Steam for Linux

[Matt-]

[IMG]http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/221410/9d8a0dedf113f7db1bd1b86a0b04a8f499bfe7e2.jpg[/IMG]

[B]Beta Access:[/B]

[quote]
Nov 6, 2012--Valve today announced the launch of a limited access beta for its new Steam for Linux client.

The Steam for Linux Beta client supports the free-to-play game Team Fortress 2. Approximately [URL="http://store.steampowered.com/browse/linux/"]two dozen additional Steam titles[/URL] are now also available for play on Linux systems. Additionally, the Steam for Linux Beta client includes Big Picture, the mode of Steam designed for use with a TV and controller, also currently in beta.

Within its first week, Valve received over 60,000 responses to its request for participants in the Steam for Linux Beta. The first round of beta participants has been selected from this group of respondents.

The Steam for Linux Beta client will become available to a widening group of users over the course of the beta. Subsequent participants will be chosen among survey respondents, and once the team has seen a solid level of stability and performance across a variety of systems, the Steam for Linux client will become available to all users of Steam.
[/quote]

[URL="http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb"][B]The beta can be downloaded here.[/B][/URL] You will require a Debian based distro to install it properly; although various solutions have been solved: it's already available in Arch's AUR.

For those without beta access a bug allows you to bypass the enrolment all you have to do is open [URL="steam://open/friends"]this link[/URL] in your browser.

[b]FAQ[/b]

Games currently supported: [url]http://store.steampowered.com/browse/linux/[/url] or [url]http://store.steampowered.com/search/?os=linux[/url]
A list of games to expect: [url]http://marlamin.com/cdr/search.php?s=linux&searchby=os[/url]
Survey (users are selected for beta via this): [url]http://www.valvesoftware.com/linuxsurvey.php[/url]
You can install it on Arch: [url]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/steam/[/url]
Confirmed working distros: Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 13, [I]Arch[/I]

For people who use other distributions:

[quote]
Extract the steam.deb file using the ar tool
[I]ar x steam.deb[/I]
Extract the data.tar.gz file within the package
[I]tar -xzvf data.tar.gz[/I]
Copy the contents of usr folder to your root
[I]sudo cp -rf usr /[/I]

Arch users use this: [url]https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/steam/[/url]
[/quote]

Rumours of bans for using the bug are false:

[quote]
[URL="http://steamcommunity.com/id/rickmus/"]rickmus[/URL]: no one got banned
[URL="http://steamcommunity.com/id/rickmus/"]rickmus[/URL]: we are aware of the bug, but we haven't banned anyone cuz of it
[/quote]

If you're not an enrolled beta user you can still play games using the following:

[quote]
To install TF2: [URL="steam://install/440"]steam://install/440[/URL]
To play TF2: [URL="steam://rungameid/440"]steam://rungameid/440[/URL]

To install TF2 Beta: [URL="steam://install/520"]steam://install/520[/URL]
To play TF2 Beta: [URL="steam://rungameid/520"]steam://rungameid/520[/URL]

To play any game: [B]This will not work for any game; only those that officially support Linux.[/B]
steam://install/appid
steam://rungameid/appid
[/quote]

Receiving error: "Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1352224866_client)"

[quote]
You need to install 32 bit libraries.

multiarch-support (>= 2.15-0ubuntu10.2), libjpeg-turbo8, libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2-1), libogg0 (>= 1.0rc3), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.24.4-1), libsdl1.2debian (>= 1.2.10-1), libtheora0 (>= 1.0~beta1), libvorbis0a (>= 1.1.2), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2), libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.1.2), libasound2 (>= 1.0.23), libc6 (>= 2.15), libcairo2 (>= 1.6.0), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.2.14), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.8.0), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.9), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.5), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.14.0), libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libnspr4 (>= 1.8.0.10), libnss3 (>= 3.12.3), libopenal1 (>= 1:1.13), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), libpulse0 (>= 1:0.99.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.6), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxi6 (>= 2:1.2.99.4), libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.99.3), libxrender1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg)
[/quote]

Current Games List ( [B]Updated 20:53 GMT 12/11/2012[/B] ):

[table="width: 500, class: grid, align: center"]
[tr]
[td][b]Game[/b][/td]
[td][b]Works[/b][/td]
[td][b]Notes[/b][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Amnesia: The Dark Descent[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td]missing dependency on libxmu6:i386[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]And Yet It Moves[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td]missing dependency on libjpeg62:i386, screwed launcher script (trivially fixed by changing ayim_dir=)[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Aquaria[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Braid[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Cave Story+[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]missing executable[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Cogs[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Crusader Kings II[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]missing executable[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Cubemen[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Darwinia[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]DEFCON[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Dungeons of Dredmor[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Dustforce[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Dynamite Jack[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Eversion[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Frozen Synapse[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Galcon Fusion[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Killing Floor[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]LIMBO[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Multiwinia[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Osmos[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Penumbra[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Psychonauts[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Rochard[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Serious Sam 3: BFE[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Space Pirates and Zombies[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]SpaceChem[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]packaging error, only runs on 32-bit Ubuntu (technically 64-bit if mono in $PATH is 32-bit)[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Steel Storm: Burning Retribution[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td]64-bit binary, but crashed Compiz for me on quit[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td]missing dependency on libcurl3:i386[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Team Fortress 2[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Trine 2[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Uplink[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]VVVVVV[/td]
[td]✘[/td]
[td]no files[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]World of Goo[/td]
[td]✔[/td]
[td][/td]
[/tr]
[/table]

[b]Eye Candy[/b]

[quote]
[t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/918992914911354523/3EC7B64DE3662AB4D4076DF3B725028369992DEC/[/t][t]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/918992914912061411/FE7347CD76BA0B1ED298AFD640691E2C7207D49F/[/t][t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/918992914911379922/DF71E747247EDDE14B6AEABE087EBC0F5747BC6F/[/t][t]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/918992914911393542/532CF8B3497502AD485A6C8C557806B1A7659DA3/[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/3rl2W.png[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/Nwz6x.png[/t]
[/quote]

[I]Thought an official thread would be good, there are several discussions spanning across Facepunch threads asking the same questions. Please don't turn this into a Windows vs Linux thread. If you don't like Linux don't use it.[/I]

[Thegreen]

[url]http://store.steampowered.com/browse/linux/[/url] doesn't load

[Matt-]

[QUOTE=EliteGuy;38346190][url]http://store.steampowered.com/browse/linux/[/url] doesn't load[/QUOTE]

It's regionally selective at the moment; it works for some people, not for others.

[editline]6th November 2012[/editline]

[url]http://store.steampowered.com/search/?os=linux[/url]

Also seems to work for some and not for others, you might get lucky though.

[Slayer3032]

I installed it and for some reason all I can't get my friends menu to unmaximize off my 3rd screen...

[t]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5601782/Screenshot%20from%202012-11-06%2015%3A10%3A25.png[/t]

[SBlue]

[QUOTE=Matt-;38346080]If you're not an enrolled beta user you can still play games using the following:
To install TF2: steam://install/440
To play TF2: steam://rungameid/440
[/QUOTE]

I'm just getting the 'servers are too busy to handle your request' error after it tries to prepare TF2's files :(

Other games like World of Goo are working fine, so I'll play about with those in the meantime

[danielmm8888]

So, how's the performance on valve games with an AMD gpu?

[redBadger]

I wish Valve wouldn't be so hard on Windows 8. They could make a really nice app using the metro system.

[Matt-]

[QUOTE=redBadger;38346713]I wish Valve wouldn't be so hard on Windows 8. They could make a really nice app using the metro system.[/QUOTE]

This has nothing to do with Steam for Linux. "Please don't turn this into a Windows vs Linux thread."

[editline]boop[/editline]

[QUOTE=slayer3032;38346360]I installed it and for some reason all I can't get my friends menu to unmaximize off my 3rd screen...[/QUOTE]

Yeah support for multiple monitors is a bit shitty right now.

[Slayer3032]

[QUOTE=Matt-;38346735]This has nothing to do with Steam for Linux. "Please don't turn this into a Windows vs Linux thread."

[editline]boop[/editline]

Yeah support for multiple monitors is a bit shitty right now.[/QUOTE]

Well in wine when I try to move steam windows around they have an odd chance to explode off the screen and disappear forever until i restart it.

Meh

[DevinWatson]

I'm getting a "Wrong architecture i386" when I try to install the package, is it 32bit only?

[b]Edit:[/b]

It's only 32bit...

[AltairPT]

Keeps crashing on me :S

[Psyke89]

After 4 freaking years, this is great.

[Bumrang]

Holy fuck it's already available on the AUR? Damn people are fast.

[sup][sup]I am excite.[/sup][/sup]

[editline]6th November 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=danielmm8888;38346692]So, how's the performance on valve games with an AMD gpu?[/QUOTE]

Going to test it out later, will tell you how it goes.

[Marlamin]

Use the official logo!

[img]http://media.steampowered.com/steamcommunity/public/images/apps/221410/9d8a0dedf113f7db1bd1b86a0b04a8f499bfe7e2.jpg[/img]

[Fenteale]

I started using this, its REALLY nice to use a non laggy version of steam on linux. Im getting the "too busy" error when trying to install tf2, so im trying to copy over some GCFs right now.

Edit: Nope still not working

[postcert]

Installed it off the Aur, added myself to the video group so opengl worked and I'm in.
Though "too busy" for tf2 as well, but maybe I can play cavestory and dredmor when they finished downloading.

[editline]6th November 2012[/editline]

Cave Story+ gives a "missing executable" error, but Dungeons of Dredmor runs very well.
Hopefully tf2 will download eventually.

[AltairPT]

I managed to Download Amnesia and Serious Sam 3, Amnesia runs well but SS3 gives the "Missing Executable" Error.

[Matt-]

[QUOTE=Altair_PT;38355204]I managed to Download Amnesia and Serious Sam 3, Amnesia runs well but SS3 gives the "Missing Executable" Error.[/QUOTE]

List of working/not working games is in the OP. Snipped to avoid confusion.

[Techbot]

hmm for some reason the text isn't displaying for me

[t]http://ubuntuone.com/7ITaNwYv6KRNPrahGtXHEf[/t]

[SBlue]

That happens to me if it crashes or I kill it when it freezes. Exit cleanly and relaunch, see if it works again.

[Techbot]

-snippes-

nevermind just installed the ubuntu restricted extras and it works now

[Funny Hats]

I can't seem to get TF2 to download, it always gives me a "Steam servers too busy" message.

[Lyokanthrope]

Working wonderfully with E17, heh.

[Matt-]

[QUOTE=Funny Hats;38356648]I can't seem to get TF2 to download, it always gives me a "Steam servers too busy" message.[/QUOTE]

Seems a lot of people are having this issue; tried copying the gcfs over from a windows installation?

[Lyoko2]

where do we report bugs?
in kubuntu, the mouse [B]cursor [/B]is flipped when hovering on steam.

[Matt-]

[QUOTE=Lyoko2;38357970]where do we report bugs?
in kubuntu, the mouse is flipped when hovering on steam.[/QUOTE]

Users with official beta access have a bug forum.

[Ol' Pie]

Does TF2 run good on this beta?

[ShaunOfTheLive]

Any fix for TF2 install always giving "servers are too busy"?

[Terin7]

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;38362812]Any fix for TF2 install always giving "servers are too busy"?[/QUOTE]You need to actually be in the beta.

[Xonax]

I need help installing it onto my Linux Mint 13, I tried the main deb download, it didn't work, some error came up, I forgot what it said. I then tried the link in the browser to download it, which didn't work, firefox can not use those links or something it said, and I lastly tried the Arch download, I do not know how to use Tar.gz's.