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Because it is not based on Ubuntu and nobody knows for sure what the base distro is - earlier they had claimed Ubuntu 12.04 but that was refuted by an Engadget

Because it is not based on Ubuntu and nobody knows for sure what the base distro is - earlier they had claimed Ubuntu 12.04 but that was refuted by an Engadget team recently [1] As promised, the OS is built on Linux (not based on Ubuntu, we're told, but entirely custom), though you'd never know it as the only interactive layer is all Steam [1] http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/valve-steam-machine-hands-on/?ncid=rss_truncated http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/04/valve-steam-machine-hands...

TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
They will probably base of Debian testing with custom backports.
- thomasknowles 13y ago
  Description: Beta build of SteamOS 1.0 distribution based on Debian 7.1 Wheezy
mackal 13y ago
Its Ubuntu, the Engadget guy interpreted the Dev wrong. Or I should say for most of its history its been Ubuntu based but it is still entirely possible they changed it, but I think its more likely the reporter is wrong.
- Arelius 13y ago
  Do you have any evidence to back this up? We've never seen SteamOS so we can't say what it's been for any of it's history. This sounds like pure speculation to me, and if I had to speculate I think it's more likely that the reporter is correct, and it is unlikely Ubuntu.
  - TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
    What makes you think that? Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now, and they have an APT repo. If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing. Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway...
    - Arelius 13y ago
      > Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway Actually, I'm pretty sure that spot belongs to Ubuntu, which is why: > Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now They focus on Ubuntu release because that is where their target players are. SteamOS, being it's own release, doesn't have the same restriction. > If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing Nice save, anyways, the argument is moot now: http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown Debian being, indeed, The most obvious choice.
      - TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
        what save? I thought it was probable, so I wrote it.

TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago

They will probably base of Debian testing with custom backports.

thomasknowles 13y ago
Description: Beta build of SteamOS 1.0 distribution based on Debian 7.1 Wheezy

mackal 13y ago

Its Ubuntu, the Engadget guy interpreted the Dev wrong. Or I should say for most of its history its been Ubuntu based but it is still entirely possible they changed it, but I think its more likely the reporter is wrong.

Arelius 13y ago
Do you have any evidence to back this up? We've never seen SteamOS so we can't say what it's been for any of it's history. This sounds like pure speculation to me, and if I had to speculate I think it's more likely that the reporter is correct, and it is unlikely Ubuntu.
- TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
  What makes you think that? Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now, and they have an APT repo. If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing. Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway...
  - Arelius 13y ago
    > Debian makes up most of desktop linux anyway Actually, I'm pretty sure that spot belongs to Ubuntu, which is why: > Valve has been focusing on Ubuntu up to now They focus on Ubuntu release because that is where their target players are. SteamOS, being it's own release, doesn't have the same restriction. > If they don't base SteamOS on Ubuntu, they will probably base directly of Debian testing Nice save, anyways, the argument is moot now: http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown Debian being, indeed, The most obvious choice.
    - TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
      what save? I thought it was probable, so I wrote it.