LGSM servers will not install on AlmaLinux

[Avanesov79]

Trying to install ARK on a fresh user profile on an AlmaLinux VM. Everytime it get to the install of the game via steam-cmd it fails with:

`Installing ARK: Survival Evolved Server

[ START ] Installing ark_fjordur_server: SteamCMD
Redirecting stderr to '/home/ark/.local/share/Steam/logs/stderr.txt'
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[ 0%] Checking for available update...
KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { (current key: '<!DOCTYPE') in file manifest [offset: 15]

keyvaluessystem.cpp (321) : Assertion Failed: CKeyValuesSystem::AddStringToPool: key name too long (1093 chars)
Bad expression token: [Bad expression token: [../tier1/KeyValues.cpp (2925) : Assertion Failed: Error while parsing text KeyValues for resource manifest
[----] Verifying installation...
[ 0%] Downloading Update...
[ 0%] Checking for available update...
KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { (current key: '<!DOCTYPE') in file manifest [offset: 15]

keyvaluessystem.cpp (321) : Assertion Failed: CKeyValuesSystem::AddStringToPool: key name too long (1093 chars)
Bad expression token: [Bad expression token: [../tier1/KeyValues.cpp (2925) : Assertion Failed: Error while parsing text KeyValues for resource manifest
[----] !!! Fatal Error: Steamcmd needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again.
threadtools.cpp (3294) : Assertion Failed: Illegal termination of worker thread 'Thread(0x0x5821d320/0x0xf77d3b'
Complete! Installing ark_fjordur_server: SteamCMD
`
A check on ~/.local/share/Steam/logs/bootstrap_log.txt shows:

[2023-04-27 18:45:12] Startup - updater built Dec 13 2017 05:27:43 [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Checking for update on startup [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Checking for available update... [2023-04-27 18:45:12] failed to load manifest from buffer. [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Failed to load manifest [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Error: Download failed: http error 200 [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Verifying installation... [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Performing checksum verification of executable files [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Unable to read and verify install manifest /home/ark/.steam/steamcmd/package/steam_cmd_linux.installed [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Verification complete [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Downloading Update... [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Checking for available update... [2023-04-27 18:45:12] failed to load manifest from buffer. [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Failed to load manifest [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Error: Download failed: http error 200 [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Error: Steamcmd needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. [2023-04-27 18:45:12] Shutdown

This is a fresh user profile, and I have tried creating others. All recently created user profiles/game installs have this same issue.
I have tried valheim, Ark, 7days2die with the same results
I have other, much older profiles running linuxGSM on this same system with the above listed games with no problem.
I can swap to an older profile with another game running in it and it will successfully install any game I try.
selinux is off

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing steam-cmd to bork on new profile installs?