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Stable Steam Client 20.05.2025 released for Linux and Steam Deck

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A new stable Steam-Client (20.05.2025) has been released for Linux and the Steam Deck.

Changelog Linux/Desktop client:

Steam Client Update - May 20th

A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices.

Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

Linux GPU Control Application LACT: v0.7.4 released

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The Linux GPU Control Application LACT has been released in version 0.7.4.

[0.7.4] - 2025-05-11

This is mainly a refinement release, but there are some new features as well. Key highlights:

New fan control UI

The custom fan curve UI is now an actual curve that you can drag around, instead of being a series of sliders.

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Ludusavi: v0.29.1 released

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Ludusavi, the tool to create backups from game saves, has been released in version v0.29.1.

v0.29.1 (2025-04-17) Latest

Fixed:
Glob-based backup exclusions did not work correctly. (This issue was introduced in v0.29.0.)
Changed:
The standalone Linux release is now compiled on Ubuntu 22.04 instead of Ubuntu 20.04 because of a change by GitHub.

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