Arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5103 · opened 2017-07-28 by laurentpellegrino · updated 2017-07-28 · 2 comments · github

Llaurentpellegrino 2017-07-28 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): 2017-07-28
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora 26
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

The Steam client crashes on startup.

Below is the full output:

https://gist.github.com/lpellegr/3308c77ce08f5177d310391dfbc89900

I think the interesting part if the following:

dbus[19583]: arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect, assertion "path != NULL" failed in file ../../dbus/dbus-message.c line 1367.
This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Install Fedora 26 with latest updates
Install the Steam client.
Start the Steam client.

Llaurentpellegrino 2017-07-28 github

A workaround is to opt-out the beta and to restart the client:

mv ${HOME}/.local/share/Steam/package/beta ${HOME}/.local/share/Steam/package/beta.disabled

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-07-28 github

Hello @lpellegr, this issue is already being tracked at #5101, feel free to add your findings to the existing issue report.

Closing as a duplicate.

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