[Ubuntu 15.04] Cannot launch Steam

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3962 · opened 2015-08-13 by tandriamirado · updated 2015-08-13 · 1 comments · github

Ttandriamirado 2015-08-13 github

I installed Steam for Linux for the first time, and got this issue with both Ubuntu's version and the one downloaded from Steam's website.

thierry@Chaos:~$ uname -a
Linux Chaos 3.19.0-25-generic [#26](/issue/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/26)-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 24 21:17:31 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

This is what I get when running Valve's version via a terminal:

Running Steam on ubuntu 15.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "unity-gtk-module"
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 12: bad alias
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 21: bad alias
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 30: bad alias
[0813/151142:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(173)] Running without the SUID sandbox! See https://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/LinuxSUIDSandboxDevelopment for more information on developing with the sandbox on.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamwebhelper)/version(20150812100428)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamwebhelper)/version(1439373868)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamwebhelper)/version(20150812100428)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamwebhelper)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamwebhelper)/version(1439401440)
[0813/151142:ERROR:nss_util.cc(981)] Failed to load NSS libraries.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
FillInMachineIDInfo took a total of 0 milliseconds
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Dongle firmware /home/thierry/.steam/ubuntu12_32/../controller_base/d0ggle.bin loaded, version 1435869091.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1439401440)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 12: bad alias
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 21: bad alias
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-fonts-bpg-georgian.conf", line 30: bad alias
[0813/151144:ERROR:renderer_main.cc(200)] Running without renderer sandbox
[0813/151144:ERROR:renderer_main.cc(200)] Running without renderer sandbox
assert_20150813151136_1.dmp[7652]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20150813151136_1.dmp
/home/thierry/.steam/steam.sh: line 756:  7598 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"
[0813/151144:WARNING:channel.cc(549)] Failed to send message to ack remove remote endpoint (local ID 2147483648, remote ID 2)
[0813/151144:WARNING:channel.cc(549)] Failed to send message to ack remove remote endpoint (local ID 1, remote ID 1)
[0813/151144:WARNING:channel.cc(549)] Failed to send message to ack remove remote endpoint (local ID 2147483648, remote ID 2)
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
Refresh rate: 1
assert_20150813151136_1.dmp[7652]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20150813151136_1.dmp[7652]: response: CrashID=bp-1402aa2e-57e7-48bb-a877-4c7972150813
assert_20150813151136_1.dmp[7652]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20150813151136_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-1402aa2e-57e7-48bb-a877-4c7972150813''

Any ideas? Thanks in advance

Ttandriamirado 2015-08-13 github

3 days after, I found the solution, thanks to a french Ubuntu wiki: https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/steam

For recent Ubuntu versions, you have to launch steam with the environment variable LC_ALL set to C:

LC_ALL=C steam

Just put this line in a sh script in your ~/bin folder , which you'll use to launch steam as long as this particular issue is not solved.

I hope this'll help someone ;)

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