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X windows bugging out, but not when i open steam from terminal

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9917 · opened 2023-07-27 by lenerdv2005 · updated 2023-07-27 · 1 comments · github
Llenerdv2005 2023-07-27 github
  • Steam client version: 1:1.0.0.74-1ubuntu2 (at least this is printed by apt show steam)
  • Distribution: ubuntu 22.04 jammy
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: no
  • Have you checked for system updates?: everything up to date
  • GPU: NV117 / Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

upon opening from the applications tab, steam tries to open a window which barely displays before closing, then waits a few seconds and retries opening another window, in an endless loop. i tried opening it from a terminal and it seems to work fine, but spews 20 or so lines repeating
Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
which is obviously the core issue. i just installed steam for the first time, and had trouble with the captcha not working (tried to reset password, went through half a dozen captcha pages, verified, only to be told it wasn't valid and i had to take captcha again; solved by resetting password from browser).

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-07-27 github

Hello @lenerdv2005, this issue is already being tracked at #9383. Closing as a duplicate.

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