L4D Blog: The Linux Beta Build is Live!

**FEED** · 05-03-13, 06:30 PM

Thanks to the efficiencies we were able to achieve with Linux, we skipped Valve time and are delivering the L4D2 Beta Linux build today as planned. The Beta build not only allows Linux owners to play the game natively, it is also the testing ground for our new Extended Mutation System.

If you currently own Left 4 Dead 2, You should see “Left 4 Dead 2 Beta” in your library. If it doesn’t show up, restart Steam. This is a complete build of Left 4 Dead 2, so the build is as large as the current game.

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**Bunni** · 05-04-13, 04:24 AM

Piiiimpp, gotta try this out!

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**Mr_Blonde_OPS** · 05-04-13, 10:44 AM

I don't get what this is? Bunni or someone please explain.

**Imisnew2** · 05-04-13, 11:09 AM

It means you don't have to run other software to play L4D2 on linux (e.g. wine). You can simply start it like any other application. Also, Valve was making improvements to OpenGL (what is used for the linux version) and just so happened to make the game run a bit faster on Linux than Windows.