Things you wished you knew before setting up your Deck?

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Things you wished you knew before setting up your Deck? - Lemmy.world

Got a Steam Deck on the way, anything I should know before I dive in when it arrives?

Even if you don’t want to use it as a computer having a Bluetooth keyboard is almost a must have because otherwise configuring non-steam games in windows made is a real pain.
In a similar vain, enabling ssh and using that for config or moving files around has saved me a lot of typing.
How to SSH into Steam Deck (Setup Guide)

How to configure remote access to Steam Deck files and Shell remotely using SSH Daemon on SteamOS.

Documenting my Steam Deck Journey
Once you enabled SSH on the Deck, you can access the filesystem using SSHFS. If your desktop is windows, you can install this program: github.com/winfsp/sshfs-win/…/v3.5.20357. In Linux (Debian derivatives like Ubuntu) install it wit sudo apt install sshfs then read the man páge with man sshfs to learn how to use it.
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Nah, just use Filezilla or if you are on windows WinSCP.
If you’re a little less CLI savvy, KDE Connect will be much easier. Winpinator on your desktop and Warpinator on the Steamdeck works well and can sometimes help if file copies via KDE Connect fail.
SSH is weirdly slow however. There is a command to disable wifi powersaving (or something like that) which is the cause but I couldn’t be bothered lol.
If you stream games or play multiplayer you may want to consider disabling that anyway as it dramatically improves the WIFI speed and reliability.