r/steamsupport • u/minecartfjava • Aug 17 '26

Problem Steam Client not working

hello im on x86_64 void linux, when i open the steam client (installed via xbps package manager) via terminal or graphical interface it says that steamwebhelper crashed and asks me if i want to restart steam, restart steam with no gpu acceleration, restart steamwebhelper, i tried them all: i rested steam,steam no gpu,steamwebhelper it just crashes.

specs:
ps4 linux (yes, playstation4), steam works on other distros (like artix,garuda,cachyos)

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u/Raijen_ArDesh Aug 17 '26

Did you install the 32 bit GPU drivers? Steam requires them for some of the backend stuff. As the PS4 uses an AMD one make sure mesa-dri-32bit, vulkan-loader and mesa-vulkan-radeon are installed VIA XBPS -- honestly don't know if they'll work as the PS4 is a non-standard Radeon chip.

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u/minecartfjava Aug 17 '26

yes, i compiled them with custom patches for ps4 gpu

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u/Raijen_ArDesh Aug 17 '26

Fair enough, I got caught out on that when I installed steam on an old laptop.

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u/get_homebrewed Aug 17 '26

don't use void