This is the Beta version of the Steam for Linux application

May 1, 2013 08:23 GMT  ·  By

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. The work for the next beta starts almost immediately.

Highlights of the latest Steam for Linux update:

• Several more crashes, which occurred on exit and which have been introduced by updates in this beta cycle, have been fixed; • The smoothness and effectiveness of the download bandwidth limiting features has been improved; • A rare crash, that occurred while loading certain corrupt jpg images, has been corrected.

A complete list of this release can be found in the official announcement.

This is a Beta software and this means that bugs are bound to surface. Download the Steam for Linux installer from Softpedia and join the Beta program in the Settings in order to get access to the latest version.