@chawlindel what desktop environment are you using, Mint’s default? Could you attach the output from steam’s system information as that contains some useful goodies.

It's the Cinnamon desktop.

Steam - System Information:

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 3401 Mhz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Linux Mint 13 Maya (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.2.0-23-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11103000
X Window Manager: Muffin
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-04-16

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 680/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version:  4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.88
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0x1180
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 20,51" x 11,54"  (23,50" diag)
                                        52,1cm x 29,3cm  (59,7cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2048 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x 

Sound card:
Audio device: Intel PantherPoint HDMI

Memory:
RAM: 7881 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: sv_SE.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 82139 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 52692 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:

Also, this is what I get in the terminal after I start the game:

Failed to load installscript /home/chawlindel/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Team Fortress 2 Beta/installscript.vdf
Game update: AppID 520 "Team Fortress 2 Beta", ProcID 3038, IP 0.0.0.0:0
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL failed to create GL compatibility profile (whichProfile=0!

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.

(steam:2814): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20130419120020_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf'
roaming config store 2 saved successfully
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
[0423/183853:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 520
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561197997239498 [API loaded yes]
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Setting Steam ID: 76561197997239498
Did not detect any valid joysticks.
[0423/183856:ERROR:resource_bundle.cc(411)] Failed to load /home/chawlindel/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Team Fortress 2 Beta/cef_gtk.pak
Some features may not be available.
[0423/183856:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Loaded program cache file "glbaseshaders.cfg", total keyvalues: 266, total successfully linked: 266
Loaded program cache file "glshaders.cfg", total keyvalues: 266, total successfully linked: 266
Precache: Took 5951 ms, Vertex 864, Pixel 1367
Game.so loaded for "Team Fortress"

After this I have to close it from the desktop to quit the game.

So, wait, this is the TF2 Beta we're talking about? Because I've started having the same issue as of last night as well. As far as I know, there haven't been any updates to it recently, and I'm sure I was able to use it properly before. I don't know about the regular game; I've been waiting until the SteamPipe conversion comes out of beta to install it. I tried validating and did find a tiny file that had to be redownloaded, but that didn't fix anything.

Some other stuff of note: If I hit ` to pull up the console, I'm able to type "map [filename]" and load up a map, but I can't click Continue on the MOTD screen or use the menu that pops up when I hit Esc. If I open and then close the console, I can use the arrow keys to navigate the menu, but I can't find a key that "presses" the button I'm highlighting.

If you want to help test TF2, use regular TF2 with the steampipe beta channel; TF2 Beta is using older code fwiw.

I get the same issue on linux mint, my suspicion is that it's to do with the update to cinnamon that happened a few days ago.

Same issue here running on Mint 13 32 bit. My system info: http://pastebin.com/XM2QiXdz Console output: http://pastebin.com/XMR6fg4j

I have the same problem with TF2 on Arch linux using i3. I can't click on anything.

This seems to only effect TF2 Beta. I installed the non-beta version and it was fine.

Also @pepijndevos what DE are you using?

@handuel none.

I will try the non-beta version as well. I was kind of assuming it would update itself, but that is not the case?

@pepijndevos Do you use a WM? If so which one. I have a feeling this may actually be an issue with certain WM's and DE's. Also the beta and the actual game are completely different things so it doesn't update. The beta contains extra weapons and ideas that valve are testing, and for some reason they released that version for linux first.

i3 is my WM. Or rather was, I'm installing a different one now.

If any of you are using TF2Beta, please remove it and install regular TF2. If you are on TF2 already, ignore my comment. @chawlindel do you still have this issue with regular TF2?

@kisak-valve I am, apparently. Same problem as @pepijndevos. I'm using Steam on Arch Linux with i3 as my WM. TF2 boots just fine, but after a while, everything becomes unresponsive to about anything. I can't click, I can't type. If I switch out of TF2, it refuses to respond, too.