Steam will not open - The connection is closed(?)

[hjpaul7]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 7/25/2024
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Launch steam from terminal, no window opens and ends in Shutdown.

❯ steam -forcedesktopscaling=1
steam.sh[2238865]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit
steam.sh[2238865]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[2238934]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[2238865]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Startup - updater built Jul 16 2024 23:21:18
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/hustin/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-forcedesktopscaling=1'
07/25 11:08:21 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
07/25 11:08:21 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1721173382)/tid(2238991)
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/hustin/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1000, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] 2. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] 3. https://cdn.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Verifying installation...
[2024-07-25 11:08:21] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/hustin/.local/share/Steam/logs

XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xe5acedc0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xe5acd500

(steam:2238991): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 11:08:21.796: Error while sending AddMatch() message: The connection is closed

(steam:2238991): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 11:08:21.796: Error while sending GetNameOwner() message: The connection is closed

(steam:2238991): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 11:08:21.796: Error while sending AddMatch() message: The connection is closed
CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 107 milliseconds to initialize
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 2239197
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
[2024-07-25 11:08:30] Shutdown

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Launch steam from terminal

[kisak-valve]

Hello @hjpaul7, your steamwebhelper.log hints towards #11113.

[hjpaul7]

Hello @hjpaul7, your steamwebhelper.log hints towards #11113.

Thanks @kisak-valve , can close if duplicate then.