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Now is the time for Valve to release the Arch based SteamOS 3.0 officially so that it can be easily installed on non-SteamDeck hardware. Proton was the missing

by nerdix 3y ago

Now is the time for Valve to release the Arch based SteamOS 3.0 officially so that it can be easily installed on non-SteamDeck hardware. Proton was the missing piece that makes Steam Machines viable. Valve should be making SteamOS 3.0 available to hardware companies like ASUS. The Ally should have been a SteamOS device, IMO.

dgunay 3y ago
There are options like HoloISO or Nobara, but I agree it would be great to have an official image for other manufacturers to use.
rjzzleep 3y ago
It's not up to Valve. GPD Win4 is an amazing little device with slide out keyboard 32 GB Ram and LTE that runs SteamOS. It's much faster than my current laptop and would make a fine replacement. ASUS is getting a little bit better with their Linux support, but Zenfones for example were great little devices with atrocious software support. https://gpd.hk/gpdwin4 https://gpd.hk/gpdwin4
- windexh8er 3y ago
  And the new GPD Win Max (2023) looks fantastic as well. It's spec'd up to a Ryzen 7840U and maxed out you can run 64GB of DDR5 and has PCIE 4.0. It's even got the new Oculink port. https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwinmax2 https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwinmax2
  - chx 3y ago
    This is not the same category of machines, it's too big.
  - rjzzleep 3y ago
    This is a fantastic machine, thanks for sharing. 64GB with Oculink looks phenomenal. I had a one mix at some point, but repairability was basically "get insurance money if it breaks", but for the performance and the form factor I might just switch back.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  >It's not up to Valve. Why not? They develop it. They can also release it.
  - shjake 3y ago
    Isn’t it available on https://store.steampowered.com/steamos https://store.steampowered.com/steamos ?
    - arc-in-space 3y ago
      This isn't the same SteamOS as the one that the Deck is running, it's an old one from their Steam Machines. Valve should take that page down or put up some sort of warning as it's been confusing people.
    - demurgos 3y ago
      That's the old Debian-based Steam OS 2. The Steam Deck uses Steam OS 3.0 (Arch-based) which is not yet officially released. In the meantime, there's HoloISO [0], but it's unofficial. [0]: https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso
- woodrowbarlow 3y ago
  SteamOS 3.0 (what runs on the steam deck) is very different from the SteamOS that they've been releasing for a while now. and, unfortunately, 3.0 only runs on the steam deck right now.
  - nfriedly 3y ago
    Officially, yes. But there's an unofficial build that runs on tons of devices: https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso I tried it out on my GPD Win Max 2 and it ran great, until an update borked it. That was a while ago, though, so I assume things have only improved.
- awiesenhofer 3y ago
  Too bad LTE only comes as a back-mounted "clip-on".
b3lvedere 3y ago
You could try ChimeraOS ( https://chimeraos.org/ https://chimeraos.org/ ) to kinda install SteamOS onto a system. I've tried it with a relatively old laptop with an AMD graphics card and it seems to work ok.

by nerdix 3y ago

dgunay 3y ago

There are options like HoloISO or Nobara, but I agree it would be great to have an official image for other manufacturers to use.

rjzzleep 3y ago

It's not up to Valve. GPD Win4 is an amazing little device with slide out keyboard 32 GB Ram and LTE that runs SteamOS. It's much faster than my current laptop and would make a fine replacement. ASUS is getting a little bit better with their Linux support, but Zenfones for example were great little devices with atrocious software support. https://gpd.hk/gpdwin4 https://gpd.hk/gpdwin4

windexh8er 3y ago
And the new GPD Win Max (2023) looks fantastic as well. It's spec'd up to a Ryzen 7840U and maxed out you can run 64GB of DDR5 and has PCIE 4.0. It's even got the new Oculink port. https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwinmax2 https://www.gpd.hk/gpdwinmax2
- chx 3y ago
  This is not the same category of machines, it's too big.
- rjzzleep 3y ago
  This is a fantastic machine, thanks for sharing. 64GB with Oculink looks phenomenal. I had a one mix at some point, but repairability was basically "get insurance money if it breaks", but for the performance and the form factor I might just switch back.
ChuckNorris89 3y ago
>It's not up to Valve. Why not? They develop it. They can also release it.
- shjake 3y ago
  Isn’t it available on https://store.steampowered.com/steamos https://store.steampowered.com/steamos ?
  - arc-in-space 3y ago
    This isn't the same SteamOS as the one that the Deck is running, it's an old one from their Steam Machines. Valve should take that page down or put up some sort of warning as it's been confusing people.
  - demurgos 3y ago
    That's the old Debian-based Steam OS 2. The Steam Deck uses Steam OS 3.0 (Arch-based) which is not yet officially released. In the meantime, there's HoloISO [0], but it's unofficial. [0]: https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso
woodrowbarlow 3y ago
SteamOS 3.0 (what runs on the steam deck) is very different from the SteamOS that they've been releasing for a while now. and, unfortunately, 3.0 only runs on the steam deck right now.
- nfriedly 3y ago
  Officially, yes. But there's an unofficial build that runs on tons of devices: https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso https://github.com/HoloISO/holoiso I tried it out on my GPD Win Max 2 and it ran great, until an update borked it. That was a while ago, though, so I assume things have only improved.
awiesenhofer 3y ago
Too bad LTE only comes as a back-mounted "clip-on".

b3lvedere 3y ago

You could try ChimeraOS ( https://chimeraos.org/ https://chimeraos.org/ ) to kinda install SteamOS onto a system. I've tried it with a relatively old laptop with an AMD graphics card and it seems to work ok.