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SteamOS on my gaming PC? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by foodandart@lemmy.zip to c/gaming@lemmy.zip

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Looking soon to update my gaming rig. Asus Gryphon z97, i7-4790 32GB RAM, GTX 3060 (12GB!), and a couple of SSDs..

As Win 10 support is finally being ended by Microsoft, and the logic board can't run the TPM2.0 (not even with a firmware update) the options appear to be SteamOS or continue to run unsupported Win 10..

The caveat for sticking with Win10 is that the PC is for gaming ONLY. No email, but some light browsing (youtube how-to videos mostly) and just going to the game-related sites and of course nexus mods.

If I do opt for the Steam OS will my GOG Galaxy run on it or will I just have to launch the games directly? Most of the titles I play (other than the Halo games and Forbidden West) are using the Galaxy app.

What GOG support will there be from SteamOS, if any?

Thanks to anyone that can help!

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

I have not used it myself but you should be able to run typical linux desktop software with steamos.

I just want to confirm, yes you can, and shortly explain limitations. SteamOS on the Steam Deck (because SteamOS is not released as a general install for desktop) has a desktop mode you can switch to. The gaming mode is fullscreen gaming like a console controlled with controller. In desktop mode, its literally the KDE desktop.

The only caveat is, that the system is locked down by default. You can unlock it, but after system update, the changes to the system (system package manager installs in example) will be reverted. But Flatpaks are installed by default and the preferred method of installing additional software. You can also run any binary from user space without changing the system. And SteamOS has official builtin support for Nix packages. Meaning you can actually install packages from Nix repository on the Deck, sticking permanently in a dedicated directory.