Sharing my initial journey with Linux.
Sharing my initial journey with Linux.
Hey everyone, I'm facing the same issue with Linus & Luke's Linux challenge. They wanted a Steam installer for games, but I just need a stable GUI to run Firefox on Apt. My setup broke because typing "yes" removed the whole graphics environment and network settings. Even though I tried reinstalling Steam with apt-get, it warned me about removing essential packages like pop-desktop and gstremer. It feels like something serious could be wrong here. Are you sure this is safe?
You selected a specific distribution and its corresponding release.
I realize I haven't explored POP!_OS yet (and now I see it mentions pop-desktop, so I should have anticipated it's POP!_OS). It's puzzling why it would clash like that, but I have a few suggestions to keep your Linux journey going:
1) Try to steer clear of the command line whenever possible, at least until you feel more confident. For instance, Steam appears in the Pop!_Shop, which acts like an app store. I suggest starting there. https://support.system76.com/articles/linux-gaming/
2) If you must use the terminal—either because it's the only choice or after gaining some Linux experience—I advise paying close attention to the prompts asking if you're sure about your actions. The terminal is powerful, but that power can easily lead to mistakes. There was a bug in POP!_OS a few months back, possibly fixed, though I'm not certain. (Based on some research). Unfortunately, I don't have the expertise to fix the issue without risking further problems, so I'll defer to someone who might offer better guidance.
The instructions clearly indicated what was about to occur. What prompted your 'yes'? I suspect your input wasn't limited to just "sudo apt-get install steam" unless something is seriously amiss with your setup. This seems to reflect a significant oversight from the maintainers. It likely happened because they unintentionally added numerous package conflicts, leading to this outcome. Please review the system alerts before confirming. Using a general distribution instead of one tailored for specific hardware would be better. Apt-get exists mainly for old scripting needs; consider using apt now. For resolving this, a fresh installation would be the most reliable solution. Attempting to reverse the changes would probably fail at this stage.
Been relying on PoP OS for nearly five months now. Most Linux distributions require you to update libraries or dependencies before installing or updating software (sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade). From what I've seen, I chose to download Steam from the Pop Shop rather than via the command line because a community member in the PoP OS subreddit cautioned that doing so could break things. Enjoying Pop OS has been great for both work and gaming (Steam and Lutris included).
I also recently tried Linux. There weren't too many issues with Linux Mint. I believe the Steam GUI software manager didn't work for me, so I visited their website to download the installer. This approach might not be the preferred method for most Linux users, but it functioned and allowed me to play games. If you enjoy everything about Pop!-Streams, this could be useful.