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Bazzite as an alternative to SteamOS? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Qual@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Hey folks. I have been playing with my steam deck oled 1 TB version for a few weeks now and I absolutely love it. Very nice device on the go. The thing is I would like to use the device as a backup workstation for some quick important work on the go when I don't have my laptop handy.

I would like to ask if Bazzite is a viable option for this. I know the deck is primarily a game console, but I want to use this beautiful thing to the best of my ability.

But what do you guys think if I replace the Steam OS with Bazzite? Should I just use Tails OS on a flash drive and then use Tails OS for work? Or is the Steam deck not yet ready to be used as a laptop backup?

Thanks in advance and I'd love to hear what you all think.

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[–] Qual@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, that would be a little problematic for something that is necessary on the go. Can you not just use a hardware key to prompt the paraphrase every time you boot ?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No idea. But I would even be too lazy to pop in a hardware key. And too paranoid about getting the key stolen along with the Deck.

[–] Qual@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That later I understand hahahaha. I just keep mine around for unlocking encrypted external hard drive that have been encrypted with a password and the hardware key that is just hidden in a place that only I know about. But then I would need to wait for that or just use Tails OS for the time being.

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Doesn't yubikey have an HID mode where it acts like a keyboard and types a static phrase? You could do something like that for boot. Or possibly more complicated. Idk if modern bootloaders support cooler modes where the key resides on the yubikey.

Edit: according to the arch wiki, there are quite a few potential options there if you have a yubikey. Wiki