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SyneX

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From: Magdeburg, Germany

Registered: 2014-08-30

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[SOLVED] Steam Client hanging

Hi,

I'm using steam on ArchLinux and since I updated steam + linux packages the client is just hanging and does not react on clicks or veeeeeery slow.

I deleted the ".local/share/Steam" folder and all ".steam*" files/folders. Then I started steam. The client is still hanging and unsuable.

Here is the command line output: https://gist.github.com/christophlsa/12 … 407330b84d

Can anyone help me?

Last edited by SyneX (2014-08-30 14:32:01)

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Christoph

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Re: [SOLVED] Steam Client hanging

ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.

That's the 2nd line in the output .

you have the 64-bit package that provides /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 installed, but steam needs the 32-bit version.

Install the 32-bit version, then try again.

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SyneX

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From: Magdeburg, Germany

Registered: 2014-08-30

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Re: [SOLVED] Steam Client hanging

I already installed "lib32-glibc".

But If found the reason: The line "export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0" was in /etc/environment. I don't know why but it seems to be my mistake. After I removed this line steam is working well.

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emeres

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Re: [SOLVED] Steam Client hanging

Should you consider this issue solved, then please mark the thread as such.