just to make sure that you haven't installed the steam-flatpak.
flatpak list --all and look for steam. You might be able to grep for steam like so flatpak list --all | grep steam. If steam is not there you don't have flatpak version of steam.
If steam is not in the output there I would consult the Fedora documentation for how to downgrade a package and follow those steps to downgrade steam to an earlier version. If that doesn't work.
As I reread this thread, I must apologize, I could have done a better triage diagnosing this issue. I have been raw-dogging adhd lately and find myself a bit scattered. I really am sorry for being a bit everywhere! I do sincerely hope that downgrading steam will solve this issue. If it doesn't I'm out of ideas.
so since both the desktop files are in a root directory we have to change it with root privilege.
sudo nano /usr/lib/steam/steam.desktop
will open the file in nano. Look for an entry that looks like Exec=/usr/bin/steam-runtime %U and change that to Exec=/usr/bin/steam. To save it [Crtl] + o and then [Ctrl] + m to save, then [Ctrl] + x should exit nano. You might want to back up those files before you edit them so you have something to go back to if something goes wrong.
What happens when you start steam from a terminal, --> /usr/bin/steam
What are the errors that your getting?
Did you change ownership of the files you moved from your old storage device to a new user you setup on second install.
ls -la from your home directory and make sure that the third and fourth entries from the output match the user you have set up. They should be the same output as what echo $USER gives.
The output should look something like this
drwxr-xr-x 1 **user** **user** 13 Apr 13 2024 .
The bold bits should match your echo $USER output.
If they don't match your user you can use chown
To take ownership of those files you moved.
chown $USER:$USER **file**
There might be many files to take ownership of and it might be worth chowning your home directory recursively.
I'm reluctantly happy that people are starting to see that wedge issues are crafted by corporations and parroted by business bought representative to pit man against man who can barely buy bread to the point where e pluribus unum was meaningless there decades ago. Greed has no party affiliation.
It wasn't the poor oppressed peoples of Rome that undid Caesar, it was the disaffected members of the elite.
The best option for the least bloodshed it to force the hand of those in power to act in their own self interest. If their best option is getting rid of the source of their problems in an attempt to retain the money and power they have they will stab anyone in the back to get what they want.
So the plan is to wait till more people choose violence and hope that does anything but solidify the ruling class behind armed forces and impenetrable walls of security and eventually anonymity. To me that seems like a waste of valuable time, resources and lives.
Violence should be the last resort. I truly believe that general strike is the best option.
With all the anger about the dead CEO lately and rightfully angry people in glee over the violence, I truly think we could accomplish more with a general strike. Crash the fake economy built on fraud. If wall street looses billions a day in their fictional numbers they throw around we would show them real power. This would accomplish more than any dead CEO ever could.
Saw a post where the Trump administration is eyeing pulling FDIC from our banks! They already plan on crashing the economy. Stealing all your money, and making the US in Russia's image.
If we beat them to the punch we might still have our bank account money at least while their fictional money evaporates into thin air.
One thing the real rich people won't stand for is their money vanishing. If we hold out long enough the real wealthy will likely turn on him, hell he might fall out a window!
He's a Russian asset, what do they think he is going to do anything that's in the US's best interest? He's here to burn it to the ground and line his pockets with what's not ashes.
Honestly at this point I don't know how anyone can't see the obvious.
Don't miss the trick here. The fake economy built on systemic fraud requires faith that it works for it to work. There is not enough physical money to account for the fictional numbers they throw around hourly on wall street. Its all going to collapse and they want to make sure you don't have anything!
This is the setup to the biggest heist in history! Whatever cash and assets the wealthy have will be safe in their vaults and overseas accounts. The decadent will dine while you starve. They will rebuild the US in their dystopic image even more so than it is now.
General strike, crash the fake economy before they do. If wall street looses billions a day that will send a bigger shockwave than any dead CEO ever could. All they care about is money! You make that vanish and that's power.
Will you have to suffer, yes. That's happening anyway. If not now you will be soon. If we do it soon enough it will be the imagery money that disappears and not your bank account. If we wait till after they rig the table it'll be your loss not theirs.
just to make sure that you haven't installed the steam-flatpak.
flatpak list --alland look for steam. You might be able to grep for steam like soflatpak list --all | grep steam. If steam is not there you don't have flatpak version of steam.If steam is not in the output there I would consult the Fedora documentation for how to downgrade a package and follow those steps to downgrade steam to an earlier version. If that doesn't work.
As I reread this thread, I must apologize, I could have done a better triage diagnosing this issue. I have been raw-dogging adhd lately and find myself a bit scattered. I really am sorry for being a bit everywhere! I do sincerely hope that downgrading steam will solve this issue. If it doesn't I'm out of ideas.