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Can't uninstall Proton 6.3-7

steamclosed Steam clientProton
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#8239 · opened 2021-11-17 by Gorkido · updated 2021-11-22 · 5 comments · github
GGorkido 2021-11-17 github

System Information

  • GPU: RX 580
  • Distribution: Arch Linux (EndeavourOS)
  • Steam pkg: steam-native-runtime
  • Driver version: amdgpu
  • Kernel version: 5.15.2-arch1-1
  • Proton version: 6.3-7

I confirm:

  • [ ] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

Can't uninstall Proton..
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Additional Info

i opened steam with steam and here is the output:

GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps continues with user response "ConfirmUninstall"
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps changed task to StartNextApp with ""
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps changed task to StopDownloading with ""
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps changed task to InstallScript with ""
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps changed task to RemoveFromOS with ""
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps changed task to WaitRunning with ""
Cannot uninstall compatibility tool 1580130 "Proton 6.3-7" because the following application(s) depend on it:
GameAction [AppID 1580130, ActionID 2] : UninstallApps failed with AppError_17 with ""

What i've done to fix it (didn't work ofc)

Uninstalled steam-native-runtime > deleted "~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Proton 6.3" > deleted steam caches > installed other versions of proton and deleted other versions(other versions can be deleted)

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-11-17 github

Hello @Gorkido, the uninstall process of Proton and checking if any games are configured to depend on a specific version Proton is managed by Steam, not Proton itself, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to the Steam client issue tracker.

GGorkido 2021-11-17 github

Hello @Gorkido, the uninstall process of Proton and checking if any games are configured to depend on a specific version Proton is managed by Steam, not Proton itself, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to the Steam client issue tracker.

Thanks @kisak-valve

Aarrowgent 2021-11-17 github

there needs to be a better tool which displays all the games that proton is configured to use

i have 400 games installed each with different versions of proton selected

alternatively delete the proton folder and dont allow it to update.

GGorkido 2021-11-17 github

there needs to be a better tool which displays all the games that proton is configured to use

i have 400 games installed each with different versions of proton selected

alternatively delete the proton folder and dont allow it to update.

How am i supposed to not allow it to update?

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GGorkido 2021-11-22 github

Issue solved.
Fix: Start steam from a terminal and try to delete proton. You'll see some games just like this
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just untick "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" like this
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Done.

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