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[–] possiblylinux127 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why?

What makes Steam OS so special? I don't really understand why you can't just install Steam on literally anything else

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

I wanna get into Linux, and I feel SteamOS would be a beginner friendly way of doing it, since I don't have a whole lot of time right now to dedicate to learning to do command line installations.

[–] possiblylinux127 2 points 2 months ago

That is still not unique to Steam OS. Also Steam OS on PC hardware is going to be a lot less smooth as Steam OS is optimized for the exact hardware of the Steamdeck.

If you want Linux go Linux mint or something similar. The system has a solid base with automatic GUI tools that handle the system. It is possible to completely skip the command line but personally I would do some basics as CLI tools are almost always faster.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Maybe look into Bazzite, it's a gaming focused distro that's pretty beginner friendly.