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Steam (32-bit Pulse client) crashes after session init; works when PULSE_SERVER is invalid

steamopen Steam clientAudioDistro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13148 · opened 2026-05-03 by Jerbear0 · updated 2026-05-03 · 0 comments · github
JJerbear0 2026-05-03 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): steam 1.0.0.85-6
  • Distro: CachyOS (Arch-based)
  • PipeWire: 1.6.4
  • WirePlumber: 0.5.14
  • lib32-libpulse: 17.x
  • GPU: RTX 4090 + AMD iGPU (RADV)
  • Compositor: Niri (Wayland)
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam crashes on launch

works

PULSE_SERVER=invalid steam

fails (normal case)

steam

Observed behavior:

Steam segfaults in steamui.so

Stack includes:

libpulse.so
libaudio.so

Nothing extracted yet.