looking for a holo iso alternative

[mapegl]

I have ordered a second SSD and want to setup my PC with Linux and Windows. 

While Steam OS is still not available, I would like to get something that is as similar as possible and may even allow me to use EMUDECK. I feel fairly confident in Linux, but I am by no means a pro.

Any suggestions for a Steam OS alternative?

[mr cheese]

LTT made a great video on this I recommend watching, as it shows how to go about this on a Linux distro (without rewatching I believe they use Pop!_OS)

 

[mapegl]

22 hours ago, mr cheese said:

LTT made a great video on this I recommend watching, as it shows how to go about this on a Linux distro (without rewatching I believe they use Pop!_OS)

 

yeah....well pop os! isn't as great as they make it out to be there.

And I was really looking for something that is a close to steam os / holo iso as possible. Maybe I will just have to go for it. However, I will not use it due to the ties to russia. I don't want to start a political discussion here, but I want to state that I will never use it. 

 

[mr cheese]

39 minutes ago, mapegl said:

steam os

the steam full screen mode is basically SteamOS afaik, I could be very wrong but that's the impression I got

Pop!_OS is adjacent to Russia??? They're headquartered in Denver Colorado...

[mapegl]

15 minutes ago, mr cheese said:

the steam full screen mode is basically SteamOS afaik, I could be very wrong but that's the impression I got

Pop!_OS is adjacent to Russia??? They're headquartered in Denver Colorado...

Nah. Holo iso is made by a Russian who is supporting Putin. I ain't touching that. 

It might not be a huge deal, because it is free....but still 

 

I am still deciding what to do...

I have previously tried Ubuntu, which was fine, but I would love to go the arch route to have a similar experience to what I have on my deck. 

[mr cheese]

1 hour ago, mapegl said:

Nah. Holo iso is made by a Russian who is supporting Putin. I ain't touching that. 

first thing to ease your worry is that it's an open source tool that basically just bootstraps official valve software.

second, it is a 17 year old furry.

while I see your concern I think this is an reasonable time to separate the art from the artist

 

But, as your concerns are valid, arch is fun and I do recommend it for the sake of speed

[mapegl]

7 hours ago, mr cheese said:

first thing to ease your worry is that it's an open source tool that basically just bootstraps official valve software.

second, it is a 17 year old furry.

while I see your concern I think this is an reasonable time to separate the art from the artist

 

But, as your concerns are valid, arch is fun and I do recommend it for the sake of speed

 

I know what you mean. Just feels weird and the world is a much weirder place since last year. 

 

Anyways, I am thinking about Manjaro. It is described as an easier-to-handle-linux, whatever that means. I have only tried Ubuntu and Mint, so this might be a bit different. Looking forward to it.

 

Now it is back to work and into a classroom with German students as well as Ukrainian refugees. 

[mr cheese]

6 minutes ago, mapegl said:

Anyways, I am thinking about Manjaro. It is described as an easier-to-handle-linux, whatever that means.

Personally I'd stay away from Manjaro, I believe it's meant to be a good project but it's got some strange instability both in software and, apparently, management:

https://github.com/arindas/manjarno

There are good install scripts for arch, but if you're looking for a fresh start I HIGHLY recommend trying to install it yourself. if you wanna use something easier but arch based, try EndeavourOS!

[mapegl]

20 minutes ago, mr cheese said:

Personally I'd stay away from Manjaro, I believe it's meant to be a good project but it's got some strange instability both in software and, apparently, management:

https://github.com/arindas/manjarno

There are good install scripts for arch, but if you're looking for a fresh start I HIGHLY recommend trying to install it yourself. if you wanna use something easier but arch based, try EndeavourOS!

Thanks. I will look at that tonight. 

 

[mapegl]

I am trying Arch...

 

 

To be honest, I haven't had too much experience with Linux. Just a bit of Ubuntu in the past and my Steam Deck. 

Still, I am trying m luck with endeavouros. 

 

[cretsiah]

On 2/15/2023 at 5:51 AM, mapegl said:

I have ordered a second SSD and want to setup my PC with Linux and Windows. 

While Steam OS is still not available, I would like to get something that is as similar as possible and may even allow me to use EMUDECK. I feel fairly confident in Linux, but I am by no means a pro.

Any suggestions for a Steam OS alternative?

https://chimeraos.org/

however make sure your windows drive is detached before installing reasons on this thread

 

[mapegl]

1 hour ago, cretsiah said:

https://chimeraos.org/

however make sure your windows drive is detached before installing reasons on this thread

 

Yeah I saw that the other day as well, but I have already "fought" my PC more than once to make everything work and no it actually does. Learned quite a bit in the process...

I will surely try another distro later, but not right now. 

 

Thank you for your suggestion 

[mapegl]

7 hours ago, cretsiah said:

 

You jinxed my Linux. Now Elden Ring does not start anymore...it worked perfectly till yesterday. 

 

 

For some reason it just worked again a few hours later.

Not like windows is much better tbh