"Install games" after purchasing does not work

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4675 · opened 2016-10-21 by vadi2 · updated 2019-09-20 · 3 comments · github

Vvadi2 2016-10-21 github

Your system information

Steam client version: october 20, 2016 version
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 16.04
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] no
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

After purchasing a game, the "Install games" button does not work. Clicking on it does nothing but freeze the cursor to the pointy hand type for a few minutes inside the Steam window.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Buy a game
Click "Install games"

Iinliniac 2017-04-08 github

I saw the same on a fresh install. In my case it was related to 'keybase', a tool for managing gpg keys and such. It creates a special mount point using fusefs. Not sure why, but I noticed that on this system 'df -h' would hang as well. After killing keybase, the frozen steam immediately came to life and showed me the install steps. So maybe your case is related to keybase or a fusefs as well?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2019-09-20 github

Hello @vadi2, are you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?

Vvadi2 2019-09-20 github

I don't think so. Thanks for checking by!

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