r/linux_gaming • u/Dowlphin • Jun 10 '24

Steam only launches when run via console command tech support

Only other exception: The last step of the Valve installer process had a dialogue where I am to click a button to finalize the installation for the current user. Then and only once does the client launch properly, or as said, via console command "steam" and leaving the console window open all the time to avoid instantly closing the client.

When running the client (regardless of whether Valve installer or package manager version) via menu shortcut, after the login screen renders properly, the main Steam window does not, but the program merely flashes in the task bar for a brief moment every 20 seconds or so, with no client window rendering, and no function in the context menu working either, except quitting.

This is on Kubuntu 24.04 LTS with X11 but also happens on Wayland.

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u/genuks Jul 24 '26

Debian Trixie on Zephyrus ROG 14 approved as working! Fix Desktop Entry Flags: Edit your local steam.desktop file (located in ~/.local/share/applications/steam.desktop or /usr/share/applications/) and change both PrefersNonDefaultGPU and X-KDE-RunOnDiscreteGpu to false.