SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration.
Yes, Gabe. SteamOS functions well on a toaster.
This project attempts to bring the Steam Deck's SteamOS Holo redistribution into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience. Main point of this project focuses in re-implementing proprietary (as in runs-only-on-deck) components that Steam client, OS itself, gamescope and user-created applications for Deck rely on and making me learn Linux in a fun and unique way.
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Common Questions
No, but it may as well be 99% of the way there. Most of the code and packages, are straight from Valve, with zero possible edits, and the ISO is being built same rootfs bootstrap as all HoloISO installations run
No. Not even questionable. If you have an NVIDIA GPU, You're on your own. Latest Valve updates for Steam client including normal and Jupiter bootstraps have broken gamepadui on NVIDIA GPUs, and if so, no support will be provided for you.
CPU:
WLAN/PCIe additional cards:
Sound:
GPU:
Working stuff:
Working stuff on Steam Deck compared to other distributions:
(*0) Disabled for ALL systems except for Steam Deck (Valve Jupiter 1) due to VERY LOW hardcoded TDP/Clock values, especially for dGPUs.
Prerequistes:
Installation:
sudo dd if=SteamOS.iso of=/dev/sd(your flash drive) bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync
, or by simply throwing ISO into Ventoy driveUpon booting, you'll be greeted with Steam Deck's OOBE screen, from where you'll connect to your network, and login to your Steam account, from there, you can exit to KDE Plasma seamlessly by choosing Switch to desktop in the power menu, like so.
(Too much people xD, to be filled later!!!)
This configuration includes Valve's pacman.conf repositories, holoinstall
script and holoinstall
post-installation binaries.
This configuration builds a releng-based ISO, which is the default Arch Linux redistribution flavor.