Comment on It's Time to Bring Back the Steam Machine

TheRealCharlesEames@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ogeist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It became what it is currently the Steam Deck OS or at least the lessons learned were applied to create it. That being said you have distros like Bazzite and Pop OS focused on gaming, you could try those.

  I recently deleted my Windows partition and went full Linux for my personal devices. I use Windows for work and it reminds me that I made the right decision.

  I use Arch btw

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Now that TunnelVision has been disclosed to the general public, I’m just trying to finish up my modded games, then I’m going to switch over to Linux and run Windows in a VM as needed.

    Even with my pro license, I’m still at the whims of capitalist decision-making; tired of not really being in control of my own computer.

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    • drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Now that TunnelVision has been disclosed to the general public

      That vulnerability affected every OS except Android.

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      • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, but you can relegate your network interface to a namespace in Linux, which is a remedy the researchers reckon recommend. You have to use your internet-facing programs in a VM in Windows to achieve the same effect, and that’s a lot of overhead just to protect yourself.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It became what it is currently the Steam Deck OS

    That’s still called SteamOS.

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• MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What ever happened to SteamOS?

  It’s still going strong! store.steampowered.com/steamos

  Personally, I just like to install Debian or Ubuntu as the OS, and then install the Steam launcher:

  linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-steam-on-debian-l…

  I think the outcomes are pretty similar, for an average user. But I find it a bit easier to search for help about other things I want to do with Debian/Ubuntu.

  I say Debian/Ubuntu a bunch of times here because, while I like Debian a bit better, there’s tons of help articles out there for Ubuntu, and 99% of them work perfectly on Debian.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Personally, I just like to install Debian or Ubuntu as the OS, and then install the Steam launcher:

    Then you don’t get Gamescope, which is kind of a big deal.

    And less importantly the direct-launch into Big Picture Mode.

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    • ogeist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can set up the boot directly into Big Picture, there are a couple of ways depending on your needs/expectations.

      Gamescope did not work for me, I have been gaming exclusively in Linux since proton was published but any time I try to get gamescope working it behaves strangely. I blame my Nvidia card but it’s hard to say.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Sure, Gamescope is the big one. But part of SteamOS is that all of that comes configured out of the box.

        Nvidia is probably the problem.

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    • MajorHavoc@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Good points!

      I use my current one as a PC as much as for gaming.

      I’ll keep that in mind when I build my next dedicated game rig, though!

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The whole point of SteamOS is the controller-first interface. If you’re not interested then it’s not for you.

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  • AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think it’s still going strong. SteamOS 2.0, the Debian based one that was on the old steam machines has been discontinued and is no longer supported. SteamOS 3.0, on the deck, is Arch based and is not yet officially supported on anything other than a Steam Deck.

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• Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It went to the Deck. I did read an article from someone who forked SteamOS and customized it for their own hardware, but it isn’t a simple process.

  Bazzite is probably the closest you can get to a Deck-like experience (and it’s supposed to work for HTPCs), but there’s several other distros that are gaming focused as well, such as Nobara, Garuda, and Chimera.

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• helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  While an official release would be appreciated, I’d probably just continue using ChimeraOS/Bazzite/whatever

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