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Steam link crashes Steam client upon start, Nvidia, X11

steamopen Steam clientStreamingDistro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11016 · opened 2024-06-25 by Niroc · updated 2024-06-25 · 3 comments · github
NNiroc 2024-06-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date):...

  • stable = 1718904662

  • beta = 1719259903

  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Garuda (arch, kernel 6.9.0)

  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] both

  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] yes

  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
    steam-logs.tar.gz

  • GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

steam crashes upon starting a steam llnk session in both stable and beta versions of the client, running desktop mode in steam link, in KDE.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. run steam on pc
  2. start steam link session
  3. steam crashes in stable and beta
NNiroc 2024-06-25 github

Big picture mode also crashes

RR1r138 2024-06-25 github

Changed OS to Ubuntu, works fine, thanks for the reply though.

NNiroc 2024-06-25 github

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11016#issuecomment-2188448408

Ubuntu doesn't update as fast as a proper distro, just because something didn't need fixing in the past doesn't mean it wont be an issue in the future... best to nip it in the bud now.