Steam crashes when trying to create a desktop shortcut of a non-steam game

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7620 · opened 2021-01-24 by tuxrinku · updated 2022-05-10 · 2 comments · github

Ttuxrinku 2021-01-24 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Jan 22 2021
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): 20.10
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I added a non-steam game into steam, but trying to create a shortcut to the desktop from steam makes it crash.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Add a non-steam game to your library
Right click > manage > Add desktop shortcut

Vvisor841 2021-09-08 github

This is also happening to me.

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Sep 8, 2021
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Kubuntu 21.04
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2022-05-10 github

Hello @tuxrinku, this issue is already being tracked at #5804. Closing in favor of the older issue report.

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