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Viewing Manual on Linux doesn't work - Steamwebhelper crashs in Background

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11183 · opened 2024-08-12 by YoinkerBoinker · updated 2025-07-05 · 4 comments · github
YYoinkerBoinker 2024-08-12 github

Your system information

  • Steam Version: 1721173382
    Steam Client Build Date: Wed, Jul 17 1:22 AM UTC -08:00
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): EOS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: NO
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Of course
  • GPU: AMD 7700xt

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Trying to view the manual will crash steamwebhelper in the background resulting in the page loading forever.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Click on a Storepage of a Game for example Civilization 6
  2. On t he Storepage click "view the Manual"
  3. Site will load forever, in Terminal you can see that webhelper crashs.
    trace.txt
MManagor 2024-08-15 github

Can confirm this
Demonstrative video: https://youtu.be/lFBgnaYSJVw

YYoinkerBoinker 2024-08-16 github

When you go to the library choose the game there and click the manual under "additional content" it works. I just want to mention it since i didn't even know that way existed lol.

MManagor 2025-05-25 github

This no longer crashes steamwebhelper

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-07-05 github

Closing per the last comment.

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