# Problem starting Steam

**URL:** <https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087>\
**Category:** Bazzite\
**Created:** [June 3, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087 "2024-06-03T17:21:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Deckname\_JohannesM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Deckname\_JohannesM](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Deckname_JohannesM)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/1 "2024-06-03T17:21:21Z")

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Hi i recently installed bazzite and i like it very much so far! Unfortunately i cannot get steam to start :-(. It always has the message, that steamwebhelper is not responding. On EndeavourOS i could successfully start steam tho.

My PC (fastfetch screenshot)

 ![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/c/c13e324c313a767ebb81d8d1183643e55071ba96.png)

I already tried rebasing to testing but without luck.

I hope you can help me, what logs should i provide?

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**Author:** ![nicknamenamenick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/nicknamenamenick/32/4512_2.png) [@nicknamenamenick](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/nicknamenamenick)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/2 "2024-06-03T18:18:36Z")

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Run `bazzite-steam` in the terminal and provide the output.

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**Author:** ![Deckname\_JohannesM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Deckname\_JohannesM](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Deckname_JohannesM)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/3 "2024-06-03T20:26:00Z")

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Sure, thanks!

Here’s the output:

> **[ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD\_PRELOAD cannot be...](https://pastebin.com/fG7vhHYH)**
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> Pastebin.com is the number one paste tool since 2002. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time.

Sorry, can’t just post it in here!

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**Author:** ![Deckname\_JohannesM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Deckname\_JohannesM](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Deckname_JohannesM)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/4 "2024-06-05T04:53:55Z")

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Small Update:  
I found, that there is a flatpak version of steam in the store, that actually launches! 🙂

[ flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam INFO:root:https://github.com/flathub/com - Pastebin.com](https://pastebin.com/MYGm8KHq) here’s the log in comparison, is there a big difference? the only thing it currently can’t do is, access my second hard drive, where my games are stored. But this is probably a flatpak specific 🙂

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**Author:** ![mel226](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/mel226/32/1577_2.png) [@mel226](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/mel226)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/5 "2024-06-05T08:13:52Z")

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Hi there, you’ll have to specify the folder via Flatseal.

 ![Screenshot from 2024-06-05 15-06-38](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/2/2035cbe149ac48bb4c4e7f109493f69e3cc4a2fb.png)

Close (Flatpak) Steam if it’s running. Open Flatseal → select Steam → enter the SteamLibrary path under “Other files”. Then when you relaunch Steam, you should be able to select it and eventually select it as default via Steam settings.

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**Author:** ![Deckname\_JohannesM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Deckname\_JohannesM](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/Deckname_JohannesM)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/problem-starting-steam/2087/6 "2024-06-05T16:46:12Z")

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Thanks!  
I had already tried this, but apparently i needed a restart for whatever reason? now at least my games folder is detected properly, let’s see if i could play games 😃