Steam for Linux is getting closer to an official launch and Valve has now included a Linux tab into the client.
Valve is in high gear and they are working hard to make Steam for Linux a reality, probably by the end of year.
The Valve Linux team announced last evening, July 16th, that they've selected the Ubuntu operating system to deploy their upcoming Steam client for Linux. The Linux team at Valve just created a few hours ago an official blog where they will publish everything there is to know about the Steam client for Linux, or more exactly Ubu... (read more)
Steam for Linux was finally launched by Valve, although for now it’s just the Beta client and only a handful of people have access to it. When Valve first announced that its Steam client will be available for Linux, a lot of users have asked themselves if there will be any significant differences between this version and the other ones released ... (read more)
The latest Steam for Linux Beta update has implemented a nice touch-up from Valve and the client now blending perfectly with Unity.
Some Steam for Linux users have complained that Valve's client indicator in Ubuntu is not blending well with Unity.
Steam for Linux, the digital distribution platform developed by Valve, has just received an important update and gets a little closer to a stable release. Steam for Linux is still in the Beta stage of development and Valve is making a lot of changes to the client. The previous release of the client was just a few day... (read more)
Steam for Linux, the digital distribution platform developed by Valve, has just received an important update and gets a little closer to a stable release.Steam for Linux is still in the Beta stage of development and Valve is making a lot of changes to the client.
Valve announced few days back that Steam for Linux beta testing will start in October. Since then, many new Linux games have been added to Steam database, including Team Fortress 2.
Now official Steam for Linux community group has been launched, indicating that Steam Linux Beta release is imminent.
After the launch of Steam Linux beta, you may have seen a big Tux logo on Steam client download page.
When visiting Steam download page from a web browser running on a Linux based OS, you are pointed to Linux version of Steam and a promo ad about Steam Linux beta is shown.
However, Valve is now showing the same page to Windows users as well, encouraging them to
As mentioned on the Valve Linux Blog, a beta survey has been posted by Valve to assess applicants’ fitness for beta-testing Steam and Left 4 Dead 2 on Linux: We’re looking for Linux gamers to install and test our new Steam for Linux client. We are primarily interested in experienced Linux users. In order to [...]