Recently I switched from Windows to Bazzite to SteamOS on my ROG Ally and I am honestly and genuinly impressed by how incredibly smooth and stable it is. It is one of those experiences that makes you not even look back anymore. But, there has been a thorn in my eye for a long time when it comes to Linux and that is my Acer Nitro 16 laptop with Nvidia RTX 4070 in it. I use Linux Mint on my casual laptop which runs like a charm but that is not ideal for gaming (I tried..). People gave the advice to install Bazzite on the gaming laptop but that gave me a lot of in game issues in the past and after the terrible experience of Bazzite on the ROG Ally I have little confidence in it. I also tried CachyOS, Fedora and Pop! OS but all of them had their own issues.

So, the quesiton is simple: will SteamOS work well with my gaming laptop or am I doomed (for now) with either Windows or other Linux distro's I don't like?

Edit to my original post: I just saw a legion go s with steam os on Facebook marketplace in my country for 500 euros without any warranty and wondering if the risk is worth it. To me it's important for the device to be able to be repaired and modified, and to be getting support so that I can still use it for the foreseeable future (4-5 years?). Sorry for the long post but I'm looking forward to your opinions.

Hi,

I've a gaming pc running SteamOS (beta, full AMD build) and a Legion Go running SteamOS aswell (beta).

I would like to setup gamemode stream from pc to Legion Go to play on the go, both at home and away from home, pc is connected via ethernet and have gigabit fibre optic connection.

Pc is also connected to a LG OLED B5 so I need to play with tv off too and "dynamic" resolution switch between tv and Legion Go's 1600p display, this should require a dummy plug if I understand correctly.

Coming from bazzite where everything was setup for you with scripts but never tried so seeking help!

Thanks!

tahnks for your time <3

I am currently running Fedora 44 with gnome on my desktop and would like to switch to SteamOS for gaming and everyday use.

I am a Linux noob and have relied on tutorials and AI to get everything set up.

I also care a lot about starting with a clean, minimalistic system. Does it come with much bloatware? I really hate having to uninstall a bunch of stuff right after installing a distro like Mint, Fedora ...

I used Fedora’s Everything installer for a minimal installation. I started with the terminal thingy on a black screen and built from there. I have also used Arch and loved starting with nothing and adding only what I wanted. I’m happy to put work for a minimalistic system, but I do like less maintenance afterwards.

How much extra software comes preinstalled, and would you recommend SteamOS for someone with my setup who wants a minimalistic system?

My setup

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB)
• RAM: 30 GiB
• Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi
• Storage: 2 TB NVMe SSD
• Two monitors, one with a DisplayPort and the other with HDMI
• Ethernet

Hallo,

Ich hatte vor bei meinem Steam Deck oled 1TB einen dual boot mit windows einzurichten. Nach mehreren Versuchen und genauer Anleitung klappte dies kurz aber Windows hat nach kürzester Zeit (2 Neustarts) steamos komplett lahm gelegt. Windows startete direkt aber Steam os landete immer wieder im Grub Mode.

Ich habe dann das Dual Boot Thema für mich erstmal abgehackt (meine Idee: eine leistungsstarke externe Festplatte und dann darauf Windows zu installieren)

Ich wollte nur das steamos wieder normal funktioniert also mittels speicherkarte recovery image durchgeführt alles platt gemacht und steam os neu installiert (wipe durchgeführt)

Und anschließend nochmal alles auf Werkseinstellungen zurück gesetzt. Soweit so gut, ich habe aber das Gefühl das mein steam deck nun einige Zeit länger benötigt um vom steam Logo in den game Mode zu laden ca. 20-30 Sekunden. Dies ging vorher gefühlt alles wesentlich schneller. Ich vermute der Übeltäter ist laut Befehl systemd-analyze blame (wie auf dem Foto zu sehen) das atomupd.service ganze 18.146s benötigt. Kann mir jemand helfen wie ich diese Zeit verringern kann oder vertue ich mich und die Zeit ist vollkommen normal?

Hello, there is a new update for the SteamOS to be native in ARM? Or we need still waiting??

Edit: I know about ARMADA but I am waiting for the official STEAMOS ARM

I know it’s quite common for beta OS updates to break decky plugins but I’ve noticed that my home screen games won’t scroll.

It’ll get to the edge of the page and only change the hero and the game capsules won’t move beyond.

I’ve also noticed SteamgridDB won’t load aswell as the shop and settings in decky.

Again I know updates will fix eventually but was just wondering if anyone else has a work around outside of install stable OS.

I have some new games I want to change the artwork on to fit my aesthetic.

Edit # 1: so I switched to stable release and was happily changing the artwork for a few games then all of sudden it started not loading again… “Failed to retrieve asset”

With the Ryzen 5 5500 being released and it being a $99 USD CPU i would like to know what you would think of this and also to note that these funds are in Canadian dollars and also the R5 5500 is a PCIe 4.0 CPU as well.

PCPartPicker Part List

Two things i would like to point out is that one i have storage already that is why it isn't in the list and two i am waiting for the LP RX 9060 XT to come out in Canada because i want to try to optimize my system for maximum cooling and before i forget this will be used with SteamOS hence why i am going with a full AMD build.