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I've been trying to install steam on debian 9, I need to get the i386 architecture, but it doesn't let me do it

dpkg --print-architecture

returns amd64

and when i use dpkg --print-foreign-architectures
it returns with i386

using sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
returns me nothing but it also doesnt update even after 

sudo apt-get update

without using sudo I get the following error

dpkg: error: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/arch-new': Permission denied

I can't seem to find a fix regarding my system

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LowZaar
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  • What question *is* you asking? – Geno Chen Jun 10 '18 at 19:14
  • why cant i add that architecture to my OS, ive done every guide to do that, but they plainly do not work – LowZaar Jun 10 '18 at 19:57
  • Isn't that `dpkg --print-foreign-architectures` indicated that you have already added the architecture i386 into your OS? – Geno Chen Jun 10 '18 at 20:11
  • but steam wont launch because the library isnt installed, it says "You are missing the following 32-bit libraries, and Steam may not run: libGL.so.1" and my package managers and apt-get say that package doesnt exist, my source list already has non-free and contrib inside so that shouldnt be the issue – LowZaar Jun 10 '18 at 20:14
  • So your real question became how to install libGL.so.1:i386 into your Linux, not how to add the target architecture. – Geno Chen Jun 10 '18 at 20:35
  • if it gets me to use steam, yes :D – LowZaar Jun 10 '18 at 20:38
  • Then I tried `dpkg -S libGL.so.1 | grep i386`, and found the package libgl1:i386, which means `sudo apt-get install libgl1:i386` may solve your _current_ real problem. – Geno Chen Jun 10 '18 at 20:43
  • `Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'libgl1-mesa-glx:i386' instead of 'libgl1:i386' libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 is already the newest version (13.0.6-1+b2). libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 set to manually installed.` – LowZaar Jun 10 '18 at 21:04
  • it might be on the wrong folder? because its still giving me the same error – LowZaar Jun 10 '18 at 21:05

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If you're trying to install the Steam for Windows snap run snap install steamforwindows --edge

If you trying to build the Steam for Windows snap run:

git clone https://github.com/snapcrafters/steamforwindows.git
cd steamforwindows
sudo snapcraft # needs sudo to enable the i386 architecture
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