Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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SteamOS already runs Linux desktop, at least on the steamdeck (it's just "switch to desktop" in the power menu). The default desktop environment is KDE plasma. Paired with a USBC laptop dock, you have an easily switchable desktop experience too.
Hopefully they don't plan to change this!
My bad. I read that it had to be enabled on the console.
No worries! I agree it's a killer feature - hoping to pass the word along. Sorry if it came off as a correction, I meant it more as a "wait til you hear this too!"
Just need a fucking printer support
From what I've read, you just need to start the CUPS service.
sudo systemctl start cups.serviceStart on boot:
sudo systemctl enable cups.serviceFor such a "stripped down" OS to fit in a 5GB / partition, it is very funny that they included printing but just left it turned off.
5 GiB is plenty of space for a Linux root filesystem, at least if you move all writeable parts (logs, temporary files, etc.) to different filesystems. Unless you want to install LaTeX, then you probably need 15 GiB or so.
However, CUPS has had a fair share of security issues (for instance https://www.evilsocket.net/2024/09/26/Attacking-UNIX-systems-via-CUPS-Part-I/), so it is probably a good idea to have it disabled by default, unless the user needs printer support.