You're lucky, I usually only run Arch, but I had a laptop running ubuntu-mate 17.10 for testing purposes.
So I did some digging, and the 64bit library name is libgphoto2-6 (for some reason), and the 32bit library is libgphoto2-6:i386. It's that extra "-6" in the name that was tripping things up on my install. I suspect the naming is just as clunky for 16.04, as evident with this page: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/+source/libgphoto2
That being said, you should try:
sudo apt-get install libgphoto2-6:i386
If that doesn't work, let me know.
By the way, I really find it cute how every Ubuntu tutorial begin their command with sudo. If you need root for a couple of commands, you can do:
sudo -s
That will give you a root shell you can do administration with. You just need to close the terminal when you're finished, or type "exit" to return to a normal shell. It's just a helpful tip I don't really see anyone talking about. Typing sudo all the time is just a chore you don't really need to do. That has nothing to do with your problem, but I thought it might serve you well in the future.
Damn, I missed something, you're installing Steam, and I was focusing on the library. Steam doesn't need libgphoto at all. It doesn't hurt to have it, but it doesn't help. Libgphoto is for accessing digital cameras, it has no purpose I know of regarding Steam. Same goes for LibSane, it might be missing, but it isn't needed.
Have you tried lauching steam? If so, what happens?
Damn, I missed something, you're installing Steam, and I was
focusing on the library. Steam doesn't need libgphoto at all. It
doesn't hurt to have it, but it doesn't help. Libgphoto is for
accessing digital cameras, it has no purpose I know of regarding
Steam. Same goes for LibSane, it might be missing, but it isn't
needed.
Have you tried lauching steam? If so, what happens?
Yeah, I don't know why Steam needs those.
When I do launch Steam, the icon appears on my dock for about 12 seconds, disappears, and that's it.
I'va had no problem installing Steam and installing several games, but I have not had time to sit down and see if they actually work. I will install several and report on each.
libgphoto2-6:i386 is already the newest version (2.5.9-3).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libgsm1:i386 libodbc1 libpcap0.8:i386 wine-stable wine-stable-amd64
wine-stable-i386:i386
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 465 not upgraded.
A little late, but as I faced the same issue:
you propably have a newer version of this lib.
just type locate bgphoto2_port.so to find your version and link it to the expected name.
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