Valve has encountered technical issues with the Steam client on the Ubuntu platform

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Following the successful release of Steam Deck, Valve has encountered (https://overclockers.ru/blog/History/show/134619/Valve-zabrakovala-klient-Steam-dlya-Ubuntu) technical issues on the Ubuntu platform related to the use of Snap by default. Valve developer, Timothy Bessette, has expressed concern over the increased number of bug reports caused by Canonical's unofficial repackaging of the Steam client via Snap. It is noted that users are actively sending their bug reports to Valve, instead of contacting the developers of the distribution.

In an official statement, a Valve representative recommends that users install Steam on Debian and similar operating systems using the official DEB file, following the instructions provided, to avoid possible Snap-related technical issues. In addition, he suggested considering the Flatpak version if DEB is not suitable for some reason.

In an official statement, a Valve representative recommends that users install Steam on Debian and similar operating systems using the official DEB file, following the provided instructions to avoid possible Snap-related technical issues. In addition to this, he suggested considering the Flatpak version if DEB is not suitable for some reason.

In addition, should the situation worsen, Valve reserves the right to implement a pop-up window in all Snap versions of Steam to warn users that an unofficial version may be running. This emphasizes the importance of using official installation methods to ensure stable operation of the Steam client on various Linux distributions.