• Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I guess this is a different SteamOS than the one that has been freely available for years?

    • puttybrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      I think you’re talking about the really old version from the steam machines. The OS the Steam Deck uses (version 3.0+) is completely rebuilt and uses a different OS as a base (now using Arch instead of Debian)

    • Quik@infosec.pub
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      1 year ago

      I think what’s meant is there isn’t an official ISO to download as it’s not yet that polished for PCs

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        1 year ago

        There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck.

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          1 year ago

          The current, unavailable for general download, is Steam OS 3. Valve just refuses to put a number 3 anywhere, do they just pretend the other two do not exist.

          BTW, there are a few “almost steam os” out there. I can vouch for Bazzite, it’s fedora based and really good. Very welcoming for beginners, but had a lot of options of you want to dig a bit.

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      1 year ago

      It’s available, but not really built or supported for standard desktop installation, at least as far as I know.

    • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      If you mean the old Debian based one, yes. SteamOS 3+ is arch based and released with the steam deck. Valve said they’d release a version for desktops, but have yet to follow through.