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    Steam client for Linux; Linux libraries in Left 4 Dead demo

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Baserk, Dec 2, 2008.

  1. Baserk

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    According to this Phoronix article, the Left 4 Dead demo for Windows has linux libraries inside like steamclient_linux.so with strings like k_EMsgClientRequestForgottenPasswordEmailResponse.
    They can't be found in the final version and one wonders why they are there in the windows demo but someone is getting real serious about bringing Steam to linux... :)
    There is also some info about the linux version of another game; Postal III, also build on Valve's Source Engine, in that article.
    Cheers.
     
    Baserk, Dec 2, 2008
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