The new version of Steam comes with improvements for Linux and more

Recently Valve announced through a publication the release of a new version of the Steam client for Linux and this new version is considered one of the most important of all time, in addition to the fact that this update allows you to activate hardware acceleration in the versions of Steam for Mac and Linux, thus equating them with the version for windows

With this release, the number of Linux games available in the Steam catalog has increased to 11132, plus it brings small changes to the general UI, notifications, and even the in-game overlay.

What's new in the Steam desktop client?

Of the most important changes that stand out in this new version of Steam, it stands out that the capabilities of the desktop client have been expanded and the user interface has been significantly improved, with redesigned dialogs, menus, headers, and bottom bar, replaced fonts, and changed color scheme. The settings section and the screenshot manager have been redesigned.

In addition to this, it is also highlighted that interface has been updated to display notifications and indicate their appearance (the green indicator now lights up only when really important notifications arrive), plus a button has been added to view received notifications as a list.

Another change that stands out is that the popup screen shown during gameplay when pressing Shift+Tab has been redesigned completely, as a new toolbar has been added that provides access to features that may be needed during gameplay, such as chat, browser, achievement view, and access to discussions.

It is also highlighted that added the ability to take notes that can be left during the course of the game, with this you can insert images into notes and control the format of the text. Notes are saved relative to the current game and are synced between users' systems.

Added support for snapping windows from a popup screen to permanently appear on top of other content during gameplay. For example, you can pin a hint note, a game plan, a discussion with other participants, and even a web browser window. You can change the transparency level of a docker.

On the other hand, it is mentioned that builds for macOS and Linux use graphics acceleration hardware by default to match the performance of the interface of build data with the windows version and achieve smoother scrolling, instant animation, and better UI responsiveness.

Added a Game Overview panel to the popup screen with an overview of the events that happened in the game since the last release. For example, the dashboard shows achievements, friends currently playing, news, and instructions.

Of others changes that stand out:

• Improved interface for configuring game controllers.
• A new code sharing framework is used in the Steam Desktop Client, Big Picture Mode, and Steam Deck implementations.
• Provided the ability to customize the content displayed on the popup screen.
• New settings have been proposed to determine what and where to display notifications.

Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it, you can consult the details In the following link.

How to install the Steam client on Linux?

For those interested in being able to install the Steam client on their system, they should know that various installation methods are offered for Linux, from the binary packages that can be found in your distribution's application repository, as well as with the help of Snap or Flatpack.

In the first case for users of Debian, Ubuntu or any other distribution based on these, just type the following in a terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install steam

In the case of users of Arch Linux and any derivative of it, the command is the following:

sudo pacman -S steam

While for users of Fedora and any derivative of it:

sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm - %fedora). noarch.rpm

sudo dnf install steam -y

For those who prefer Flatpak packages:

flatpak install flathub com.valvesoftware.Steam

And finally for those who prefer Snap packages:

sudo snap install steam