On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 15:22:29 -0400, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > It appears that the update Valve pushed out this morning was a Ubuntu > update that was mistakenly installed on Debian Stable. > > [2025-03-11 14:48:26] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version > 1741636428, installed version 1741636428, existing pending version 0 > > Debian Trixie did not receive the update and still works as normal. > > Launching 'LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 steam -no-cef-sandbox' from the command > line will start Steam. The first time you launch it Steam's GUI will not > load. You have to enter big picture mode which works fine the when you exit > big picture mode the Steam GUI will load properly.
The issue also appears to be related to your video hardware. AMD GPU users are affected; it's not clear whether others are. I have an onboard Intel and I'm not affected.
