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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.

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[–] RmDebArc_5 14 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

off steamdeck its supported as much as most linux distros. It existed for a long time before the steamdeck.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

SteamOS prior to steamdeck is an entirely different distribution FYI

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

there is tow versions is all now. https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown

"NOTE: This image is not compatible with Steam Deck. "

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That is the old distribution based on Debian 8, which stopped receiving LTS updates in June 2020. You should switch to something else unless the system isn't connected to the internet.

https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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 I did not realize the core was that out of date.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.

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