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SteamOS will be coming to other handhelds before you can install it on your PC 'because right now, it's very, very tuned for Steam Deck' | PC Gamer (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I guess this is a different SteamOS than the one that has been freely available for years?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

I think you're talking about the really old version from the steam machines. The OS the Steam Deck uses (version 3.0+) is completely rebuilt and uses a different OS as a base (now using Arch instead of Debian)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think what’s meant is there isn’t an official ISO to download as it’s not yet that polished for PCs

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The current, unavailable for general download, is Steam OS 3. Valve just refuses to put a number 3 anywhere, do they just pretend the other two do not exist.

BTW, there are a few "almost steam os" out there. I can vouch for Bazzite, it's fedora based and really good. Very welcoming for beginners, but had a lot of options of you want to dig a bit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It's available, but not really built or supported for standard desktop installation, at least as far as I know.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

If you mean the old Debian based one, yes. SteamOS 3+ is arch based and released with the steam deck. Valve said they'd release a version for desktops, but have yet to follow through.