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Steam won't launch without help

I just put together my first dedicated Linux machine. Running Pop!_OS, and I’ve got a problem with Steam. I’ve tried installing it from the Pop Shop (i love that name), both the .deb and flatpak versions as well as sudo apt install steam. In both cases, when I open the app it will just blink at me. Like the window is trying...

mfn,
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Yeah this is the reason most probably. After the UI update I had the exact same problem. After 2 days of search for solution I finally found it. When it tries to open with discrete GPU it just blinks and doesn’t open. I can only open it with integrated GPU. And you definitely have to use DRI_PRIME=1 argument for every game to open them with dGPU. It is kinda annoying but it’s only solution for now until Valve updates it.

mfn,
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I can only think of Waydroid if you are using Linux.

mfn,
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Debian not recommends testing for everyday using. You definetely have to look at the site. Afaik it is basically a bad version of unstable that gets slow updates and it is only for testing purposes.

mfn,
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I think your problem is you are using a niche Arch derivative that has a small user base. You should definitely consider using more mainstream distros so you can easily find the help you need until you are comfortable and feel confident with using Linux.

mfn,
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Innovations are pretty rare in the desktop space but this looks like a really good innovation if implemented bug free.

mfn, (edited )
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I don’t understand recommending an another company distro to user who is happy with using Fedora but want to change it just because it is a company distro. (They both are actually community projects but let’s ignore it for the purpose of this discussion)

mfn,
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After trying to do it with docker or ansible manually for hours and failing, this was soo helpful. So thank you.

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