steam software package will not install-it is there but can not be detected

[jeffrey morgan]

steam software package can not be detected even though it is showing as installed, therefore i can not install the steam package in order to activate fsxsteam

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-42.45-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-42-generic i686
.tmp.unity_support_test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Thu Mar 16 02:17:21 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: yakkety
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, including running git bisection searches
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2582] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:4556]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-03 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release i386 (20161012.2)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.8.0-42-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro recovery nomodeset
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: EV91510A.86A.0444.2005.0429.2108
dmi.board.name: D915GEV
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAC63667-503
dmi.chassis.type: 2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrEV91510A.86A.0444.2005.0429.2108:bd04/29/2005:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD915GEV:rvrAAC63667-503:cvn:ct2:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160706-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-2
xserver.bootTime: Thu Mar 16 01:51:57 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Chicony HP Elite USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Chicony HP Elite USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
 input USB Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is an unsupported release now. Please think to install the next LTS 'Bionic 18.04'

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-next/daily-live/current/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-18-04-minimal-install-option

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Marking as Invalid because the release is EOL is not correct. Marking as Incomplete. Also, 18.04 is (at the time of writing) still in development, and you should expect some breakage.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29

Reporter, is this still present on 17.10 or 16.04?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]