Disabling steam runtime causes steam to shutdown immediately.

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4789 · opened 2017-01-01 by Jayman2000 · updated 2017-01-01 · 1 comments · github

JJayman2000 2017-01-01 github

Your system information

Steam client version: 1482202200, API v017 (Ubuntu package version 1:1.0.0.48-1ubuntu3)
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): KDE neon 5.8 (Ubuntu 16.04 derivative)
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Disabling the steam runtime causes steam to shutdown immediately after verification. No steam window ever pops up.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Run 'STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam'

Result:

jayman@jason-desktop:~$ STEAM_RUNTIME=0 steam
Running Steam on neon 16.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is disabled by the user
[2017-01-01 18:49:25] Startup - updater built Dec 20 2016 05:49:54
[2017-01-01 18:49:25] Verifying installation...
[2017-01-01 18:49:25] Verification complete
[2017-01-01 18:49:26] Shutdown
jayman@jason-desktop:~$

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-01-01 github

Hello @Jayman2000, disabling the steam runtime is unsupportable by Valve.

That said, you are most likely missing one or more dependencies. Use LD_DEBUG=LIBS steam to help yourself troubleshoot or reach out to your community for support.

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