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Yup. Fussing around in Desktop mode (aka handheld Arch) got me into it. It was weirdly easy to get Phantasy Star Online Ephinea working with luteix, and that game was easily one of my favorite Deck experiences running on 3W of power lol.
Steam in general, TBH.
Does the steam deck come with socks?
It's working, I know people who don't even own a steam deck who are considering swapping to SteamOS once it's available for desktops.
I've told them they don't need to wait and can get a similar or better experience with distros that are already available, but steam's name is gold for a lot of people and it seems like the only option they're really interested in.
I got a Steam Deck recently and hadn't dabbled in Linux since the Raspberry Pi 3 like 7 years ago. It's so much easier with a gui instead of command prompts! And now I see what all the fuss over Proton was about - it's amazing how many Windows games just work!
I used my deck as my main computer when I was traveling earlier this year (I don't have a laptop). I brought a small keyboard, no mouse, was able to do everything I needed. It's convinced me I can easily make the switch I'm just waiting to move now and get a laptop when I'm out of tarrif-land
When they bring a desktop version of steamOS to market... it's gonna be a dark day for MS share holders.
Buddy of mine mentioned how talking about computers with me always eventually leads to Linux yesterday.
You've got a friend in horse!
Firstly: I feel seen.
Secondly: it's working, SteamOS is so nice. I haven't been this interested in Linux since the XP to 7 transfer. And I think imma' actually do it this time.
A good UI/UX is what Linux needs most to get people to switch. Valve has the money to pour into actually making something people want to use. Now I just hope the desktop release gets the same polish.
KDE is good already
Or are you talking about "gaming mode"?
Linux has plenty of good UIs⦠KDE, Budgie, XFCE, Cinnamon, GNOME, etc. Literally no shortage of desktop environments.
It needs a decent UX, but most importantly it needs binary compatibility. No pleb will compile from source.
That too, but I don't expect that to be a problem after it's been out for more than a few weeks.
Currently it's based off of Arch right? Are there many compatibility issues with its current form?
I'm in the same boat. I am really not interested in Windows 11 at all, especially after using it at work. My primary hesitation has been video game playability in the past but the steam deck has really expanded how many games are playable on Linux and I also play a lot more games on consoles than I did a few years ago
I was you. I installed Mint and the only issue I had was with a hard drive that was being shared by both systems (dual booting) that had all my games on it. It was a symlink issue.
Bite the bullet. The startup time alone is worth it.
It's almost like an OS that wants to be useful is a better experience than an OS that wants to push you ads and steal everything you produce to feed into llm slop-generation.
Meh, there's pretty easy (and legit) ways around the bullshit that makes managing it take less time than I had to spend making my Mint install work properly.
This is a lie! Nobody should read his comment, instead they should check out Raid Shadow Legends the epic, turn-based RPG that's taken the mobile gaming world by storm!
I haven't actually seen a raid ad in years at this point. (Except your hopefully ironic comment, so good job unironically promoting them)
I don't know if it's just my sponsorblock + adblock combo or if their gorilla advertising has fallen off, and at this point I'm too afraid to ask
*guerilla
It comes from the Spanish word for "little war" and has nothing to do with apes.
For new users that were otherwise scared of changing their daily driver, it does provide a nice little path for them.
Flip it into Desktop mode some times to get a feel for how different the DE is, play around with some command line stuff. Easy to factory reset, so mess it up if you want.
Then install something like CachyOS Handheld edition after a while to get a less restricted Linux experience, while maintaining game mode et all.
Hell, for the price, it's a great device to use as a dev machine if you do Cachy or similar. I use mine as my daily use "laptop" since my other laptop died, and was less powerful any way.
SteamOS desktop mode is just KDE, so you could just make a Live USB of Kubuntu or whatever to try it out on your actual desktop or laptop PC.
Exactly, that's my point. New Linux people don't have to think about installing a new OS or even using a live USB, just flip to Desktop mode to demo it.
What advantages does Cachy have?
They give you a lot more control over the system in terms of the filesystem, its structure and format, use of pacman without being wiped on update, etc. It's more of a true Arch Linux experience, plus it isn't controlled by Valve.
Cachy also has their own Proton versions that seem to run a couple of games marginally better so far. Still, you have all the options when it comes to how you want to install and run games or anything else.
ETA: I think BazziteOS also has a handheld version that is tailored for the Deck's hardware that gives a similar experience
I use mine as my daily use βlaptopβ since my other laptop died, and was less powerful any way.
I just wish it had better IO. Either 2 USB C ports, or even better USB 4 and I'd own one by now.
Just get a small USBC dock, I got one with an HDMI, USBC and USB connection so I can connect it to a monitor, its power cord and a wireless keyboard/mouse dongle... It's super compact so it doesn't bother me at all.
So are you lugging around a keyboard, screen and usb hub with it or what?
I switched to a MacBook Air + Steam Deck combo for work/gaming and it's fairing much better than my old gaming laptop ever did on both fronts
Oh my god! I thought I bought a gaming handheld but i bought.... communism!
Excusme sir, the word is now wokeness/wokeism.
Fuck, if it's easy to mod games and run script extenders, I'll be in-Stalin it this week.
I replied one too deep. Fuck.