Comment on SteamOS finally released by Valve

• slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Users should not consider SteamOS as a replacement for their desktop operating system

  ah crap, I missed that line entirely.

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  • fartsparkles@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The side effect of SteamOS is that Arch Linux totally rocks for gaming.

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    • kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Is it? Or did they choose Arch because of the ease of setting it up with all the latest software the community was already packaging?

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      • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Is it? Or did they choose Arch because of the ease of setting it up with all the latest software the community was already packaging?

        That’s an illogical either or question because it’s both. Valve moved from Debian to Arch because of its more recent upstream packages, yes, but Valve’s upstream contributions in turn made Arch (and the other distributions) better for gaming.

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      • lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Definitely the latter

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Arch Linux totally rocks for gaming.

      Any disto with a reasonably recent kernel and drivers will rock for gaming.

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• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s very funny to see so many people waiting for a desktop version to switch to Linux on their computer when it wasn’t developed to be a desktop OS in the first place and there’s similar OS actually meant to be used on desktop PCs that exist…

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, like any Linux running KDE. With Steam installed.

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    • Corigan@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This is the worst part of linux. I want to make the switch but the number of distros is overwhelming. Steam OS is appealing because honestly I just want the most tuned for gaming hands off version I can find.

      If it exists just send me the link to the iso lmao.

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      • Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        If you’re looking for a desktop version of SteamOS and are used to using Windows, your best bet is likely Bazzite with the KDE desktop environment. There are mixed feelings among Linux users about immutable operating systems, but there’s no denying the Bazzite is the most straightforward way to get things like Nvidia drivers and HDR.

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      • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Omg i hate choice in the marketplace, gimme good old fashioned monopoly any day. /s

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      • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Honestly, these are the ones that matter. From those, you can choose depending on what type of work are you planning to do with your computer.

        For servers: Red Hat (but it’s paid) OpenSUSE Debian FreeBSD

        Desktop (very new hardware): Arch Fedora

        Desktop (other hardware): Mint Ubuntu Debian

        Hardcore, embedded, very specific needs: Gentoo Slackware Arch

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      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Bazzite is the most “SteamOS” flavor of Linux you can get right now.

        If you want an OS that has a little more control, go with Kubuntu, which is very friendly. When you’re comfortable with that and familiar enough with Linux to unhappy with Snaps and Canonical, switch to Fedora or OpenSUSE.

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• crowbar@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  And here i am using steamos for work 😂

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