Yeah but that lock down is just there to protect most users. Afaik it doesn’t require any heavy workarounds?
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tunetardis@piefed.ca 3 hours ago
Yes, Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it’s still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?
I wonder if this means it’s less locked down the Deck? Like is it kind of an iPad vs Mac situation? When I got the Deck and it was my only CPU travelling around at one point, I tried installing some general tools so I could get some actual work done on the road. Things were fairly heavily sandboxed, though nothing was a total deal-breaker I guess?
rollerbang@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
darkreader2636@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
yeah you can just dualboot another non-atomic distro and call it a day
cron@feddit.org 2 hours ago
It will run on Steam OS like the steam deck is.
If you have troubles with its protections (like the non-writeable system partition), you can just disable them.
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
You do know you can boot up to a full-ass Linux on the deck?
Afaik that side has zero sandboxes