Bug#1126795: steam-installer: tray icon not working in XFCE and Cinnamon due to removed steam_tray_mono.png

[Simon McVittie]

Package: steam-installer
Version: 1:1.0.0.78~ds-3
Control: submitter -1 gzeeman at gmail.com

On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 20:28:38 +0100, Ger Zeeman wrote:
>I noticed in the changelog for steam-installer 1:1.0.0.78~ds-3 that you removed /usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png with the message "Remove dangling symlink".
>
>I'm writing to report that this file is actually required by Steam for its system tray icon. On Linux Mint 22.3 (XFCE and Cinnamon), Steam shows a generic/black tray icon when this file is missing.
>
>The file can be restored with:
>sudo cp /usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/24/steam.png /usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png
>
>After restoring it, Steam's tray icon works correctly.
>
>Could you please consider either:
>1. Restoring the file in the next package update
>2. Or creating a proper symlink instead of removing it?
>
>This would fix the tray icon for many Linux Steam users.
>
>
># File is missing:
>
>$ ls -la /usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png
>ls: cannot access '/usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png': No such file or directory
>
># Steam is searching for that file:
>$ strace -e openat steam -silent 2>&1 | grep -i steam_tray
>openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
>
># Temporary workaround
>$ sudo cp /usr/share/icons/Mint-Y/apps/24/steam.png /usr/share/pixmaps/steam_tray_mono.png
>$ steam -silent &
>
>And that fixes the tray-icon problem.

Converting this into a proper bug report before I reply to it.