Comment on My SO got a steamdeck today, and it's a lot better than I imagined it to be
RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
It is still just another Linux distro which doesn’t seem that locked down. I don’t own a steam deck but I imagine it should be possible to set it boot to desktop with some simple tinkering. In worst case scenario, you might be able to install another distro and get all the tweaks and apps yourself. The toggle can be done with some widgets and script ig.
the16bitgamer@programming.dev 4 days ago
You can I just wish it was accessible on the GUI.
psyspoop@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Not sure if this is what you’re looking for, but you can add Nested Desktop as a non-Steam game and access it from Gaming Mode. Makes it so you can switch between games and Desktop without having to exit the game too. You might have to tinker with controls and the dim/sleep power settings.
Entheon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Just to make sure you noticed, when you’re in “gaming mode”, you can switch to desktop mode easily by going to power menu (either by pressing the power button, or gui power button) and it’ll offer you to switch.