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Steam crashing on Kali Linux

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#8091 · opened 2021-09-21 by umegbewe · updated 2021-09-21 · 1 comments · github
Uumegbewe 2021-09-21 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: steam_latest from https://store.steampowered.com
  • Distribution (Kali Linux 2020 64bit):
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Installed steam from via deb on Kali Linux 2020, updated and ran steam on the terminal, got the following:

STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
Steam client's requirements are satisfied
WARNING: Using default/fallback debugger launch
/home/badmusk/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam --help
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Startup - updater built Sep 17 2021 04:27:28
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1631912732)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/badmusk/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Failed to load cached hosts file (File 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' not found), using defaults
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] 1. http://media.steampowered.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1631912732)
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Checking for update on startup
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Checking for available updates...
[2021-09-21 01:45:10] Downloading manifest: http://media.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_ubuntu12
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1631912732)
[2021-09-21 01:45:11] Download skipped: /client/steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1631912732, installed version 1631912732, existing pending version 0
[2021-09-21 01:45:11] Nothing to do
[2021-09-21 01:45:11] Verifying installation...
[2021-09-21 01:45:11] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2021-09-21 01:45:26] Verification complete
assert_20210921014510_1.dmp[18862]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20210921014510_1.dmp
/home/kali/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 772: 18849 Segmentation fault      $STEAM_DEBUGGER $DEBUGGER_ARGS "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Get a Kali Linux 64 bit
  2. Install steam_latest from steampowered.com
  3. Run steam on the terminal
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-09-21 github

Hello @umegbewe, Kali Linux is not supported here because it's contradictory to the fundamental goals of the distribution, which focuses on security testing and is not intended to be used as a general purpose desktop environment.

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