Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): Unknown (Steam freezes before being able to check version, but I believe it is the latest version)
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 23.04
• Opted into Steam client beta?: No
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: NVIDIA GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070 Lite Hash Rate]

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Expected Behavior: Steam Launches without Freezing
Actual Behavior: Steam Freezes During Launch

I believe the Steam client is up to date because it can check for updates before freezing, and because I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the client, which failed to resolve the issue. Additionally, restarting my system failed to resolve the issue. I suspect a recent client update caused this issue: the client launched properly in the recent past, without any major system updates. I can confirm the client last launched properly on July 9, 2023, and first failed to launch properly for me on July 13, 2023.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Launch Steam
2. Application Freezes