• Jestzer@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This would be a lot more accurate if Windows users weren’t constantly complaining about Windows.

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        2 months ago

        Why?

        What makes Steam OS so special? I don’t really understand why you can’t just install Steam on literally anything else

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          2 months ago

          I wanna get into Linux, and I feel SteamOS would be a beginner friendly way of doing it, since I don’t have a whole lot of time right now to dedicate to learning to do command line installations.

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            2 months ago

            That is still not unique to Steam OS. Also Steam OS on PC hardware is going to be a lot less smooth as Steam OS is optimized for the exact hardware of the Steamdeck.

            If you want Linux go Linux mint or something similar. The system has a solid base with automatic GUI tools that handle the system. It is possible to completely skip the command line but personally I would do some basics as CLI tools are almost always faster.

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          2 months ago

          Iirc that’s SteamOS from back in the Steam Machine days. I believe it’s a completely different distribution from what runs on the Steam Deck.