Here is a log, you can see the two first crashes were when it was trying to start, it eventually started after the second window crash/core dump. Then it randomly crashed the window (the long third crash in the log file) and the window reopened itself. Basically the new Steam is VERY unstable and its front end just collapses on itself all the time, you do a right click on someone in your friend list, most of the time the menu which opens just closes itself (crash) when you hover one of the menu element, or you browse the Steam client (store, library, settings, whatever) and it randomly closes and reopen the crashed window (at least it tries).
Steps for reproducing this issue:
Start Steam
Observe the main window not opening or instantly closing, or randomly closing when it works after initial core dump
PS: the template command for the log should not have "Desktop" in it, first because people have localized name in their language most of the time, or people customize the folder, in both cases the command doesn't work, so it would be better to just create the archive directly in the home, as this is bulletproof location.
Your system information
Steam client version (build number or date): 1689034492
Distribution: Manjaro KDE
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060
System information: Gist
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
When you start Steam, it generates error log in the journal, because I think the main window trying to open just instantly crashes.
Github Gist
Here is a log, you can see the two first crashes were when it was trying to start, it eventually started after the second window crash/core dump. Then it randomly crashed the window (the long third crash in the log file) and the window reopened itself. Basically the new Steam is VERY unstable and its front end just collapses on itself all the time, you do a right click on someone in your friend list, most of the time the menu which opens just closes itself (crash) when you hover one of the menu element, or you browse the Steam client (store, library, settings, whatever) and it randomly closes and reopen the crashed window (at least it tries).
Steps for reproducing this issue:
PS: the template command for the log should not have "Desktop" in it, first because people have localized name in their language most of the time, or people customize the folder, in both cases the command doesn't work, so it would be better to just create the archive directly in the home, as this is bulletproof location.