• SabinStargem@lemmy.todayEnglish
    10·
    4 hours ago

    Hopefully, this means an official release of SteamOS Desktop. I want to switch away from Windows 11 IoT, if I can get a flavor of Linux with official backing from an 800lb gaming gorilla. While I can try out Bazzite or Cachy, I would prefer to have only one Linux for the rest of my PC’s life.

    Would have stuck with Windows, if it weren’t for the fact that Microsoft has been channeling the spirit of an overly controlling parent.

    • Kindness is Punk@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      55 minutes ago

      Not what you asked for but as someone else who used W11 IOT as a daily driver, CachyOS is fantastic. It’s just Arch Linux with really strong gaming first additions.

      Haven’t had a hitch.

      • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 hours ago

        Those companies aren’t exactly releasing consumer-facing distro’s, though.

        • utopiah@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          True, but would one want to have a BigTech labels on their Linux distribution? Wouldn’t that kind of miss the point and bring us back to e.g. ChromeBooks?

          • tb_@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 hours ago

            Maybe. As it stands Valve is rather open with their implementation, but who’s to say it will remain indefinitely so.

            I do get the desire, though. I’ve gone to Bazzite and Fedora and – even though it’s a lot better than just a year ago – it still requires some commandline tweaking. It isn’t entirely smooth sailing yet.
            Will SteamOS be? I do have some doubts.

            • utopiah@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              2 hours ago

              FWIW been using SteamOS on the SteamDeck for ~3 years now and from gaming to tinkering, no major problems. Never had to tinker hard or re-install. A couple of time it didn’t suspend properly or I had to hold power button of to force a shutdown but that’s about it.

              I doubt Valve would back of from the openness because that’s their one single advantage.