Steam snap using core26 is now available for testing
(https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/steam-snap-406x232.jpg) Ubuntu gamers can help test a new version of Canonical's Steam snap that uses a core26 base and an updated Mesa graphics driver stack. A new testing channel sees the Steam snap's underlying base runtime bumped to a version based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, paired with a matching gaming-graphics-core26 content snap providing a newer set of GPU drivers – and potentially, better performance. Users can opt in by running snap refresh steam --channel stable/core26 from the terminal, and test by doing what they'd normally do in Steam: install and play games, adjust settings, and so on. Because the Steam snap uses its [...]
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Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/steam-snap-core26-testing Sep 20, 2026, 11:01 PM