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[SOLVED?] When I try to launch Steam, the UI just flickers in and out as shown. (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by s12@sopuli.xyz to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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Framework Laptop 16
Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics × 8

I keep trying to restart Steam, and I keep getting this. Strangely, the first time I tried to record what was happening, it successfully opened on that occasion, but ~~I couldn't get it to work again.~~ I lowered the resolution to record.

Edit: Since the main image slot doesn't seem to work, I'll try to add it bellow:

Edit 2: NVM, it keeps changing it from ![](https://europe.pub/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsopuli.xyz%2Fapi%2Fv3%2Fimage_proxy%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fi.ibb.co%252FRTjTRgH8%252FSteam-UI-issue.webp) to ![](https://europe.pub/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsopuli.xyz%2Fapi%2Fv3%2Fimage_proxy%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fi.ibb.co%252FRTjTRgH8%252FSteam-UI-issue.webp)!!!

Edit 3: REALLY?!? Even if I put the link in an inline code block?!?

Update: Strangely, it works consistently when using the desktop shortcut, but consistently fails when using the menu shortcut.

Update 2: I've commented the contents of the two .desktop files.

Update 3: Changing the main Exec in the .desktop that doesn't work to be the same as the one that does didn't work. Although using one of the "sub-options" from the menu short cut such as "Store" or "Library" seems to work, even though the default launch doesn't.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Do you happen to have multiple copies installed by accident? Perhaps an apt package and the flatpak version?

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

Doesn't look like it.

Name              Application ID             Version Branch       Installation
Lutris            net.lutris.Lutris          0.5.18  stable       system
Mesa              …sktop.Platform.GL.default 25.0.3  23.08        system
Mesa (Extra)      …sktop.Platform.GL.default 25.0.3  23.08-extra  system
Mesa              …top.Platform.GL32.default 25.0.3  23.08        system
FFmpeg extension… …ktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full         23.08        system
i386              …Platform.ffmpeg_full.i386         23.08        system
openh264          …desktop.Platform.openh264 2.4.1   2.4.1        system
GNOME Applicatio… org.gnome.Platform                 46           system
i386              …nome.Platform.Compat.i386         46           system
Mint-Y-Blue Gtk … …gtk.Gtk3theme.Mint-Y-Blue         3.22         system
DXVK              org.winehq.Wine.DLLs.dxvk  2.4.1   stable-23.08 system
Gecko             org.winehq.Wine.gecko              stable-23.08 system
Mono              org.winehq.Wine.mono               stable-23.08 system
s@S-Framework:~$

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Check the targets of the desktop shortcut vs your launcher shortcut and see if there is a difference.

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It seems the bad one has Exec=sh -c 'STEAM_FRAME_FORCE_CLOSE=1 steam %U', while the good one has Exec=/usr/bin/steam %U.

I guess I just sudo edit the bad .desktop file? I'll see if that works.

Update: Changing the Exec line to Exec=/usr/bin/steam %U didn't work.

Update 2: It seems to just change it back.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You left out sh -c

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's from the command that doesn't work. Simply typing steam into a terminal seems to work fine.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

According to this, that force close directive just minimizes to tray. So is Steam actually running properly just minimizes to tray when the interface disappears?

[–] s12@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes. But then Store, Library, etc. doesn't do anything.

It's not running properly. A window keeps flickering in and out and I can't get the interface, unless I launch it in any other way as mentioned.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well if that setting keeps getting changed back in the launcher config, my gut tells me there's a setting in the steam settings that is putting it there perhaps.

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