Looks like Bad Juju's acquisition of Desura will pay off for us Linux gamers soon. They tweeted to let people know the Desura client updates are currently in testing!
Just heard we have an updated @Desura Client App in testing for both Windows and Linux! Should release very soon; mostly stability fixes
Desura (@Desura) December 5, 2014
It's really great to see them deliver on promises, as Linden Lab really didn't do much for Desura at all. If anything Linden Lab ruined the open source Desurium project for contributors by forcing a contributor agreement, and so Linden Lab couldn't use all the changes if people didn't agree to it, and they didn't. Bad Juju have a lot of catching up to do.
It will be good to install the Desura client again, as the current and very outdated official client was riddled with bugs. The open source Desurium was much better of course, but it's also outdated and unmaintained. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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oldrocker99 Dec 14, 2014
Now this is good news! As a long-time Desura customer, I had begun to think that the company which inaugurated gaming for Linux just didn't care any more. Now I think that Desura does care, and it's a Good Thing. I won't be getting all my games from Steam, and that's for sure.
Thanks, Tony!
Thanks, Tony!
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Quoting: HamishCheers then Mr. Novak for you and your teams hard work and admirably thick skin. :)
From what I've seen -- We're going to have to hold on to that thick skin for a bit while the dust settles and we get things back on track! In any event, my regards to you guys as well for hanging in there - Desura is once again on a good road and we aim to keep it there.
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Hi everyone!
We at Desura will be releasing a Beta of the current Linux client tomorrow (December 23 - probably towards the end of the day). We could sure use your help beating on it, especially under different Linux environments. Anything you find would need to be reported to [email protected].
Instructions on how to obtain this Beta will be forthcoming. Please watch this space for further information. Thanks in advance!
Also, we really appreciate your patience!
TheBEASTIE
(aka Kenneth Yeast, Director of Engineering @ Desura)
We at Desura will be releasing a Beta of the current Linux client tomorrow (December 23 - probably towards the end of the day). We could sure use your help beating on it, especially under different Linux environments. Anything you find would need to be reported to [email protected].
Instructions on how to obtain this Beta will be forthcoming. Please watch this space for further information. Thanks in advance!
Also, we really appreciate your patience!
TheBEASTIE
(aka Kenneth Yeast, Director of Engineering @ Desura)
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I'm sorry for the delay, but the Beta will not be available until Friday (December 26).
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It has been a fun "holiday" getting this ready to test, but the Linux version is ALIVE!. The 64bit version is available and the 32bit version is forthcoming today.
Please test and beat on this client if you can. It is available at:
http://www.desura.com/desura-x86_64.tar.gz
(Later it will be available at http://www.desura.com/install )
Please report any issues to [email protected]. Please provide all system information and any relevant console data for the issues you discover. Thank you so much!!!
Please test and beat on this client if you can. It is available at:
http://www.desura.com/desura-x86_64.tar.gz
(Later it will be available at http://www.desura.com/install )
Please report any issues to [email protected]. Please provide all system information and any relevant console data for the issues you discover. Thank you so much!!!
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