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Tray icon items does not start steam

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10777 · opened 2024-04-11 by valr337 · updated 2024-05-05 · 1 comments · github
Vvalr337 2024-04-11 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1709846872
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Kubuntu 23.10
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Upon clicking any menu entry from tray icon(ex: "Store"), the respective page does not show

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open steam via GUI (.local/share/applications/steam.desktop)
  2. Right click steam icon from task bar and click "Store" ( or any other entry )
    (Side note: Only "Exit steam" entry works)

Extra information:

  • Tray does contain entries such as "Store" "Library" "Community"
  • Downloaded steam from website steam_latest.deb
  • Running steam from console with command steam works and tray entries works as well

Tried solution from these issues

  1. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4795#issuecomment-271054962
~ » sudo apt install libdbusmenu-gtk4:i386                                                                                                                                        

libdbusmenu-gtk4:i386 is already the newest version (18.10.20180917~bzr492+repack1-3ubuntu1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  1. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5222#issuecomment-340209608
~ » find / -type d -iname "pinned_libs*" 2>/dev/null                                                                                                                         
/home/USER/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/pinned_libs_32
/home/USER/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/pinned_libs_64

~ » rm -r /home/USER/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/pinned_libs*                                                                                                   

~ » find / -type d -iname "pinned_libs*" 2>/dev/null                                                                                                                               

Hhrzhu 2024-05-05 github

I recently upgraded to Kubuntu 24.04 and I had the same issue.
Steam starts minimized if I start it from start menu and the options in tray menu doesn't work.
If I start steam from terminal, it just works fine.
I didn't have this issue on Kubuntu 22.04.

I find a workaround to my problem. Uncheck setting -> interface -> enable GPU accelerated rendering in web views and then Steam works fine when I starting if from start menu.

I use AMD GPU as well. Unlike OP, I install Steam from Ubuntu repo not Steam website.