Valve patches SteamOS 3.8 lock screen bug with update 3.8.11
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Liam Squires-Hand
Summary
Valve released SteamOS 3.8.11 on June 20th to fix a critical bug where Desktop Mode would get stuck on the lock screen. The issue prevented users from logging in without a physical keyboard, as neither the KDE Plasma on-screen keyboard nor Valve's own on-screen keyboard worked. This patch addresses one of the major annoyances following the larger SteamOS 3.8 update.
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bskyValve patches SteamOS 3.8 lock screen bug with update 3.8.11gamingonlinux.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSteamOS 3.8.11 has just been released for all users with the following changes
The on-screen KDE Plasma keyboard didn't work, nor did Valve's own on-screen keyboard. Bit of a woops.
With the huge SteamOS 3.8 update now out, a few hiccups were expected - but thankfully, they've already patched one of the major annoyances.
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