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Steam Won't Ban Users If a Hack is Used to Access Beta Client

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http://www.ubuntuvibes.com – Steam Linux limited beta is already out and around 6,000 users have been able to participate in it. Those who didn't get invitation for the beta program, can still have access to the client using a small hack. Check out our guide from here. Some users expressed concern that Steam may take action against such unauthorized access. Reddit user zuberuber contacted Steam support about this and he got the following official response: So, those who were waiting for official word on this, no one is stopping you now. Originally Published @ Ubuntu Vibes: Daily Ubuntu Linux Updates (HowTos)

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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 aren’t in Beta close this.

Right Click Launcher Icon And

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