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Steam Deck@sopuli.xyz · 2 days ago

Ist there any alternative os beside steam OS and bazzite? Something based on opensuse or Debian?

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Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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In that case you should really try OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. I used the Gnome based live image to install (although I wanted KDE) because it’s the only one with a usable on screen keyboard.

You should instantly have a usable system. Then you just need to install Steam.

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