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Does anyone know why SteamOS is based on arch rather than Debian? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Just got a steam deck and immediately checked out the desktop mode, and I was somewhat surprised to see KDE and pacman as opposed to GNOME and apt, I have nothing against the former though a strong preference for the latter, anyone know why Volvo went in this direction?

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Doesn't kde work on debian? I haven't used it on the desktop in ages, but that seems odd.

On second thought, they may not have the most up-to-date version. So maybe it's that.

And if steam could make a Qt client while they're at it...

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    Of course it does. OP asked multiple questions, this was sipposes to answer why they used KDE instead of Gnome. I personally think Arch would have the advantage of having the newewst drivers, Proton version etc. available.

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