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Steam for Linux rolled out as a beta release at the end of 2012. Now that the official Steam for Linux client is out, we show you how to get started with this powerful multi-player gaming system.
Running Steam on Ubuntu
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On February 14, 2013, Valve announced the official release of Steam for Linux and celebrated the event by offering discounts from 50% up to 75% off the price of Linux titles for a week. With the exception of board games, I haven't been much of a gamer since the old-school Pac-Man days, so I downloaded Steam to see what the fuss was about.
Ubuntu users will find Steam in the Ubuntu Software Center, which makes downloading and installing it a breeze [1]. You'll need to have a 1GHz Pentium or Athlon XP1500+ with 512MB of RAM or better, Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10, a recent model graphics card, and at least 5G free hard drive space [2].
After installing Steam, you will be walked through the process of setting up your user account (Figure 1). If you already have an existing account, you can log right into it.
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