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Client UI freezes (startup, news window, product card hover)

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9535 · opened 2023-05-28 by outfrost · updated 2023-05-28 · 0 comments · github
Ooutfrost 2023-05-28 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: Apr 28 2023 18:33:22
  • Distribution: Manjaro stable
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

The entire Steam client UI freezes frequently, in what appears to be multiple possible trigger scenarios:

  • shortly after starting up (upon desktop login), when I hover or otherwise interact with a UI element in Library view
  • the above, but especially when the News window opens; the News window seems to trigger freezes most frequently
  • when I'm scrolling through a product news post, and I hover a product card that links to a store page, if said card plays a gif/video on hover
  • when I attempt switching views in the main window (e.g. Library to Store)

Sometimes, Steam takes plasmashell with it and freezes it too, though other desktop applications tend to still function as normal. Sometimes the freezes are temporary and resolve themselves within 20-40 seconds, but sometimes they're permanent and require a restart of Steam. Notably, Steam can still be shut down from the tray context menu. Often, the menu bar at the top of the main window still works, but the rest of the window is frozen.

I'm running Manjaro stable, Linux 6.1.29 x86_64, mesa 23.0.3, AMDGPU (RX 5700 XT), KDE Plasma 5.27.4.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

unsure, except replicating the software setup?

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