Steam not running?

I have installed Steam through the software centre and through the Terminal and it does not run.
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 and have recently updated my software and Steam.

This is what i get when i try to run Steam through the Terminal

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Running Steam on ubuntu 13.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
[0710/122212:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(958)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/../common/steam/client_api.cpp (287) : Assertion Failed: ClientAPI_InitGlobalInstance: InternalAPI_Init_Internal failed.

Assert( Assertion Failed: ClientAPI_InitGlobalInstance: InternalAPI_Init_Internal failed.
 ):/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/../common/steam/client_api.cpp:287

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
Uploading dump (out-of-process) [proxy '']
/tmp/dumps/assert_20130710122212_5.dmp
/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/SteamStartup.cpp (648) : Assertion Failed: ! "There was a problem with your Steam installation.\n" "Please reinstall steam.\n"
unlinked 2 orphaned pipes
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 59 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 0 single object alertable sleeps, 1 multi object alertable sleeps
[2013-07-10 12:22:11] Startup - updater built Apr 30 2013 10:04:24
[2013-07-10 12:22:11] Verifying installation...
[2013-07-10 12:22:11] BVerifyInstalledFiles: ubuntu12_32/steam is 5543712 bytes, expected 5642843
[2013-07-10 12:22:11] Verification complete
[2013-07-10 12:22:11] BRepairInstalledFiles: ignoring bootstrap file ubuntu12_32/steam
Shutting down. . .
[2013-07-10 12:22:12] Shutdown

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Other then that when ever i run Steam normally i get a box Flash and dissapear so quickly i cannot read it, but i believe it says something like "Please reinstall Steam" which i have done many times, any ideas?

Does this work?

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STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam

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Originally Posted by DeathByDenim

Does this work?

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STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam

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No unfortunatly and the output seems to be the same

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STEAM_RUNTIME=1 steam
Running Steam on ubuntu 13.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled by the user
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
[0710/154949:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(958)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/../common/steam/client_api.cpp (287) : Assertion Failed: ClientAPI_InitGlobalInstance: InternalAPI_Init_Internal failed.

Assert( Assertion Failed: ClientAPI_InitGlobalInstance: InternalAPI_Init_Internal failed.
 ):/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/../common/steam/client_api.cpp:287

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1373330809_client)
Uploading dump (out-of-process) [proxy '']
/tmp/dumps/assert_20130710154949_5.dmp
/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/steamUI/SteamStartup.cpp (648) : Assertion Failed: ! "There was a problem with your Steam installation.\n" "Please reinstall steam.\n"
unlinked 2 orphaned pipes
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 58 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 0 single object alertable sleeps, 1 multi object alertable sleeps
[2013-07-10 15:49:48] Startup - updater built Apr 30 2013 10:04:24
[2013-07-10 15:49:48] Verifying installation...
[2013-07-10 15:49:48] BVerifyInstalledFiles: ubuntu12_32/steam is 5543712 bytes, expected 5642843
[2013-07-10 15:49:48] Verification complete
[2013-07-10 15:49:48] BRepairInstalledFiles: ignoring bootstrap file ubuntu12_32/steam
Shutting down. . .
[2013-07-10 15:49:49] Shutdown

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Could you try

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ldd steam

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and see if it's maybe missing libraries?

Also, did you try asking at Steam? ( http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/1/ )

I'm getting

ldd Steam
ldd: ./Steam: No such file or directory

for the output of that command and i've tried steam in lowercase and it's the same. sorry i can't put it in the code box >.<

and i'll ask there :)

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Originally Posted by bbno3

Other then that when ever i run Steam normally i get a box Flash and dissapear so quickly i cannot read it, but i believe it says something like "Please reinstall Steam" which i have done many times, any ideas?

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Did you uninstall Steam first before reinstalling? If you uninstalled it, did you also delete its folders and files in your home folder? If not, give it a try.

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rm -rf .steam/*

cd .local/share

rm -rf Steam/*

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Oh, sorry, I should have said

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ldd `which steam`

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But try oldos2er's suggestion first. That sounds like it would solve your problem.

Thanks! the remove folders suggestion worked! thanks guys you truly are amazing! :D