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CobrastanJorji ◴[] No.45906945[source]
> Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?

From your mouth to Tim Cook's ear, friend.

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foxandmouse ◴[] No.45907533[source]
That said, when are we going to get a public release for SteamOS? …There’s a joke somewhere about them reaching SteamOS 3
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1. p1necone ◴[] No.45907933[source]
I have a SFF pc with an AMD GPU and AMD CPU both with better specs that the new Steam Machine just waiting for them to release a standalone installer for SteamOS :(
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2. bsimpson ◴[] No.45908219[source]
You can use the Steam Deck recovery image to flash an SSD with SteamOS. It's what those of us on other handhelds do.
3. runsonrum ◴[] No.45908305[source]
Have you tried CachyOS? May get the results you are looking for with Desktop or even Handheld addition.
4. presbyterian ◴[] No.45908890[source]
Have you tried Bazzite? It’s basically a drop-in replacement. It’s based on Fedora’s Atomic stuff instead of Arch, but if it wasn’t for the logo at the start, I’d be hard pressed to notice I was using it and not vanilla SteamOS.
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5. p1necone ◴[] No.45908910[source]
I did try using Bazzite but I had weird issues with stuttering/throttling on the RX 7600 which made most games totally unplayable (I confirmed the same hardware worked fine on a windows install). That was a while ago though, it's probably worth me trying again.

Normally I just use regular Fedora/Arch/OpenSUSE for gaming on Linux and never see any issues (albeit that's on a 6800xt at the moment) but I want that consolized experience.

edit: found the thread where I discussed fixing this - few bits of false hope and then I eventually gave up. https://www.answeroverflow.com/m/1314736793190662216

6. 20after4 ◴[] No.45909585[source]
I just use vanilla debian and Steam works great. Just set it to launch steam on login and set your system to auto-login, that should get you most of the way.