▲ 235 ▼ SteamOS will be coming to other handhelds before you can install it on your PC 'because right now, it's very, very tuned for Steam Deck' | PC Gamer (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by Goronmon@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (4 children) I guess this is a different SteamOS than the one that has been freely available for years? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] puttybrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years 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) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Quik@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think what’s meant is there isn’t an official ISO to download as it’s not yet that polished for PCs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago* The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago It's available, but not really built or supported for standard desktop installation, at least as far as I know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] puttybrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years 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) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quik@infosec.pub 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think what’s meant is there isn’t an official ISO to download as it’s not yet that polished for PCs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago* The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago* The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 2 years ago* The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago It's available, but not really built or supported for standard desktop installation, at least as far as I know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent