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Linuxratty
November 6th, 2012, 09:54 PM
So,who has it and what do you think?
sffvba[e0rt
November 6th, 2012, 11:25 PM
So,who has it and what do you think?

Love Steam... works like a dream :)


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PS - This is off course in Windows as more than 60 000 people applied for the beta on Linux (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/11/steam-for-linux-launches)so chances of getting in are slim
BlueBinary
November 6th, 2012, 11:40 PM
more than 60 000 people applied for the beta on Linux (http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/11/steam-for-linux-launches)so chances of getting in are slim
Why don't they just let everyone in? It would probably be better to have a public beta.
sffvba[e0rt
November 6th, 2012, 11:43 PM
Why don't they just let everyone in? It would probably be better to have a public beta.

Way to early for that... it will come eventually.


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nikonian
November 7th, 2012, 01:28 AM
Steam? Seems to work well, has done for a while...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/3511_-_Hartswater_240481.jpg/800px-3511_-_Hartswater_240481.jpg
jpeddicord
November 7th, 2012, 01:37 AM
So,who has it and what do you think?

Segfaulty. :)

FYI, you can download the beta package from their CDN if you know where to look. There is a "beta checker" after signing in that will kick you out shortly if you're not in it, however.
sffvba[e0rt
November 7th, 2012, 02:50 AM
FTR - If you did get access you can check out and participate in this thread (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2081405)... hopefully we can build a nice toolbox of tips, tricks and troubleshooting.


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GrubThemeArtist
November 7th, 2012, 03:15 AM
I have it and I'm not in the beta. I have this annoying little warning plastered in the middle of my screen, but Killing Floor is downloading right now, and I can still use Big Picture mode. You can get around the Beta check thing by just launching steam from the terminal.
GrubThemeArtist
November 7th, 2012, 03:38 AM
Well, Killing Floor downloaded, but it wouldn't launch. It kept saying the executable was missing, so I checked ~/.steam and found the Killing Floor directory and yep all the necessary files are there...except for the binary executable to launch the game.
sffvba[e0rt
November 7th, 2012, 04:41 AM
Well installed the client, works like a charm... Even the new "big picture" mode worked and is looking good.


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jpeddicord
November 7th, 2012, 06:30 AM
Well installed the client, works like a charm... Even the new "big picture" mode worked and is looking good.


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Big Picture was a little slow for me (compared to Windows performance), even with the NVIDIA 310 driver. But hey, it's a start, and it's great to see progress.