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Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Why install other Linux ISOs on Steam Deck? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seen a few times bazzite has been mentioned, but just have seen another user say they have OpenSUSE installed.

I'm not sure what the benefits of these options are, especially non-steamOS ISOs?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (2 children)

One of the beautiful things about Linux is it's versatility. Many people want to use their hardware for things other than gaming. For instance, I saw a Steam Deck at Disneyland being used to operate "autonomous" robots in Star Wars Land.

For me, I have been doing the vast majority of my gaming on my Steam Deck ever since I got it, however, recently, I was wanting to do some programming work while I was out and about, and was running into a lot of road blocks trying to do it on my Steam Deck. They can be overcome, but I found myself thinking about how much easier it would be to do my work on it, if it had a different distribution installed.

The Steam Deck is a consumer appliance, and as such has reasonable safeguards in place to protect users from themselves. Some users want to go beyond what's available out of the box, and I imagine that freedom is what motivates most people to put other operating systems on their device.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I actually use my Steam Deck for programming, with the vast majority of my time spent in desktop mode. The updates are a pain to deal with, but I've got an Ansible playbook that can get me back to normal fairly easily.

[–] saintshenanigans 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I saw a Steam Deck at Disneyland being used to operate "autonomous" robots in Star Wars Land.

I think mkbhd did a video showing that off recently if anyone is curious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Thanks for letting me know! I really wanted to look at the UI when I realized what I was looking at, at the park, but I didn't want to bother the employee. I appreciate that I got to see it in that video now