A new Beta update should be available for all subscribers

May 7, 2014 09:46 GMT  ·  By

Valve has just released another update for its Steam for Linux Beta client, bringing a few much needed fixes and changes.

Between stable builds, the developers launch a large number of Beta versions that integrate a lot of new features. Some of the updates are pretty large, if we take into account the first one in the new series, but more intermediary releases only feature a small number of changes.

According to the changelog, the performance of the Steam client in some cases with the Big Picture window out-of-focus or in-game has been improved, especially on the Linux platform.

Also, the focus of the application should now be working correctly when entering the quit menu sometimes, and Steamworks games that utilize the Daisy Wheel for text entry in Big Picture are now showing the way they should when launched via the launcher.

More details about this latest build and the bugs that have been fixed can be found in the official announcement. You can download the Steam for Linux installer from Softpedia.

Keep in mind that this is a Beta version and you might experience some problems with it. In order to get it, you have to enroll in the Beta program, from Preferences.