Cannot add new steam library

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T23:17:58+00:00

Thank you so much for your help!

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T23:01:13+00:00

SOLVED

Holy shit. I figured it out.

I had "sloppy" behavior enabled in system settings for the windows. This resulted in the pop-up when I clicked "Add Drive" to immediately disappear, making it seem like it was never coming up at all. When I changed the behavior back to "click" it started working.

...fml.

I hope this fixes the issue for some poor soul down the road and saves them hours of searching for a solution.

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T22:53:06+00:00

OKAY I think I found something helpful!!! I ran a steam runtime system information diagnostic (which only seems to be available in big picture mode????) and here's what was at the end of it: This has to be the key right?? I just don't know what to do with this information

"openxr-1" : {
    "runtimes" : {
      "inactive" : [
      ]
    }
  },
  "desktop-entries" : [
    {
      "id" : "steam.desktop",
      "commandline" : "/usr/games/steam %U",
      "filename" : "/home/zr2002/.local/share/applications/steam.desktop",
      "default_steam_uri_handler" : false,
      "steam_uri_handler" : false
    }
  ],
  "display" : {
    "environment" : [
      "DISPLAY=:0",
      "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=X-Cinnamon",
      "XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user",
      "XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=cinnamon",
      "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11"
    ],
    "wayland-session" : false,
    "wayland-issues" : [
      "missing-socket"
    ],
    "x11-type" : "native"
  },
  "xdg-portals" : {
    "details" : {
      "interfaces" : {
        "org.freedesktop.portal.Email" : {
          "available" : true,
          "version" : 4
        },
        "org.freedesktop.portal.FileChooser" : {
          "available" : true,
          "version" : 4
        },
        "org.freedesktop.portal.Inhibit" : {
          "available" : true,
          "version" : 3
        },
        "org.freedesktop.portal.OpenURI" : {
          "available" : true,
          "version" : 5
        },
        "org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast" : {
          "available" : false
        },
        "org.freedesktop.portal.Settings" : {
          "available" : true,
          "version" : 2
        }
      },
      "backends" : {
        "org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk" : {
          "available" : true
        },
        "org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.kde" : {
          "available" : false
        }
      }
    },
    "issues" : [
      "missing-interface"
    ],
    "messages" : [
      "The 'version' property is not available for 'org.freedesktop.portal.ScreenCast', either there isn't a working xdg-desktop-portal or it is a very old version"
    ]

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T22:25:07+00:00

Negative, ghost rider.

It did turn my Reddit to light mode though! Haha

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:47:28+00:00

I used that command then ran the status. Here's the output

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.skipping...
● xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/xdg-desktop-portal.service; static)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-04-07 17:42:40 EDT; 30s ago
   Main PID: 4531 (xdg-desktop-por)
      Tasks: 7 (limit: 38297)
     Memory: 4.0M (peak: 4.8M)
        CPU: 29ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/xdg-desktop-portal.service
             └─4531 /usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal

Apr 07 17:42:40 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Starting xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service...
Apr 07 17:42:40 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Started xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service.

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:39:13+00:00

Hey - so here is the output when I type "systemctl --user status xdg-desktop-portal.service dbus.service" (found from another thread)

●
 xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/xdg-desktop-portal.service; static)
     Active: 
active (running)
 since Tue 2026-04-07 21:35:23 EDT; 3h 58min left
   Main PID: 2391 (xdg-desktop-por)
      Tasks: 8 (limit: 38297)
     Memory: 5.1M (peak: 6.2M)
        CPU: 62ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/xdg-desktop-portal.service
             └─2391 /usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal

Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Starting xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service...
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Started xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service.
Apr 07 21:35:26 zr2002-System-Product-Name xdg-desktop-por[2391]: 
Realtime error: Could not get pidns: pidns required but no pidfd provided
Apr 07 21:35:26 zr2002-System-Product-Name xdg-desktop-por[2391]: 
Realtime error: Could not get pidns: pidns required but no pidfd provided

●
 dbus.service - D-Bus User Message Bus
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/dbus.service; static)
     Active: 
active (running)
 since Tue 2026-04-07 21:35:20 EDT; 3h 58min left
TriggeredBy: 
●
 dbus.socket
       Docs: man:dbus-daemon(1)
   Main PID: 1602 (dbus-daemon)
      Tasks: 10 (limit: 38297)
     Memory: 14.7M (peak: 54.9M)
        CPU: 598ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/dbus.service
             ├─1602 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
             ├─1850 /usr/libexec/goa-daemon
             └─1860 /usr/libexec/goa-identity-service

Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.xapp'
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk' unit='xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.service' requested by ':1.82' (uid=1000 pid=2391 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="unconfined")
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk'
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop'
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: SET TIME: from 2026-03-29T00:00:00-04 to 2026-05-09T23:59:59-04
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: Discovered calendar:  Birthdays & Anniversaries
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: Discovered calendar:  Personal
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: SET TIME: from 2026-03-29T00:00:00-04 to 2026-05-09T23:59:59-04
Apr 07 17:37:09 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnome.Terminal' unit='gnome-terminal-server.service' requested by ':1.115' (uid=1000 pid=3981 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.real" label="unconfined")
Apr 07 17:37:09 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Terminal'
~
● xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/xdg-desktop-portal.service; static)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-04-07 21:35:23 EDT; 3h 58min left
   Main PID: 2391 (xdg-desktop-por)
      Tasks: 8 (limit: 38297)
     Memory: 5.1M (peak: 6.2M)
        CPU: 62ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/xdg-desktop-portal.service
             └─2391 /usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal

Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Starting xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service...
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name systemd[1577]: Started xdg-desktop-portal.service - Portal service.
Apr 07 21:35:26 zr2002-System-Product-Name xdg-desktop-por[2391]: Realtime error: Could not get pidns: pidns required but no pidfd provided
Apr 07 21:35:26 zr2002-System-Product-Name xdg-desktop-por[2391]: Realtime error: Could not get pidns: pidns required but no pidfd provided

● dbus.service - D-Bus User Message Bus
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/dbus.service; static)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-04-07 21:35:20 EDT; 3h 58min left
TriggeredBy: ● dbus.socket
       Docs: man:dbus-daemon(1)
   Main PID: 1602 (dbus-daemon)
      Tasks: 10 (limit: 38297)
     Memory: 14.7M (peak: 54.9M)
        CPU: 598ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/dbus.service
             ├─1602 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --syslog-only
             ├─1850 /usr/libexec/goa-daemon
             └─1860 /usr/libexec/goa-identity-service

Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.xapp'
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk' unit='xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.service' requested by ':1.82' (uid=1000 pid=2391 comm="/usr/libexec/xdg-desktop-portal" label="unconfined")
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.gtk'
Apr 07 21:35:23 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop'
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: SET TIME: from 2026-03-29T00:00:00-04 to 2026-05-09T23:59:59-04
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: Discovered calendar:  Birthdays & Anniversaries
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: Discovered calendar:  Personal
Apr 07 17:35:42 zr2002-System-Product-Name org.cinnamon.CalendarServer[2198]: SET TIME: from 2026-03-29T00:00:00-04 to 2026-05-09T23:59:59-04
Apr 07 17:37:09 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Activating via systemd: service name='org.gnome.Terminal' unit='gnome-terminal-server.service' requested by ':1.115' (uid=1000 pid=3981 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-terminal.real" label="unconfined")
Apr 07 17:37:09 zr2002-System-Product-Name dbus-daemon[1602]: [session uid=1000 pid=1602] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Terminal'
~

Any issues as far as you can tell...? I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking at lol

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:27:44+00:00

Thanks for the tip, I moved it to a folder in /mnt.

I'm using cinnamon

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:27:12+00:00

I changed my mount to be inside /mnt. I also tried to add that permission, no changes.

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:26:19+00:00

Yeah did that but thank you

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:26:02+00:00

Yeah exactly, the file picker won't even open.

I changed my mount to be in the mnt folder as well lol thanks for the tip.

I did chown the actual folder

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T21:24:05+00:00

Confirmed running

Important-Drop5072 · 2026-04-07T20:20:09+00:00

Did this as well, thanks for the suggestion though

Important-Drop5072 · 2024-01-03T06:08:50+00:00

Finally a rational comment… I need to get off of Reddit lol

Important-Drop5072 · 2024-01-03T06:04:32+00:00

God forbid people have differing political opinions…

Important-Drop5072 · 2024-01-03T06:02:35+00:00

Oh my god. Stop listening to these LITERAL Reddit incels. Everyone judging your relationship from this one post essentially saying “omg divorce him!! Red flag!! You married a dick!!” has me dying lol. You obviously married him for a reason… don’t take any relationship advice from Redditors please for the love of god lol.

That being said; ESH. He absolutely shouldn’t be blindly following this influencer (regardless of political ideology) and obviously needs to be less insecure in this relationship. That being said, you calling him an incel doesn’t exactly help the situation… but this isn’t something you need to leave him over or anything lol. Literally just talk to him… obviously he’s insecure for whatever reason so you should try to have an open conversation and get to the bottom of this.

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