Steam crashes on launch on Ubuntu 18.04

steamclosed Distro Family: UbuntuDistro-provided steam package

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6764 · opened 2019-12-13 by lxs602 · updated 2019-12-19 · 3 comments · github

Llxs602 2019-12-13 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): 1575604565
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 18.04
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam crashes immediately after logging in, on 'Configuring Steam account: ...'

I am happy to submit any other crash/log files as needed.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

/usr/games/steam

Crash dump files:
luke_log.txt
crash_20191213220830_20.zip

Stdout:

STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Pins up-to-date!
/home/luke/.steam/ubuntu12_32/steam
[2019-12-13 22:13:19] Startup - updater built Dec  6 2019 03:24:55
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Checking for update on startup
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Checking for available updates...
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Downloading manifest: client-download.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Download skipped: /client/steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1575604565, installed version 1575604565
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Nothing to do
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Verifying installation...
[2019-12-13 22:13:20] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2019-12-13 22:13:21] Verification complete
STEAM_RUNTIME_HEAVY: ./steam-runtime-heavy
Opted-in Controller Mask for AppId 0: 0
roaming config store loaded successfully - 1885 bytes.
migrating temporary roaming config store
appdatacache.cpp (2433) : Assertion Failed: !bSharedKVSymbols```

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2019-12-13 github

Hello @lxs602, this reads like #6067. Does moving ~/.steam somewhere out of the way so Steam can re-bootstrap on next start have an effect?

Llxs602 2019-12-15 github

Hi, deleting .steam has no effect. I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a virtual drive, downloaded all updates, and then installed Steam, which then started without problems, so I wonder if I have somehow compromised compatibility with Steam on my system by installing software from ppas.

I will try a fresh install to Ubuntu 19.10 and reinstall Steam, unless you have any better suggestions. Thanks.

Llxs602 2019-12-19 github

Fixed by reinstalling Ubuntu.

Nothing extracted yet.