After running steam I receive the following:
steam
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.
I am facing the same issue in Ubuntu 20.04, did you fix it?
No, but the problem don't persist in 20.04 for me.
Hello @ofefo, are you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?
Closing pending feedback.
Nothing extracted yet.
After running
steamI receive the following:It opens a window saying "Updating Steam", then a transparent window come up and immediately closes. Steam won't launch.