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BearPear Aug 8, 2023

Why does the Steam Deck use Arch Linux?

Why does the Steam Deck use Arch Linux? - Lemmy.world

Please understand that I haven’t tried or installed Arch Linux yet. From what I understand by reading and watching related videos, Arch is often breaks and a lot of time is required to fix issues. But I have also read comments from arch users who claim that arch has only crashed or caused them problems only a couple of times in a year. Wouldn’t a stable or non rolling release distro be a great choice for the Steam Deck?? Also, how frequently do the packages get updated on steam os?

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marswarrior Aug 8, 2023

Valve devs said they like Arch because it allows them to update steam deck faster than other distros. Looks like they’re skilled enough to limit the downsides of an unstable distro in order to get the latest and greatest package versions.

pcgamer.com/this-is-why-valve-is-switching-from-d…

This is why Valve is switching from Debian to Arch for Steam Deck's Linux OS

It may all be hidden from view, but the underlying SteamOS 3.0 plays a critical role in the future of the Steam Deck.

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papafoss Aug 8, 2023

Arch is actually really stable if you keep it updated. Where it gets ya is if you don’t update it for a couple months or longer.

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cyberpunk007

This has been my exact experience in the 8 years I’ve been using it as my desktop OS. Boot into windows to play some game I can’t get working, beat it a month later, come back and I need to get my boxing gloves out to use my computer again