Steam not starting on latest Pop OS update

[Faqterson]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): .deb version
• Pop OS 22.04
• Opted into Steam client beta?: No
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal steam-logs.tar.gz]
• GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam is no able to start/launch since the latest Pop OS Update (Sep17) and Nvidia driver (560) update:

Sep 19 08:26:31 systemd[1214]: Started Application launched by gnome-shell. Sep 19 08:26:32 steam.desktop[6148]: steam.sh[6148]: Running Steam on pop 22.04 64-bit Sep 19 08:26:32 steam.desktop[6148]: steam.sh[6148]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically Sep 19 08:26:32 steam.desktop[6215]: setup.sh[6215]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date! Sep 19 08:26:32 steam[6270]: steam.sh[6148]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Update Pop OS

Flatpak version works but I can't use it because the add additional storage doesn't work.

[VainlyStrain]

Hello,

What exactly do you mean by 'not starting'? Is there no GUI at all, or do you get stuck in an infinite Steam logo loading screen before your library appears?

In the latter case, I am facing the same issue and there is a potential cause + workaround. My setup is Tuxedo OS (also an Ubuntu-based distribution), x86-64. In my case, it appears to be caused by Offline Mode: with offline mode enabled, the loading screen never finishes. However, after disabling Offline Mode from outside (by setting "WantsOfflineMode" to 0 in $STEAM_ROOT/config/loginusers.vdf, following the advice from this thread), the client launched again.

[turok263]

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