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Robin'sRevenge has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 4:02am

Linux Steam Client won't load after update (this evening, 11 March 2025)

Hi, About an hour ago I was using Steam on Linux (Debian bookworm) and Steam client was working.

Then a family member reported an issue with Steam client not loading. Steam had started to load, but after checking and applying updates, Steam failed to load.

We then tried a third Linux computer that had the same issue.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

We have use Steam Client in both XFCE and KDE. We use AMD graphics cards.

When I exited steam, and tried to log in again, my Steam client installed a short update and then failed to load. I ran steam from the command line and the below messages were reported:

$ /usr/games/steam %U
steam.sh[2340]: Running Steam on debian 12 64-bit
steam.sh[2340]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[2381]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[2340]: Using supervisor /home/username/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-supervisor
steam.sh[2340]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Startup - updater built Mar 9 2025 21:56:57
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/username/.steam/debian-installation/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-nominidumps' '-nobreakpad' '%U'
03/11 21:36:50 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
03/11 21:36:50 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1741636428)/tid(2465)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/username/.steam/debian-installation/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] 1. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] 2. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 100, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Checking for update on startup
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Checking for available updates...
[ 0%] Checking for available updates...
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Manifest download: send request
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Manifest download: finished
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1741636428, installed version 1741636428, existing pending version 0
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Nothing to do
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Verifying installation...
[----] Verifying installation...
[2025-03-11 21:36:50] Verifying all executable checksums
[2025-03-11 21:36:51] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo

Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/username/.steam/debian-installation/logs

XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf756d780
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf756c050
double free or corruption (out)
crash_20250311213652_5.dmp[2483]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/crash_20250311213652_5.dmp
/home/username/.steam/debian-installation/steam.sh: line 946: 2465 Aborted (core dumped) "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"
$ crash_20250311213652_5.dmp[2483]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
crash_20250311213652_5.dmp[2483]: response: CrashID=bp-a7a63d06-4c7e-4357-86f6-6d97f2250311
crash_20250311213652_5.dmp[2483]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20250311213652_5.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-a7a63d06-4c7e-4357-86f6-6d97f2250311''

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Mead Champion has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 4:14am

Same shіt.

Zef

Mar 11 @ 4:17am

Works fine here on bazzite.

Are you using the flatpak version?

Robin'sRevenge has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 5:34am

Not using flatpak. Bazzite looks interesting. Even has KDE! I am not familiar with Sway or Budgie.

I have tested that the Linux Steam Client works on Debian Trixie (unstable), and on Arch Linux.

Maybe I just wait until Debian Trixie is moved to stable?

I am hoping the Steam client is updated to fix whatever broke it.

ˢᵐᵃˡˡ enemy lizard has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 9:20am

Same. Broke on Fedora 40 and Debian 12 but not on Fedora 41.

Skruffles

Mar 11 @ 9:25am

Same for me on Debian 12

grzegorz77 has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 9:29am

Originally posted by Skruffles:
Same for me on Debian 12

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3417186468

Mead Champion has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 9:34am

Debian 12 temporary workaround using the terminal:
LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 steam -no-cef-sandbox
It's helped me.

Last edited by Mead Champion; Mar 11 @ 9:34am

universe

Mar 11 @ 9:37am

Not working for me either, Debian 12. However, flatpak version seems to work just fine.

[GNU] Debian ☭ has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 9:49am

Originally posted by Robin'sRevenge:
Not using flatpak. Bazzite looks interesting. Even has KDE! I am not familiar with Sway or Budgie.

I have tested that the Linux Steam Client works on Debian Trixie (unstable), and on Arch Linux.

Maybe I just wait until Debian Trixie is moved to stable?

I am hoping the Steam client is updated to fix whatever broke it.

Debian Trixie is not unstable, it is testing...

Debian unstable = sid

Last edited by [GNU] Debian ☭; Mar 11 @ 9:50am

grzegorz77 has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 9:59am

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history

Sid - always unstable rolling release.

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[GNU] Debian ☭ has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 10:03am

Originally posted by grzegorz77:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history

Sid - always unstable rolling release.

Yeah, I aways use sid on my gaming/multimedia devices xD

If you type testing on your Debian sources list, instead of... ...let's say Trixie, Debian will aways assume that you wanna run the testing suite... So it will become some sort of a rolling release too, but for testing :-P

Last edited by [GNU] Debian ☭; Mar 11 @ 10:06am

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grzegorz77 has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 10:07am

Debian, always the best flexibility.

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[GNU] Debian ☭ has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 10:08am

Originally posted by grzegorz77:
Debian, always the best flexibility. :p2chell:

Exactly! Hahahahahaha

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2bunnies

Mar 11 @ 11:45am

Same issue, I'm running Debian 12 Xfce with an amd gpu as well.

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Twist of Kain has Steam for Linux

Mar 11 @ 11:49am

Same here. Last night's Steam client update bonked it. LMDE6 (Based on Debian Bookworm) w/Cinnamon desktop. Steam client has worked w/o issue for years now. Proton's been working for a long time too. Even if a fix goes out, it's not even getting far enough to do the usual steam update at startup. This is the native steam package in Linux Mint Debian Edition (not Flatpack).

`LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 steam -no-cef-sandbox` -- Got me through splash screen, but interface never appears.
`steam -no-cef-sandbox` -- Produces core dump similar to before.

Last edited by Twist of Kain; Mar 11 @ 12:02pm

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