There is a Easy way to get steam for Linux Without beta access (No, Not using WINE)
From Terminal:
wget http://media.steampowered.com/client...ller/steam.deb
sudo dpkg -i steam.deb && sudo apt-get install -f
Then From Unity Dash Do:
Launch Steam App
Login to Steam
Lock To Launcher
You will get a message saying you arent in Beta close this.
Right Click Launcher Icon And
I just got Steam from the Ubuntu Software Center, and it asked me to reopen steam to finish the installation.
Steam for Linux has been officially released for a while now, but the development on the beta branch continues and Valve is adding more features and fixes.Highlights of Steam for Linux Beta:• The web page load indicator has been fixed;• steam://flushconfig URL command has been added, which clears the local Steam client configuration;• The runtime been updated with the final SDL 2.0
Valve has launched yet another Beta version for its Steam for Linux client, this time with just a few minor fixes and improvements.
After a development version garners sufficient changes, Valve promotes it to stable.
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.
So after a long period of absense (final exams and all), I'm back on the forum :)
Anyway, I installed 64bit 13.04 and so far, it is perfect, and I must say, it's probably the best Ubuntu yet. I have been trying to install Steam on Ubuntu for my gaming needs.
Valve has launched yet another Beta version for its Steam for Linux client, this time with just a few minor fixes and improvements.After a development version garners sufficient changes, Valve promotes that version to stable.
Valve has released an update for their Steam for Linux client, integrating a couple of Beta versions launched in the past weeks.
The development for Steam is usually done in the Beta branch and pushed at a later date into the stable version.
Highlights of the new Steam for Linux stable update:
• The Auto-Cloud was being erroneously disabled for some games.
Steam Beta Linux client will enter in closed beta testing this month. About 1,000 users will have access to Steam client and one Linux game.
Though a date for full public release is yet to be announced, Valve is already adding new Linux games to its database.
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