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Ars Technica declares SteamOS the victor (plus other ๐ง๐ฎ news)
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this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2025
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My understanding is that SteamOS, while having a desktop mode, is a stripped down OS lacking some basic functionality that you might expect from a desktop OS. Functionality that is also found in other distros with similar intentions like Bazzite.
Though this understanding was based more on a bit of older information, and I am not certain on the current state.