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Proton does not download if family view is enabled.

steamclosed Steam client
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#6873 · opened 2020-02-08 by toojays · updated 2022-07-23 · 2 comments · github
Ttoojays 2020-02-08 github

Could be a variant of #6849, but this is maybe narrower in scope.

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Built Jan 18 2020
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Debian 10
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: No

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I saw that Proton 5 is out and that Abzu is now expected to work. As luck would have it, that morning my son wanted to play Abzu. So I booted into Linux, told Steam to force the use of Proton 5 for Abzu, and clicked "Install". The game installed fine, but when I pressed "Play", the status of the game was "Downloading (0%)". It stayed that way for minutes before I just killed Steam.

I was able to resolve the issue by exiting Family View before clicking "Play" on Abzu. I think this allowed Proton to download, and then the game loaded and ran fine. After that I was able to run Abzu from within Family View as well.

I have not attempted to reproduce this issue.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2022-06-17 github

Hello @toojays, 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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