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1534 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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CobrastanJorji ◴[12 Nov 25 21:24 UTC] 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 ◴[12 Nov 25 22:10 UTC] 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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p1necone ◴[12 Nov 25 22:44 UTC] 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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presbyterian ◴[13 Nov 25 00:27 UTC] 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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1. p1necone ◴[13 Nov 25 00:29 UTC] 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