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Steam doesn't boot properly after installation.

steamopen Distro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13272 · opened 2026-05-29 by TheOriginalMilesWithTails · updated 2026-05-29 · 0 comments · github
TTheOriginalMilesWithTails 2026-05-29 github

Your system information

  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): CachyOS (Arch Linux fork)

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

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

  • Steam Logs: tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
    /home/miles/.steam/steam/logs/
    /home/miles/.steam/steam/logs/console-linux.txt
    tar: /home/miles/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz: Функция write завершилась с ошибкой: Обрыв канала
    tar: Child returned status 2
    tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

  • GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

After I rebooted my PC, Steam stopped opening. It's process appears hovewer

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install steam onto a fresh Arch/CachyOS system
  2. Open it
  3. Reboot the PC
  4. Open it again

Nothing extracted yet.