Just got the Steam Deck and have everything set up, but I found out that Nobara has a Steam Deck version of their distro. My question is: is it worth switching to Nobara SteamDeck Version or stay on SteamOS? Are there any other big differences other than Arch vs Fedora? Also, does it use KDE?

  • helenslunch@feddit.nl
    11·
    11 months ago

    Bazzite is Fedora-based. SteamOS is Arch based because (if I’m not mistaken) they usually have the latest drivers and will support the largest array of hardware.

    For that reason I use and recommend ChimeraOS (on alternative hardware).

    • asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml
      21·
      11 months ago

      Not using chimera for no other reason than personally speaking I don’t like gnome, if there was a KDE spin then maybe, it otherwise looks good, but I’m not interested

      I use Fedora on my main machine currently though, and know it will be compatible with the hardware I’m getting

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        13·
        11 months ago

        1. Gnome is just an interface. You can install and use anything else you want.

        2. Fedora also used Gnome?

        • asexualchangeling@lemmy.ml
          31·
          11 months ago

          I use the kde spin, and while yes I know I could change the DE, I’d prefer something like nobara or bazzite that have it out of the box, especially sense I’m planning on getting my partner to install it (to show it’s easier than they think)