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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes, that is what I mean. Installing an OS is just too hard and/or too much bother for most people. If Linux is finally to achieve mainstream acceptance, the product needs to be ready to run as soon as you unpack it. You know, like the Steam Deck. And yes, I could do the install myself, but I can't be bothered.

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Installing an OS is so easy even I can do it, and it only takes about a half an hour on a modern machine.

As a bonus you can pick and choose whatever cases and other components, and get the most performance for your money.

Not trying to tell you what to do, but if you haven't tried you should give it a go. Bazzite is really awesome and I use it on my living room PC. Only thing it's missing is HDMI-CEC to turn on automatically and the sleep/resume function and the power up with controller.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

I've built my latest PC myself and yes, i could absolutely do that. But that's not the point. The point is that i want Linux to succeed as a mainstream OS. A machine like that would go a long way, even more so than the Steam Deck.

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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Understandable and agreed. Having a steam console to hook up to the TV is probably what most people would buy and find easiest to use. They did try it a decade ago, but it was too early.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Absolutely. But now is the time. They have a huge game library that'll run without any hassle and anyone who can use a console can use Steam. I'm honestly surprised nobody has done that yet. If I had a few million lying around in the bank, I'd do it myself.