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NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Thanks, awesome answers all around!

Regarding another distro, I do use CachyOS on my desktop so that’s definitely an option, but for the time being I want to give SteamOS a fair shot before I go and install a different OS on it. There’s every chance I’ll cave and install CachyOS within a month or two.

Don’t bother messing with the system files if possible. Try to use an AppImage or Flatpak instead, […]

Yes, definitely; I was going to do that anyway. There are only a few corner-cases, like the PWAs For Firefox that I linked in the OP, where this isn’t possible or might require a lot more fiddling than I prefer. But in almost all cases, I can work with Flatpaks, AppImages, or through a web browser.

Thanks for answering, I was honestly not sure I’d get much good info here but you proved me dead wrong :)

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Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Good luck! Incidentally, if you do end up going to CachyOS, I like webapp-manager for PWAs; should be in the extra arch repos. I’ve tried a few flatpaks for creating the necessary shortcuts, and I haven’t found one that felt quite as nice. Do go try some, though, because maybe there’s one that works better for you!

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- NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I forgot to mention. Turns out PWAsForFirefox doesn’t work at all with the Flatpak version of Firefox github.com/filips123/PWAsForFirefox/issues/142 so the whole question is moot. The project’s dev seems to be actively involved in making that possible though. I guess I’ll live without nice web-apps on the steam deck for now, it’s not a deal breaker.
  
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  - Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Someone said that Distrobox is installed by default, so I’m wondering if you could install Firefox via distrobox and also install PWAsForFirefox to that app in the same container.
    
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- NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I use it on Linux Mint, the biggest issue I have with it is external links:
  
  github.com/linuxmint/webapp-manager#how-to-open-l…
  
  How to open links in my main browser?
  
  For Firefox, all links are always opened within the WebApp, either directly or using a new tab. To open a link in your main browser, right-click anywhere, select Copy link location and paste the link in your main browser.
  
  Really annoying. PWAs For Firefox fixes it, you just gotta change a setting.
  
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How to open links in my main browser?