[question] is SteamOS still supported

[GuestSneezeOSDev]

Describe the bug or feature I would like to know if steamOS is still supported (export WINESAPOS_DISTRO=steamos)

Issue Type

• [ ] Bug Report
• [ ] Feature Request
• [ ] Documentation
• [x] Question
• [ ] Other [Please specify]

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1. not an issue

Expected behavior Not an issue

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System information (please complete the following information):

• Version: [4.10]
• Image type: [Minimal]
• Computer type: [PC]
• Graphics vendor: [Intel]
• Graphics card: [Intel Haswll ULT]
• Drive type: [NVMe]
• Drive connection to PC: [USB]

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[LukeShortCloud]

No, SteamOS is no longer supported as of 4.0.0. The last release before we started to move away from SteamOS was 3.2.1.

https://github.com/LukeShortCloud/winesapOS/releases/tag/3.2.1 https://github.com/LukeShortCloud/winesapOS/tree/3.2.1

It was not worth the trouble of supporting. We do still support Arch Linux and Manjaro builds.

Even with SteamOS, we never supported the read-only file system. It was an original design goal for winesapOS to be writable. In the future, we may use bootc for a read-only file system as this is more distro agnostic and works by turning any container into a root file system for bare metal hardware.

[GuestSneezeOSDev]

What if somebody wanted to build winesapOS with steamos?

[LukeShortCloud]

We won't be providing support for SteamOS again. All of the reasons behind that decision are documented here:

https://github.com/LukeShortCloud/winesapOS/issues/561#issuecomment-1835365823

Our Arch Linux builds get the most real-world testing but I've actually found Manjaro to provide the most stable experience. 9/10 times something broken in Arch Linux gets caught in Manjaro before it is released to their stable repository.

[GuestSneezeOSDev]

Thanks anyway