Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux | Linux Today

Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux

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Marius Nestor
Apr 7, 2025

For Linux users, the new Steam Client update improves the download speed of Steam client updates, fixes a rare issue on Linux where non-steam Protons could get assigned an incorrect compatibility tool, and no longer applies compatibility tool filtering to shortcuts.

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Marius Nestor

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