.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Mar 31 00:52:42 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-13 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-03-16 (14 days ago)

[Stuart Bishop (stub)]

Workaround from the command line is 'sudo apt-get install steam' to install it, and running 'steam' to launch it.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Philip Guyton (phil-lxnet)]

Same here on a fresh 15.04 Ubuntu Gnome install.
N.B. this was a 64bit non uefi install.

Same workaround sorted ie install from cli.
Was then able to launch and run their own installer from the dash.

Very strange we have so few indications of this as this is a big deal.
N.B. I do have ipv6 issues here but this was disabled on both interfaces.

[Tobias Brennvik (tobias-brennvik)]

this should be high priority as it cant be hard to fix, the workaround from Stuart works perfect, but for noobs its should be in the software center and work easy. "Workaround from the command line is 'sudo apt-get install steam' to install it, and running 'steam' to launch it."

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

'software-center' is no longer included in any currently supported release of Ubuntu. I'm closing this bug report with a status of "Invalid" in order to tidy the list of outstanding '100 Papercuts' issues.