Steam OS 3.0 is an immutable Operating System(OS) using the KDE Plasma desktop. This allows you to install applications in containers using Flatpak, rather than onto the root filesystem. This means not only that the installation of applications is isolated from the core filesystem, but also that the ability for malicious applications to compromise/break your system is significantly reduced.
SteamOS 3.0 with KDE Plasma Desktop
SteamOS Btrfs is a project that will help get you from using ext4 on your Steam Deck's microSD card or home directory, to Btrfs.
ChimeraOS is a linux operating system that provides an out of the box couch gaming experience. It boots directly into Steam Big Picture and start playing your favorite games.
ChimeraOS Desktop. Credit: ChimeraOS
HoloISO is a SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration. It aims to bring the Steam Deck's Holo OS into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience.
HoloISO Desktop. Credit: theVakhovskeIsTaken
NixOS is a Linux distribution built on top of the Nix package manager. It has tools dedicated to DevOps and deployment tasks.
- NixOS Guide
- Nix on the Steam Deck - Determinate Systems
- Jovian NixOS is a set of packages and configurations for running NixOS on the Steam Deck.
NixOS with the Plasma Desktop
Nobara Project is an unofficial Fedora Linux Spin that's tailored for Gaming. It adds the necessary packages/tools (such as Lutris and ProtonUp-Qt), and fixes issues to make Fedora awesome for gaming. This project is developed and maintained by Thomas Crider AKA Glorious Eggroll.
Bazzite is an OCI image that serves as an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck, and a ready-to-game SteamOS-like for desktop computers, living room home theater PCs, and numerous other handheld PCs.
Bazzite. Image credit: ublue-os
WinesapOS is a project developed by LukeShortCloud that provides an easy to setup installation of Linux. It can be used on a flash drive, SD card, HDD, SSD, NVMe, or any other storage device. The release images are based on SteamOS 3 and the KDE Plasma desktop environment to align with what Valve's Steam Deck uses.
WineapOS Desktop. Credit: LukeShortCloud
Manjaro Linux Desktop with KDE
EndeavourOS Desktop
Garuda Linux Desktop
ArcoLinux Desktop
Fedora Desktop
Pop!_OS Desktop
Emulation Station Front End
- Steam Deck Windows Install to a microSD | Wagner's TechTalk | YouTube
- Windows On The Steam Deck: Benchmarks, Gaming, 4K | ETAPrime | YouTube
Recovery instructions for getting back to the default Steam Deck OS.
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.
Rufus
Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
- Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog.
- Allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account on Windows 11 22H2.
(Note: Network must be temporarily disabled for the local account creation to be proposed).
- Added an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to “Don’t allow”).
- Added an option for setting internal drives offline for Windows To Go.
Rufus 3.19 Windows 11 setup customization.
Windows 11 Desktop
Windows 10 Desktop
Docker OSX is a tool that lets you run macOS VM in a Docker container atnear native OSX-KVM in Docker with X11 Forwarding. This project is developed and mantained by sickcodes.
MacOS Ventura
docker run -it \
--device /dev/kvm \
-p 50922:10022 \
-v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
-e "DISPLAY=${DISPLAY:-:0.0}" \
-e GENERATE_UNIQUE=true \
-e MASTER_PLIST_URL='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickcodes/osx-serial-generator/master/config-custom.plist' \
sickcodes/docker-osx:ventura
# docker build -t docker-osx --build-arg SHORTNAME=ventura .
MacOS Ventura