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I recently learned however that the SteamOS desktop is built on a read-only image, with the expectation software will be installed via flatpak. It is apparentl

by lizard 4y ago

I recently learned however that the SteamOS desktop is built on a read-only image, with the expectation software will be installed via flatpak. It is apparently possible to turn the read-only protection off to use pacman or your own thing, but anything you do may be wiped out on the next OS update. See: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/671A-4453-E8D2-323C https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/671A-4453-E8D2-32... I believe it was mentioned in a previous story that it would at least not void the warranty to replace SteamOS entirely though.

jamesgeck0 4y ago
Other immutable state distros such as Fedora Silverblue and openSUSE MicroOS Desktop offer a “toolbox” environment that runs as a Flatpak with relaxed restrictions for development tasks. Is something like that an option on SteamOS 3?
piperswe 4y ago
Valve even supplies (sorta buggy) Windows drivers for the Steam Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/3131696199122435099 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/3131696... - a major selling point of the Deck is that it's just a handheld PC that happens to come pre-installed with a Linux distro designed for handheld PCs. And AFAIK all of its hardware is supported upstream, so other distros should just work by plugging in a flash drive and booting into them.