Steam has recently had another client update!
We've released a new Steam for Linux client. The client will update automatically but if you wish to force the update, click Check for Steam Client Updates..., from the top-level Steam menu.
Here's the change list for this release:
Steam should be in Open Beta soon as well so keep an eye out and keep fighting the good fight for Linux! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
We've released a new Steam for Linux client. The client will update automatically but if you wish to force the update, click Check for Steam Client Updates..., from the top-level Steam menu.
Here's the change list for this release:
- Linux - Joystick hotplug support
- Linux - Fixed when the No Driver Updates dialog is displayed; it no longer appears during start up
- Linux - Added multi-monitor support
- Linux - Fixed audio popping in Big Picture and voice chat
- Big Picture - Improved HTTP movie streaming and loading UI
- Big Picture - Fixed navigation between DLC and guides in the store to their respective game pages in the library
- Big Picture - Increased the number of items shown under Coming Soon, Top Sellers, and Specials in the store section
- Big Picture - Fixed a bug where movie playback failed when quickly navigating through trailers under the Trailer TV section
- Big Picture - Store search now supports partial name matches on application titles
Steam should be in Open Beta soon as well so keep an eye out and keep fighting the good fight for Linux! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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oh man, where is the simple: fixed system tray support for all desktops?
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oh man, where is the simple: fixed system tray support for all desktops?
After they really really polish it for Ubuntu I guess.
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Look, I understand that Ubuntu is their main target, but not supporting the FreeDesktop.org system tray standard (as far as I am aware that is the problem, could just be talking out of my hat) is a really stupid situation to be in. What about Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu users?
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After they really really polish it for Ubuntu I guess.
that would be really sad, as far as I know the tray icon on most desktop facilitate it via XEmbed, if unity does not then brrrrr
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Look, I understand that Ubuntu is their main target, but not supporting the FreeDesktop.org system tray standard (as far as I am aware that is the problem, could just be talking out of my hat) is a really stupid situation to be in. What about Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu users?
Tray icon KIND OF works in KDE now. It doesn't show the Steam logo. But it's a start.
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Tray icon KIND OF works in KDE now. It doesn't show the Steam logo. But it's a start.
KDE 4.9.4
Steam dec 19 build
no tray icon (blank or anything)
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KDE 4.9.4
Steam dec 19 build
no tray icon (blank or anything)
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KDE SC 4.9.4
Obvious Arch is obvious (x64 FWIW)
Steam build: latest (don't ask, I don't watch their release dates THAT closely. xD)
So yeah, fugly blank icon (as pictured), but still better than no icon at all. Missing dependency maybe?
EDIT - Just checked. Built: dec 19 too. Weird.
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KDE SC 4.9.4
Obvious Arch is obvious (x64 FWIW)
Steam build: latest (don't ask, I don't watch their release dates THAT closely. xD)
So yeah, fugly blank icon (as pictured), but still better than no icon at all. Missing dependency maybe?
EDIT - Just checked. Built: dec 19 too. Weird.
intresting, no missing dep as far as I know and yes x64. did a few more searches, seems to be hit and miss and needs libappindicator from AUR on arch.. ?
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Mh, I won't say no. Just reinstalled to check whether any optional dependency was listed, but nothing showed up.
But it may very well have been listed at any point in time. I tend to check those and install whatever seems of interest, but my memory's a sieve, unfortunately. Anyway, here goes:
All of them are from AUR (and all 0.4 versions could do with an update as the latest version is 12.10 indeed, I'll have to do just that, you never know what may happen - unlikely to help though, as Steam is an x86 app). :)
Final edit - Just updated them. No change, as expected.
==> steam dependencies:
- bash (already installed)
- desktop-file-utils (already installed)
- hicolor-icon-theme (already installed)
- curl (already installed)
- dbus (already installed)
- freetype2 (already installed)
- gdk-pixbuf2 (already installed)
- ttf-liberation (already installed)
- lib32-sdl (already installed)
- lib32-libvorbis (already installed)
- lib32-alsa-lib (already installed)
- lib32-libgcrypt (already installed)
- lib32-gtk2 (already installed)
- lib32-nss (already installed)
- lib32-openal (already installed)
- lib32-libpng12 (already installed)
- lib32-libpulse (already installed)
- lib32-libcanberra (already installed)
- lib32-glu (already installed)
(...)
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if you are running x86_64, you need the lib32 opt depends for your driverBut it may very well have been listed at any point in time. I tend to check those and install whatever seems of interest, but my memory's a sieve, unfortunately. Anyway, here goes:
[hyeron@Daemon ~]$ yaourt -Qs libappindicator
local/lib32-libappindicator 12.10.0-2
Library to allow applications to export a menu into the Unity Menu bar (GTK+ 2 library)
local/libappindicator 0.4.92-1
Library to allow applications to export a menu into the Unity Menu bar (GTK+ 2 library)
local/libappindicator3 0.4.92-1
Library to allow applications to export a menu into the Unity Menu bar (GTK+ 2 library) (GTK+ 3 library)
local/perl-gtk2-appindicator 0.14-1
Gtk2::AppIndicator - Perl extension for libappindicatorAll of them are from AUR (and all 0.4 versions could do with an update as the latest version is 12.10 indeed, I'll have to do just that, you never know what may happen - unlikely to help though, as Steam is an x86 app). :)
Final edit - Just updated them. No change, as expected.
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