segmentation fault when starting steam on linux

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3610 · opened 2014-11-30 by Eleuin · updated 2019-07-18 · 6 comments · github

EEleuin 2014-11-30 github

before anyone suggests, yes i have tested on multiple installs (Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and ElementaryOS), and i have done apt-get install --reinstall several times too

this is the console output in its entirety

eleuin@eleuin-pc:~$ steam
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[2014-11-30 00:51:49] Startup - updater built Nov 25 2013 18:07:05
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
/usr/games/steam: 16: /usr/games/steam: /home/eleuin/.steam/steam.sh: not found

i have removed all steam files, and even tried this on fresh installs, with and without the FOSS drivers.
just on the odd chance this might be the issue:

uname -a: http://paste.ubuntu.com/9309880/
lsmod: http://paste.ubuntu.com/9309877/
lspci: http://paste.ubuntu.com/9309886/

TTele42 2014-11-30 github

@Eleuin have you tried running steam --reset?

EEleuin 2014-11-30 github

i have, and it returns the exact same error

(Update: I have found that its only the unstable version that is broke, the stable one from the repos installs as it should)

EEleuin 2014-12-20 github

found what may be the problem. installation only seems to work using AMD's FOSS drivers, using fglrx seems to cause the segmentation fault

PPlaque-fcc 2014-12-21 github

I'm on Ubuntu 14.10 and AMD Catalyst says that driver packaging version
is «14.201.1006.1002-140902a-175607C-ATI» and recognizes both 8770M and
8330 DGPU+APU graphics. Using proprietary driver package from Ubuntu
repository. Steam works, games work.

Ppatflick 2015-06-30 github

Same issue on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS with fglrx-updates AMD drivers:

ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[2015-06-30 16:46:22] Startup - updater built Nov 25 2013 18:07:05
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
/usr/games/steam: 16: /usr/games/steam: /home/patrick/.steam/steam.sh: not found

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-04-27 github

Hello, fglrx has been discontinued in favor of mesa and AMDGPU-PRO.

Closing as this driver no longer has support from the vendor.

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