Steam Linux Beta Build Surfaces In Steam's Database

For those of you who are chomping at the bit, biting your nails and ruthlessly washing your cars over and over again in anxious anticipation of Steam for Linux, we’ve got good news for you.

Database hacker Marlamin uncovered the first evidence of a Steam for Linux build on Steam’s servers using using CDR Steam database parser. Steam’s beta carries an app id of 16549 and was uploaded just today.

AppID	16549
Name	Steam Linux Beta
BillingType	ProofOfPrepurchaseOnly
CostInCents	0
OnSubscribeRunAppId	-1
OnSubscribeRunLaunchOptionIndex	-1
RequiredKeyType	4
GameCode
GameCodeDescription	SteamLinux
IsSteam3Subscription	1
RequiresShippingAddress
DomesticCostInCents
RequiresCD
IsPreorder
TerritoryCode
Added	2012-09-06 01:15:54

Some are claiming that this is evidence that the Steam Linux beta is just days away. There is no concrete evidence of this, but there certainly is plently of room for wishful thinking!

The database also give a nice look at Steam for Linux alongside all of today’s other uploads.

Stiff competition…

So, what will you be buying? Our guess is L4D2 since there are no other announced titles at this time. Though we would be happy to see a full compliment of id Software’s Linux contributions. Also, I see no reason why the entire Humble Bundle series won’t make an appearance via their already available Steam keys.

Source | Marlamin

http://twitter.com/Marlamin Martin Benjamins

What I do is simple data-mining! No hacking involved whatsoever.
- http://profiles.google.com/deanhowell2 Dean Howell
  
  Ah! I guess I’ve given you too much credit!
  - http://twitter.com/Marlamin Martin Benjamins
    
    Yessir!
    - uh20
      
      either way, very very neat find, the fact that this is not a database made until now suggests a beta, even an internal one, might be right on its way
Zedronar

If I have my L4D2 already bought for Windows, will I have the Linux version as well?
- http://twitter.com/simonbanyard Simon Banyard
  
  That’s how it’s worked with the Mac/Windows combination so far.
- http://profiles.google.com/deanhowell2 Dean Howell
  
  The only games that I have from Steam is Half-Life 2. I hope that when it is Linux ready, I will have access to it. It seems that their plan is to become platform agnostic, so my assumption would be yes.
  - Zedronar
    
    Hope so!
  - Charlie Whitman
    
    That’s my lone Steam game as well. It would be nice to be able to run it natively in Linux.
http://twitter.com/bytehakr bytehakr

Valve releasing a Linux distro as a gaming platform would be great!
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Charlie Whitman

I agree that it would seem like a no brainer to support pre-existing Linux titles with the Steam client as well, especially titles that they support on Windows and Mac like the Humble Bundle titles.
http://www.digifail.com/ Tom Nardi

I forgot, I actually do have some games in Steam. Gary’s Mod was too enticing not to dual boot for back when it came out. Also the Humble Games.

Suddenly, I am interested in Steam for Linux.

Source | Marlamin

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