Imagine if Valve actually fully rolled out running Android stuff on SteamOS as a whole via the compatibility layer Proton, and not just for the Steam Frame. That would be very interesting, and perhaps already in their plans.

Honestly I’m shocked they haven’t done this already. With the latest Epic case coming to a close they’d be fools not to…

That’s a question for a search engine.

Yeah, everyone seems to use Balena. They had some controversy a while back. I don’t remember what it was, just that I found an alternative. FMW has the benefit of drop-down for official distros and it’s available on all platforms (unlike Rufus).

Hmmm we could use my Cryptpad instance… OK but I don’t get notification on my GMail

😡 ntfy.sh 😡

• Download the .iso file of your favorite distro from their website
• Download Fedora Media Writer
• Plug in external media (flash/thumb drive, etc.)
• Select .iso and thumb drive in Fedora Media Writer and let her rip.
• Restart PC.
• While PC is booting, press whatever your BIOS button is (do a web search for “[laptop/motherboard] BIOS button” or watch the display while booting)
• Look for boot priority in the BIOS and set the thumb drive to the highest.
• Restart
• After booting, test WiFi, BT and audio functionality.
• Follow on-screen instructions to install
• Remove install media and reboot
• Install any and all available updates using your package manager (Software, Discover, Pop Shop, etc.)
• Restart one more time

The end.

Haha well at least we know that they’re still actively working on it!

A lot of people think things are “easy” when they’ve been doing them their whole lives. The average person is going to take a lot longer than 2 hours, and may very well break something along the way.

which can easily be avoided by watching a YouTube video on “How to build a PC 15 min” and 2 hours of your time.

I don’t necessarily agree with that but it’s usually not hard to find someone to help you build it. I’ve helped my friends build several, and a couple of randos in my local area as well.

What are some must have specs in you opinion to run most modern games

There are none. Choose the best ones to fit your budget.

would you have a #1 recommend for a prebuilt to get started with?

I don’t really recommend prebuilts. If you look up reviews most of them are just awful. But iBuyPower seems to have a decent reputation. The Steam Machine will be available sometime next year but its a relatively underpowered machine built for the living room. Not sure what your budget looks like or how you plan to play but that could be a good option. However it should be noted that it’s not upgradable. I’ve saved buckets of money by upgrading my PC over the last 20 years.

As for distros, there is obviously no “best”. The most commonly recommended one for beginners is Linux Mint. I recommend Zorin. If you want the best possible gaming performance, you could go with Cachy. It’s also available with Steam’s “Game Mode”, which will give you that handheld/living room experience.

And “Stories”! Every app must have it!

I was going to suggest Framework. You can buy them without any OS at all. But it’s going to be easily >$2k with a GPU.

iPads have always had the problem of having waaaaay way more compute power than they were ever capable of utilizing.

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Mission Control

They don’t get my email address on a privately-hosted server…

This is an incredible video and everyone should watch it. I’m deeply grateful for the amount of effort that went into it and the danger that this man subjects himself to.

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/videos/watch/238c3f08-ff93-45e8-a540-8f59160165db?isPeertubeContent=1

This alone could cause a cascading effect. Mark this day.

Yes!

Never in my life, thanks for asking. Are you volunteering?