By Silviu Stahie    29 Apr 2015

 

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A new SteamOS version is now available for download

 

Valve has released a new Beta version of its SteamOS Linux operating system, and they have upgraded a number of packages, mostly to fix various small problems and security issues.

 

SteamOS is a Linux distribution based on Debian, in this case, the "Wheezy" branch Debian. Despite the close relationship that Valve had with Canonical, the company chose to get Debian for their base. The distribution is not a regular one, and users will see it boot directly into Steam Big Picture. There is a regular desktop available, but almost none of the usual apps is available by default.

 

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