Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date):
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): ubuntu 18.04
• Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

steam crashes after 10-15 minutes. terminal output shows it was checking for updates to steam client
this is new, started happening about 2? or ?3 days ago.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. launch steam
2. wait for steam to check for updates
3. steam crashes

[2021-11-17 07:37:06] Startup - updater built Nov 16 2021 11:52:06

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[2021-11-17 07:37:06] Verifying installation...
[2021-11-17 07:37:06] Verification complete
Loaded SDL version 2.0.17-6897280

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RegisterForAppOverview 1: 115ms
RegisterForAppOverview 2: 117ms
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1637099532)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1637099532)
[2021-11-17 07:53:27] Background update loop checking for update. . .
[2021-11-17 07:53:27] Checking for available updates...
[2021-11-17 07:53:27] Downloading manifest: https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/client/steam_client_publicbeta_ubuntu12
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1637099532)
[2021-11-17 07:53:28] Download skipped by HTTP 304 Not Modified
[2021-11-17 07:53:28] Nothing to do
RunCommand: failed to run command: gpu-trace --get-tracing-status

RunCommand: failed to run command: gpu-trace --get-tracing-status
src/steamUI/Main.cpp (409) : Assertion Failed: Fatal Error: RunCommand: failed to run command: gpu-trace --get-tracing-status

src/steamUI/Main.cpp (409) : Assertion Failed: Fatal Error: RunCommand: failed to run command: gpu-trace --get-tracing-status

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1637099532)
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump sys_pipe failed:Too many open files
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sys_write failed:Bad file descriptor
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal sys_read failed:Bad file descriptor
No minidump written, nothing to upload.
Exiting on SPEW_ABORT