Numerous fixes have been implemented in the client

Nov 13, 2014 15:58 GMT  ·  By

Valve has released yet another stable update for the Steam client, for all the supported platforms, Linux, Window, and Mac OS X. There are quite a few improvements and important changes, so it would actually be a very good idea to upgrade as soon as possible.

Steam updates usually gather all the changes that have been implemented in the intermediary releases. There are usually quite a few made available, but the current development cycle has more than usual. Most of the Beta updates have been very big and tons of modifications have been made. Now, all of these fixes and various changes have gathered under a single roof, and the stable version is a huge one.

Fortunately, there are no new major features, just improvements for the ones that are already available. Also, it's worth noting that there are no features still in the Beta stages and that all of them have been implemented, regardless of the platform. Things like In-Home Steaming, Music, or Big Picture are stable and working as they should.

The latest Steam Client update is a major release

Users will get the new update when they start the Steam client, which is a very handy way to update applications on the Linux platform. It will take a while to download the application, but the installation should run pretty smoothly.

Some of the improvements made to the client include much better downloading speeds, disc support for FreeOnDemand apps that don't have CD-keys attached to them, fixes for Steam Cloud sync issues that occurred when users exited the application too fast, full support for HTML5 video (for the browser), a much better screenshot manager, and improved p2p connections that should have a smaller impact on the performance of the system.

Also, a number of problems with the free DLCs have been fixed, controller and OS support icons are now much more visible in the interface, and web views are now displayed correctly when Steam is used under multiple OS accounts.

If you don’t have the client, you can download the Steam for Linux installer from Softpedia. This is not the actual application, but a small tool provided by Valve, that downloads the software and takes care of any dependencies. Keep in mind that you will not get the update if you are using the Beta channel. Go to Settings and change back to the stable channel if you want to upgrade the system right now.

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