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Steam Linux - Failed to execute child process (sniper) #770

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--System info--
distro: Garuda Linux
cpu: i5 12600k
gpu: amd rx 6900xt
wm: Hyprland
filesystem: btrfs
nodename: dire
kernel-release: 6.15.7-zen1-1-zen
kernel-version: #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:05:15 +0000
machine: x86_64

Hi,

If i try to open steam from an app launcher (wofi) the UI doesnt not come up, however if I lauch it from terminal steam opens normally but it keep showing this error in the logs:

pv-adverb[319146]: E: Failed to execute child process “/DATA/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/pressure-vessel/bin/steam-runtime-launcher-interface-0” (No such file or directory)

I ve checked that executable and it exists

> : pwd
/DATA/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common
SteamLibrary/steamapps/common
> : ^ls -l /DATA/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/pressure-vessel/bin/steam-runtime-launcher-interface-0
-rwxr-xr-x 2 dire dire 10472 Jul 21 15:18 /DATA/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/pressure-vessel/bin/steam-runtime-launcher-interface-0

So i have no idea why that happens.

Here is some other info:

> : pwd
/home/dire/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common
> : cat SteamLinuxRuntime/VERSIONS.txt
#Name   Version         Runtime Runtime_Version Comment
depot   0.20240806.0                    # Overall version number
LD_LIBRARY_PATH -       scout   -       # see ~/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/version.txt
scripts 0.20240806.0                    # from steam-runtime-tools
> : pwd
/DATA/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common
> : cat SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/VERSIONS.txt
#Name   Version         Runtime Runtime_Version Comment
depot   3.0.20250519.130773                     # Overall version number
pressure-vessel 0.20250516.0    scout           # pressure-vessel-bin.tar.gz
scripts 0.20250516.0                    # from steam-runtime-tools
sniper  3.0.20250519.130773     sniper  3.0.20250519.130773     # sniper_platform_3.0.20250519.130773/

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