Fix Steam for linux error: *SteamStartEngine(0xffbb2f40) failed with error 1 CMultiFieldBlob(pSerialized): Partial

I ran into this error:

So I tried to unistall steam, and re-install it,
but that did not work, so I tried purging the installation, and reinstalling, and it still gave me the same error.

So I started looking it up online, and I came across this:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=978663
That said deleting a file 'should' fix the problem,

So I looked a bit further and found this:
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/76
that said the file I am looking for is called 'ClientRegistry.blob'

So I tried to look up where the file is stored, and most the pages were for windows,
but then I found this page:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/221410/discussions/0/864959809813462697/
that said it should be stored in
/local/share/steam/
but I did not have a steam folder in share.

so after searching my hard drive I finally found it,
it's in the user's home directory, ~/steam

----Solution----
open your home folder, and then open the steam folder,
find the file 'ClientRegistry.blob' and delete it,
now launch steam, and log in.