Ubuntu 23.04 Screwed Up 32-bit App Support – And No-One Noticed

Turns out that installing the Steam client from the Ubuntu repos on a new Ubuntu 23.04 install doesn’t work – and barely anyone noticed. Which is kind of surprising given the popularity of Steam, but also kind of not (I’ll get to why in a second). So what’s the rub? This (unintentional) issue stems from Ubuntu’s switch to a new Flutter-based installer. The new installer leverages Subiquity on the backend (which was created for Ubuntu sever installs) and this doesn’t (due to an oversight) enable 32-bit support on desktop installs (32-bit support isn’t required on severs). Problem: Steam for Linux
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/ubuntu-23-04-broke-32-bit-support