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Steam doesn't open - no errors

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 10057 / 2 Years ago, thu, december 2, 2021, 9:06:36

For some reason my Steam just broke today after working perfectly since I installed it a few days ago.

It was originally installed via the deb from the Steam site. So I uninstalled that using the Ubuntu Software Center. Then I installed steam-launcher. When I run it from the menu it does nothing at all. When I go through terminal it gives this message, no error:

$ steam/usr/bin/steam: 

line 196: /home/andrew/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: Success

So I purge-removed it and removed the .steams directory from my home directory but on re-installation its the same story.

I am using Xubuntu 12.10 64bit.

It appears that steam .local/share/Steam/steam.sh is blank. What is it meant to have in it? I am so confused with how reinstalling it doesn't fix it.

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answered 2 Years ago jectedrin · Accepted Answer

Running

sudo apt-get install steam

fixed this after deleting .local/share/Steam and /usr/bin/steam*

(EDIT: The content inside the 'local' folder might delete saves, games' settings and screenshots. So you might want to backup some files before deleting the folder - check for files inside .local/share/Steam/steamapps.)