Valve Quickly Expands Steam Frame Kernel with CD Support and SteamOS Updates for Enhanced Gaming Experience

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Valve Quickly Expands Steam Frame Kernel with CD Support and SteamOS Updates for Enhanced Gaming Experience

Steam Frame Gets Mainline Linux Support, Signalling SteamOS Alternatives for VR Gaming

10/27/2026

The Valve Steam Frame has been supported in downstream SteamOS kernel builds since its launch in September, but a new set of patches submitted for inclusion in the mainline Linux kernel 7.4 will...

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Valve Enables CD Drive Support in Steam Frame Kernel After a Single Request

10/27/2026

Valve has switched on optical drive support in the Steam Frame's Linux kernel, a day after one owner asked for it on the Steam Community forums. On October 18, user Aiodensghost posted that the...

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Steam Frame kernel updated with external CD-ROM drive compatibility just one day after a user asked Valve for it

10/27/2026

Even with the importance of physical media ownership in the current era of digital product ephemera, it's often unlikely your PC will actually be able to play the CDs, DVDs or Blu-Rays you have...

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SteamOS 3.9.0 Preview Launches With KDE 6.7.3 and Linux Kernel 7.2

10/26/2026

Following a recent small patch to the beta branch of SteamOS, which heralded fixes to many of the Linux distribution's desktop and gaming mode features, Valve has announced the SteamOS 3.9.0...

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SteamOS 3.9.5 updates KDE Plasma, improves compatibility and device support

10/26/2026

SteamOS 3.9.5 brings an updated Arch Linux base, KDE Plasma 6.7.3, and Linux kernel 7.2. The update also improves compatibility with handheld gaming devices, introduces preliminary hibernation...

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Linux Kernel 7.4 HID Support Includes Nintendo Switch 2 Controllers and Pulsar Gaming Mice

10/26/2026

Valve has been a major contributor to the Linux gaming scene since it launched the Arch-based SteamOS alongside the Steam Deck, and the company's latest contribution to the Linux gaming ecosystem...