It has a gaming mode which is essentially the big picture steam interface and it has a desktop mode which is a fully functional Linux pc. If I wanted my deck to be my plex/immich/file server, I could do so without making a single change to the stock os.
"From what I know about it, it has a modified kernal that is smaller cutting out support for things like an Intel CPU. Smaller kernal, standardly more efficient and stable. Throw in that it comes in a read only setup that will wipe changes added via pacman the next time you do an update. Customizability is also limited. Flatpacks better than snap many will argue, but snap won’t even run on SteamOS from what I’ve read even after manually disabling the read only mode and knowing you will have to reinstall all your changes after the next update.
It has a gaming mode which is essentially the big picture steam interface and it has a desktop mode which is a fully functional Linux pc. If I wanted my deck to be my plex/immich/file server, I could do so without making a single change to the stock os.
Comment I made elsewhere:
"From what I know about it, it has a modified kernal that is smaller cutting out support for things like an Intel CPU. Smaller kernal, standardly more efficient and stable. Throw in that it comes in a read only setup that will wipe changes added via pacman the next time you do an update. Customizability is also limited. Flatpacks better than snap many will argue, but snap won’t even run on SteamOS from what I’ve read even after manually disabling the read only mode and knowing you will have to reinstall all your changes after the next update.
That doesnt sound like regular arch to me."