I want to get some experience with Linux before win 10 goes end of support. I won’t be using this machine for work. Gaming primarily but also 3d printing and possibly some light piracy. Is there any reason not to install steam os?

Thanks in advance kind and wise nerds in my phone.

  • RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    13·
    17 days ago

    SteamOS is currently only supported on Steam deck and while there are efforts to make it work on desktop I would advise against using them because of reliability concerns. However if you want a SteamOS like experience made for desktop I recommend Bazzite. You should be fine with it, but if you want the easiest experience possible then I would highly recommend Linux Mint. I would just put them on USB drive and try them both, check if your 3D printer is working and then install the one you prefer

        • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
          14·
          17 days ago

          like older. its optimized for steamdeck but its not like they made it less capable overall. At least that I know of. Like if steamdeck did not exist I don’t think the current version would be more capable on other hardware but it would lack some stuff that gets it to run better on steamdeck.

          • myersguy@lemmy.simpl.websiteEnglish
            13·
            17 days ago

            No, I mean it was debian based. When Steam Deck released, they moved to being an immutable arch based distribution instead.

            It also isn’t currently made available for install outside of the Steam Deck yet.

                • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
                  7·
                  17 days ago

                  holy crap. I am totally in the wrong here. I did not realize the core was that out of date. I actually just have steam installed on another distro which I think steamos does not really add any benefit for but I had thought at times about installing the os thinking it would kept up to date.

                  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
                    1·
                    17 days ago

                    It’s not “the core”. It’s simply an outdated distro that’s not used nor maintained anymore. It was used for the Steam Machines, their attempt at a console-like PC, which failed to garner enough interest. Current Steam Deck’s Steam OS is a completely different system and has nothing to do with this one.

    • Ketata Mohamed@mastodon.tn
      04·
      17 days ago

      @RmDebArc_5 @figjam
      “… while there are efforts to make it work on desktop I would advise against using them…” many people including me use Proton on desktop and everything just works smoothly & flawlessly, Proton in reality came out on desktop before on handheld console, I mean Proton was able to be used on PC long before the SteamDeck was a thing, problems are mostly user-end outage