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Got a Steam Deck on the way, anything I should know before I dive in when it arrives?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Even if you don’t want to use it as a computer having a Bluetooth keyboard is almost a must-have because otherwise configuring non-steam games in windows mode is a real pain.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In a similar vain, enabling ssh and using that for config or moving files around has saved me a lot of typing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you're a little less CLI savvy, KDE Connect will be much easier. Winpinator on your desktop and Warpinator on the Steamdeck works well and can sometimes help if file copies via KDE Connect fail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once you enabled SSH on the Deck, you can access the filesystem using SSHFS. If your desktop is windows, you can install this program: https://github.com/winfsp/sshfs-win/releases/tag/v3.5.20357. In Linux (Debian derivatives like Ubuntu) install it wit sudo apt install sshfs then read the man páge with man sshfs to learn how to use it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nah, just use Filezilla or if you are on windows WinSCP.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SSH is weirdly slow however. There is a command to disable wifi powersaving (or something like that) which is the cause but I couldn't be bothered lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you stream games or play multiplayer you may want to consider disabling that anyway as it dramatically improves the WIFI speed and reliability.