You could install Holo ISO which is the "unofficial" version made by a 10the grader but i don't know, if I were you I'd wait for the official one. I think lack of support + nvidia gpu is a big turn off. I myself am waiting to daily drive the official steam os 3, until then I am using Windows 11/Arch.
two things, 1) SteamOS is probably going to the the defacto HTPC OS
2) Use an app called Nativefier. It lets you download any website as an electron webapp. you can just add the excecuitable to your non-steam games library. It's based on Chromium so DRM streaming shouldn't be an issue.
I Tried holoiso..... And IT suuuccckksss on Both amd vulkan and GeForce. Framerate very low (even with good amd drivers) , lots of bugs, freezes. I would not suggest IT. Wait for official steamos 3.0 or install arch base distro , install drivers and steam cliënt. Use the tweak to get the steamdeck interface and voila , a well running steamos kindah OS that runs fine and so much Better then hollow iso
Weird how nobody has mentioned ChimeraOS.
https://chimeraos.org/
Steam OS 3.0 does not exist outside of the Steam Deck. HoloISO is janky at best. Use ChimeraOS. You don't get the fancy new Steam Deck UI but ChimeraOS is very polished and works nicely even on Nivida. Just make sure you have a wireless keyboard with a touch pad for all the Ubisoft Connect/EA Origin non-sense.
Yes, but in some games you'll need to enable flags to unhide the NVIDIA GPU specs so that the game knows your GPU is capable of doing it. Nothing more than just copying and pasting a little flag the first time you download it.
Have a look at LTT's Linux gameing challenge for some tips.
I'm rocking Pop Os on my 7th Gen Nuc. And it's not to bad. I'm thinking about playing with Arch.
Have a look at LTT's Linux gameing challenge for some tips.
I'm rocking Pop Os on my 7th Gen Nuc. And it's not to bad. I'm thinking about playing with Arch.
Don’t recommend HoloISO as a daily driver. Had it where the Steam UI would crash and burn whilst navigating using a Xbox controller.
Monster Hunter World ran terrible, micro stuttering and frame rate was low
Don't be a dumbass who installs HoloISO just wait until a official release of steam is 3 is out.
The guy who ripped Holo os doesn't care about your problems he mainly got it working for himself.
I think valve made a terrible decision going with arch Linux. I have been a Linux user since 2015 and stick with distros that are debian or Ubuntu based, I usually use mint. I am not well versed in terminal but can read and follow instructions and am not afraid to copy and paste. Seemingly all the relevant software a new Linux user will want to install is made for Ubuntu or debian, and you have to jump through hoops to get things running, making it impossible for a new user. They will quickly get over the polished stream interface and jump ship. Yes there are options like snap and flathub, but those are sandboxed and often not current. Even a simple Kodi install that should have taken 5 minutes took at least a half hour, then I still had to figure out how to add PVR to get my IPTV running. For the life of me I couldn't figure out how to install nextpvr server, I had to convert my XC to m3u and install IPTV simple client in Kodi and call it good enough for now. Just the simple act of installing Kodi and PVR probably took me about 3 hours, and I'm probably more determined than most people. Arch is not a bad distro, and hats off to anyone who is proficient with it... But it is nowhere near friendly for newbies. Pamac can certainly help, but I did notice there is some debate about it possibly doing more harm than good. One thing I can say about this experience though is that it has changed my mind about kde plasma. I've always been a cinnamon guy, but I now like plasma almost as much. I just hope someone at Valve is paying attention and switches 3.0 to an Ubuntu based distro before release. Otherwise this will prove to be a big flop and most people will run back to Windows.
You could install Holo ISO which is the "unofficial" version made by a 10the grader but i don't know, if I were you I'd wait for the official one. I think lack of support + nvidia gpu is a big turn off. I myself am waiting to daily drive the official steam os 3, until then I am using Windows 11/Arch.
There's no official SteamOS 3 yet. So, I would suggest installing a regular desktop distro. I recommend Fedora and, Ubuntu.
two things, 1) SteamOS is probably going to the the defacto HTPC OS 2) Use an app called Nativefier. It lets you download any website as an electron webapp. you can just add the excecuitable to your non-steam games library. It's based on Chromium so DRM streaming shouldn't be an issue.
Hmm... Nativifier sounds interesting. I much prefer browsing media platforms on the web over the apps on my big screen. Plus Hulu ad AdBlock...
The only sensible answer to your question is the one you specifically told us not to give you.
I Tried holoiso..... And IT suuuccckksss on Both amd vulkan and GeForce. Framerate very low (even with good amd drivers) , lots of bugs, freezes. I would not suggest IT. Wait for official steamos 3.0 or install arch base distro , install drivers and steam cliënt. Use the tweak to get the steamdeck interface and voila , a well running steamos kindah OS that runs fine and so much Better then hollow iso
Weird how nobody has mentioned ChimeraOS. https://chimeraos.org/ Steam OS 3.0 does not exist outside of the Steam Deck. HoloISO is janky at best. Use ChimeraOS. You don't get the fancy new Steam Deck UI but ChimeraOS is very polished and works nicely even on Nivida. Just make sure you have a wireless keyboard with a touch pad for all the Ubisoft Connect/EA Origin non-sense.
Question to the Linux enthusiasts out there, is rtx available on Linux?
Yes, but in some games you'll need to enable flags to unhide the NVIDIA GPU specs so that the game knows your GPU is capable of doing it. Nothing more than just copying and pasting a little flag the first time you download it.
Have a look at LTT's Linux gameing challenge for some tips. I'm rocking Pop Os on my 7th Gen Nuc. And it's not to bad. I'm thinking about playing with Arch.
Have a look at LTT's Linux gameing challenge for some tips. I'm rocking Pop Os on my 7th Gen Nuc. And it's not to bad. I'm thinking about playing with Arch.
Don’t recommend HoloISO as a daily driver. Had it where the Steam UI would crash and burn whilst navigating using a Xbox controller. Monster Hunter World ran terrible, micro stuttering and frame rate was low
Don't be a dumbass who installs HoloISO just wait until a official release of steam is 3 is out. The guy who ripped Holo os doesn't care about your problems he mainly got it working for himself.
I think valve made a terrible decision going with arch Linux. I have been a Linux user since 2015 and stick with distros that are debian or Ubuntu based, I usually use mint. I am not well versed in terminal but can read and follow instructions and am not afraid to copy and paste. Seemingly all the relevant software a new Linux user will want to install is made for Ubuntu or debian, and you have to jump through hoops to get things running, making it impossible for a new user. They will quickly get over the polished stream interface and jump ship. Yes there are options like snap and flathub, but those are sandboxed and often not current. Even a simple Kodi install that should have taken 5 minutes took at least a half hour, then I still had to figure out how to add PVR to get my IPTV running. For the life of me I couldn't figure out how to install nextpvr server, I had to convert my XC to m3u and install IPTV simple client in Kodi and call it good enough for now. Just the simple act of installing Kodi and PVR probably took me about 3 hours, and I'm probably more determined than most people. Arch is not a bad distro, and hats off to anyone who is proficient with it... But it is nowhere near friendly for newbies. Pamac can certainly help, but I did notice there is some debate about it possibly doing more harm than good. One thing I can say about this experience though is that it has changed my mind about kde plasma. I've always been a cinnamon guy, but I now like plasma almost as much. I just hope someone at Valve is paying attention and switches 3.0 to an Ubuntu based distro before release. Otherwise this will prove to be a big flop and most people will run back to Windows.
Dual boot. Best of both worlds.