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Since latest beta release, when steam is closed (Running in background) windows keeps appearing

steamclosed Steam clientDistro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11647 · opened 2025-01-07 by alosarjos · updated 2025-07-20 · 8 comments · github
Aalosarjos 2025-01-07 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1736213535
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for syste
    m updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have the Steam Window closed, I'm using tray icon extension support on Gnome, so it's running on the background, by itself the window opens again without me opening it

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open Steam
  2. Close the Window
  3. Wait for the window to show up itself
Aalosarjos 2025-01-07 github

UPDATE: It also closes by it self, and then opens, and like that all the time. I keep seeing this on the logs:

ene 07 08:03:57 artorias steamwebhelper[19790]: steamwebhelper.sh[19779]: Using supervisor /home/alosarjos/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-supervisor
ene 07 08:03:57 artorias steamwebhelper[19790]: steamwebhelper.sh[19779]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime via /home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper.sh
ene 07 08:03:57 artorias steamwebhelper[19790]: steamwebhelper.sh[19779]: Using CEF sandbox \(try with -no-cef-sandbox if this fails\)
ene 07 08:03:57 artorias steamwebhelper[19790]: steamwebhelper.sh[19779]: Starting steamwebhelper with Sniper steam runtime at /home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/_v2-entry-point
ene 07 08:03:57 artorias steamwebhelper[19790]: exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=es_ES -cachedir=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=13066 -buildid=1736213535 -steamid=76561198402716199 -logdir=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=8 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 -no-restart-on-ui-mode-change --valve-initial-threadpool-size=4 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
ene 07 08:07:00 artorias steamwebhelper[20179]: steamwebhelper.sh[20168]: Using supervisor /home/alosarjos/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-supervisor
ene 07 08:07:00 artorias steamwebhelper[20179]: steamwebhelper.sh[20168]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime via /home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper.sh
ene 07 08:07:00 artorias steamwebhelper[20179]: steamwebhelper.sh[20168]: Using CEF sandbox \(try with -no-cef-sandbox if this fails\)
ene 07 08:07:00 artorias steamwebhelper[20179]: steamwebhelper.sh[20168]: Starting steamwebhelper with Sniper steam runtime at /home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/_v2-entry-point
ene 07 08:07:01 artorias steamwebhelper[20179]: exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=es_ES -cachedir=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=13066 -buildid=1736213535 -steamid=76561198402716199 -logdir=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=9 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 -no-restart-on-ui-mode-change --valve-initial-threadpool-size=4 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/alosarjos/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
?ghost 2025-02-18 github

The same thing happens to me on Debian.

PPowaBanga 2025-02-19 github

if you right click on the steam notification icon, and switch in bigPicture mode / normal mode... does this change anything ?

probably the same issue here :
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11558

Ttmaster-terrarian 2025-02-20 github

now getting affected by this issue on stable release 1.0.0.81-2, arch linux as well

XxAcid9 2025-06-28 github

I getting this problem since couple of days ago, what was the fix?

PPowaBanga 2025-06-28 github

in my case an update fixed it on archlinux

XxAcid9 2025-06-28 github

Deleting index.theme in ~/.icons/default/ fixed it for me.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/11873#issuecomment-2776220403

Aalosarjos 2025-07-20 github

I'm not getting this behavior anymore