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SteamOS 3.9.0 Preview Launches With KDE 6.7.3 and Linux Kernel 7.2

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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 Preview, which upgrades the Desktop Mode to KDE 6.7.3, from 6.4.3, and updates to the Linux kernel version 7.2. Both the updates to KDE and the Linux kernel bring noteworthy improvements—from improved Krunner search functionality, clipboard pinning, and bet…
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Valve has released SteamOS 3.9.0 as the first preview for Steam Deck and Steam Machine, replacing Linux kernel, desktop and Wi-Fi stack at the same time. The stable channel remains for the time being with SteamOS 3.8.16 and Linux 6.16.

Valve no longer hides its ambitions: the first preversion of SteamOS 3.9 is aimed at both your desktop PC and Steam Deck. Windows release ticket has never been easier to compost.

Valve launched the first preview of SteamOS 3.9 with a background renewal: an updated Arch Linux base, the Linux 7.2 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.7.3, connectivity improvements, preliminary hibernation and better support for virtual machines.

Valve has released the first Preview version of SteamOS 3.9, which is perhaps the most important update of the year for users with a Steam Deck. The reason for this is that this update renews much of its technical foundations.Among the most outstanding changes is the jump to a base more The SteamOS 3.9 entry will modernize the Steam Deck: Linux 7.2, hibernation and Wi-Fi improvements aparece primero en El Chapuzas Informática.

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GamingOnLinux broke the news on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
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