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Steam fails to open from desktop entry

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11652 · opened 2025-01-09 by sproctor · updated 2025-01-09 · 2 comments · github
Ssproctor 2025-01-09 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1733265492
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 24.04
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: Where should I put them?
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Since upgrading to 24.04 from 22.04, Steam fails to launch from the applications menu, but launches fine from the command line.

When launched from desktop entry, the small splash screen appears with "loading data", then it disappears and the main Steam window never appears. Every 15 seconds or so, a steam icon appears for a fraction of a second in the launcher bar.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-01-09 github

Hello @sproctor, this issue is already being tracked at #9383. Closing as a duplicate.

Ssproctor 2025-01-09 github

Thank you! There's a workaround there and everything.

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