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Steam crashes before startup in Ubuntu 18.04

steamclosed Steam clientDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6872 · opened 2020-02-07 by ofefo · updated 2022-07-23 · 4 comments · github
Oofefo 2020-02-07 github
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 18.04
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

After running steam I receive the following:

Running Steam on ubuntu 18.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Pins up-to-date!
/home/me/.steam/ubuntu12_32/steam
[2020-02-07 01:18:05] Startup - updater built Jan 18 2020 03:21:49
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2020-02-07 01:18:05] Checking for update on startup
[2020-02-07 01:18:05] Checking for available updates...
[2020-02-07 01:18:05] Downloading manifest: client-download.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2020-02-07 01:18:06] Download skipped: /client/steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1579321278, installed version 1579321278
[2020-02-07 01:18:06] Nothing to do
[2020-02-07 01:18:06] Verifying installation...
[2020-02-07 01:18:06] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2020-02-07 01:18:06] Verification complete
STEAM_RUNTIME_HEAVY: ./steam-runtime-heavy
me@me:$

It opens a window saying "Updating Steam", then a transparent window come up and immediately closes. Steam won't launch.

Vvalteu 2021-05-06 github

I am facing the same issue in Ubuntu 20.04, did you fix it?

Oofefo 2021-05-12 github

No, but the problem don't persist in 20.04 for me.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2022-06-17 github

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

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2022-07-23 github

Closing pending feedback.

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