Looks like Valve is preparing to release SteamOS to the public (or at least to third-party hardware manufacturers) : linux

[–] dangling_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 74 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

2025 is the year of Linux!

[–] Huschke@lemmy.world 68 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

~~2019 is the year of Linux!~~

~~2020 is the year of Linux!~~

~~2021 is the year of Linux!~~

~~2022 is the year of Linux!~~

~~2023 is the year of Linux!~~

~~2024 is the year of Linux!~~

2025 is the year of Linux! HYYYPE

[–] enjoyingkink@mstdn.social 16 points 3 weeks ago

@Huschke @dangling_cat every year is the year of Linux!

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Make America GNU Again

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

I think we can go ahead and make it "MAGA America GNU Again"

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[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 65 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

YES YES YES YES

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 5 points 3 weeks ago

(I'm a real sicko)

[–] YourAvgMortal@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

In close collaboration with Valve

Sounds to me like they will open it to other manufacturers, but this could mean that they are releasing it publicly also. I’m excited!

[–] mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Full document https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/steamworks_docs/english/steam_brandGuidelines.pdf

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Edit: All fine now. It was only a temporary thing.

I get a bad Gateway error. Does this link work for anyone? Or did Valve take the document down / private?

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Works for me.

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[–] aluminium@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

If this takes off the Xbox handheld will be DOA and Microsoft once again looses a very lucrative market due to pure incompetence.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

shits about to get real

[–] UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 26 points 3 weeks ago

1df-922955650

And with funny I mean awesome

[–] Zink@programming.dev 25 points 3 weeks ago

However the details of this pan out, the timing of this news is beautiful. It’s right there alongside the headline in my feed about the Windows 11 market share going down.

And it’s not about being anti-Microsoft, it’s just that the market conditions are great for cementing Linux as an expected place to release your games. And I personally love seeing VR as part of it.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The image with a bit more pixels (hopefully)

[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Significantly better thank you!

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hopefully there are mandatory support periods.

Remember all those Google Home devices from 3rd-party partners that got updated to stay current? Remember? Remember?!?

[–] AnneVolin@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It depends on how the program works. If SteamOS works like Android then yeah we might be cooked on the hardware support. If SteamOS works like a normal linux distro/OS we'll get more support.

In practice this is a good thing because most of the parts of SteamOS are open source, meaning that as long as you don't have a device with a locked bootloader you'd be able to run comparable OS simply using all the software that's bundled in Steam OS.

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[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

What do you mean to the public? Isn't it already available for 10 years?

https://store.steampowered.com/steamos

[–] BlackAura@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

This is possibly regarding the updated OS that's on SteamDeck, which is not built on the same distro of Linux as the older SteamOS from back in the day.

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[–] sunred@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 3 weeks ago

It's beyond me why Valve hasn't yet deleted that page or at least updated it to make it clear that it's an obsolete version that hasn't received an update in 8 years.

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

That's the old one based on Debian. The new one on Steam Decks is based on Arch iirc.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Steam Inside.

[–] bilb@lem.monster 9 points 3 weeks ago

KDE is now working on releasing an atomic Arch-based distro themselves, which sounds a lot like SteamOS. I wonder how they will compare.

[–] DataDisrupter@feddit.nl 9 points 3 weeks ago

While I very much hope that this finally happens, I can't help but think that these labels are kinda not very clear. Too many "levels"/distinctions to make, and not enough visual queues to indicate them. But then again, I'm no graphics designer!

[–] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Steam Machines?

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Deckard will probably be a split unit: a lightweight headset with a small stationary unit for wireless streaming. That stationary unit will also work as a normal steam machine connected to a TV and will be on sale seperatly. (This is all speculation)

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This sounds great, if the streaming to the headset is lossless. And the streaming isn’t a huge drain on the battery. (High bandwidth super low latency streaming is usually a strain on batteries).

All of the high quality wireless adapters for things like the Vive and Index have gotten hot, too.

If it’s just h.265 streaming… fuck that. Dark scenes always look like shit.

[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

So far every streaming option for Oculus Quests have the option to choose h264 or h265, and now AV1, and I assume eventually h266. Lossless if using USB-C.

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

For those of you who is hyped, what is that so good with SteamOS, please? Honest question.

Own a Steam Deck myself. I ran SteamOS for about two months, I think, then I finally had enough of it because I really want to install some software of my choice on it, and having some control over the machine in general. But SteamOS is putting an immutable layer on top of it somehow and reset the changes I made every time I updated it. Forgive me for I don't remember much detail.

Now I run Gentoo on it. I can still install Steam and all the games if I want, and I have full control of it.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago

SteamOS itself isn't what's great, what's great is the game mode that came with SteamOS. It's also available in a couple other distros, like Bazzite for example. If you aren't taking advantage of the game mode, and the Steam Input that came with it, then you're missing out on one of the best features of the Deck.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You seem to be comparing it to other Linux distros. The success is that it's not Windows, can still run pretty much all the games, and lowers the hardware requirement.

[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

What makes it appealing imo is the immutable aspect. It makes it much harder to break which is what the average user needs. And Distrobox is now included by default which makes it possible to install whatever packages you need inside a container.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

what’s a steamo and how is it used to power things?

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not sure if that's a joke about a since-corrected typo or if you're serious.

Just in case serious, it's the Linux-based operating system that runs on the Steam Deck, and soon to be related devices. So, Linux modified to work better for gaming, especially with Steam.

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

i wasn’t trying to poke fun at any typo, i was just trying to make light of the logo looking like it says “STEAMOS”. but i appreciate you taking the time to give an earnest response :)

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Oh as if "steamos" is the plural of "steamo"? I think the plural of "steamo" would be "steamoes."

[–] polarpear11@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I legitimately didn't know what the steam OS was, so thanks. I was very curious about something that has very little to do with my interests, but I like playing games have always been curious about the steamdeck

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Steam Machines: "First time?"

[–] LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I have a computer with Windows 11 and I play two games: civilization V (thorugh Steam) and Guild Wars 2 (own installer).
Is there a tutorial for noobs to install a Linux distro along those 2 games for newbies? I would like it to coexist with my current Windows 11 just in case.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago

I don't have a tutorial, but once you do have a Linux install, for standalone games I can recommend checking out Lutris. It has many user-provided install scripts that can set up games automatically, seems to include Guild Wars 2: https://lutris.net/games/guild-wars-2/

Interestingly, Guild Wars 2 is apparently also on steam - for steam games I recommend looking them up on protondb, in many cases windows-only games work out of the box, but if you're not afraid to do a bit of tweaking, you can often find fixes there: https://www.protondb.com/app/1284210

[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Linux mint is a stable distro that I would recommend to beginners. Or maybe Nobara or Bazzite would be a good choice too. Use whatever distro you like most.

All you really would have to do after installing your distro is to install Steam and enable "Steam Play" in settings. It allows Windows games to run on Linux. Then you install Civilization V through Steam as normal and when installing Guild Wars 2 you can use Steam as well. Run the installer as a non-steam app and install it. Then run the game exe through Steam once it's installed.

There should be good guides online (YouTube or Google) for installing Linux Mint alongside Windows.

Once you have your system installed feel free to let me know if you need help with Steam and getting the games running

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[–] auzy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Looking forward to swapping bazzite with steamos on my ally x

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Possibly related, but I was able to download a distrobox image of SteamOS through BoxBuddy. Dunno if it's legit or what, but I was able to play games through it (though made no sense to). This was a week or two ago that I saw it on the dropdown when installing a new box.

Edit: I see other people in this thread mentioning some old steamos so maybe it's that I dunno, maybe I will check later.

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[–] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

Finally

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