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Every time I click on the steam application it will update but then the update box disappears and then nothing happens. How can I fix this? I'm using Ubuntu Mate and have a 32-bit system.

This is the output:

hershey@hershey-VGN-FZ180E:~$ steam
Running Steam on ubuntu 16.04 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
[2016-08-15 01:19:50] Startup - updater built Jul  8 2016 21:43:51
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)

Also there is nothing I could find to help me using 16.04

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  • Run `steam` from terminal and [edit](http://askubuntu.com/posts/812371/edit) your question with the output. – Raphael Aug 15 '16 at 02:46
  • try launching it with `DISPLAY=:0 steam` do you get the same error? – Zanna Aug 15 '16 at 06:08
  • I don't know how to do that. I'm still learning the ins and outs of Ubuntu Mate. @Zanna – Hershey Gamer Aug 15 '16 at 06:22
  • Nothing changed I got the same error. – Hershey Gamer Aug 15 '16 at 06:28
  • OK, long shot, but try it with `DISPLAY=:0.0 steam` and check `echo $DISPLAY`... try matching the value so whatever you get from `echo $DISPLAY` use in `DISPLAY=.... steam` – Zanna Aug 15 '16 at 06:56
  • It says that the value is 0 but when I do that it just gives me the error – Hershey Gamer Aug 15 '16 at 14:09
  • Did you install steam using `sudo apt-get install steam` or did you download it from the site? – Thanos Apostolou Aug 16 '16 at 10:30
  • I used `sudo apt-get install steam` – Hershey Gamer Aug 16 '16 at 21:02
  • @HersheyGamer Remove completely steam by executing `sudo apt-get autoremove --purge steam` and then delete the folders `~/.steam` and `~/.local/share/Steam`. Finally download and install the deb package from here: http://store.steampowered.com/about/ (it gives you a newer version of steam-launcher and it adds a ppa to your system for updates). See if that solves the problem. – Thanos Apostolou Aug 25 '16 at 21:59
  • @ThanosApostolou Nothing changed still have the same problem – Hershey Gamer Aug 26 '16 at 20:45
  • @HersheyGamer add the output of `inxi -SMCGx` on your question so that I can see your system info. – Thanos Apostolou Aug 26 '16 at 23:03
  • Actually, try to delete the `libstdc++.so.6 file as shown here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/771032/steam-not-opening-in-ubuntu-16-04-lts or here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/617358/problem-starting-steam-on-ubuntu-15-04-64-bit – Thanos Apostolou Aug 26 '16 at 23:13
  • @ThanosApostolou There was no output of `inxi -SMCGx` and deleting the file doesn't help anything – Hershey Gamer Aug 26 '16 at 23:55
  • @HersheyGamer you need to install `inxi` first if it doesn't exist by `sudo apt install inxi`, sorry forgot to mention that. – Thanos Apostolou Aug 27 '16 at 08:31

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Run this in terminal: env LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' steam

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