📅 2023-09-30 — Session: Analyzed and Troubleshot Steam Issues on Linux
🕒 22:55–23:55
🏷️ Labels: Steam, Linux, Troubleshooting, Ubuntu, GTK, Github
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to analyze and troubleshoot various issues related to Steam installation and operation on Linux systems, particularly focusing on Ubuntu.
Key Activities
- Conducted a thorough analysis of Steam logs to identify errors related to exception handling, dependency issues, and interface overlay problems.
- Reflected on Steam’s behavior on Linux, highlighting method call counts and runtime service behaviors.
- Provided instructions for resolving Steam installation errors, including missing dependencies and GTK theme problems.
- Compared errors across different Ubuntu machines running Steam, identifying common issues and providing resolution recommendations.
- Compiled a step-by-step guide for installing and configuring Steam on Ubuntu, addressing package updates, GTK errors, and MESA settings.
- Summarized persistent issues with Steam installations, acknowledging improvements and persistent warnings.
- Offered search queries and tips for troubleshooting Steam update problems on Ubuntu.
- Analyzed a GitHub issue related to Steam launch errors and discussed a critical segmentation fault bug affecting Steam on Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS.
Achievements
- Successfully identified and documented several persistent issues and potential solutions for Steam installation and operation on Linux.
- Developed comprehensive guides and checklists for troubleshooting and resolving common Steam-related problems on Ubuntu.
Pending Tasks
- Further investigation into the segmentation fault issue on Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS is needed, with potential testing on upgraded Ubuntu versions.
- Continuous monitoring of community feedback and updates related to Steam Desktop Update issues, particularly for Nvidia users.