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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.
Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.
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I am a little curious how something like Ubuntu would do on one of these gaming handhelds. Steam OS is a nicer user experience but I always wonder if it also adds any significant optimization.
iirc the original SteamOS for the SteamBox was Debian-based (like Ubuntu), i think they switched it to Arch since it moves a bit faster and offers a bit better compatibility.
No, they switched because Arch has a rolling release
i know but it's a thread full of windows gamers and that's more or less the important takeaway for them. i know there's a lot more to it than that.