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Who is daily driving the Steam Deck? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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In the interest of grabbing data points to plan for some tools for you all, I'm curious what the ratio of users are around here.

How many of y'all are strictly Game mode users, and how many of y'all use it like a laptop?

A lot of what I do on the Deck requires Desktop mode, mainly to get at a terminal and to configure Steam for pirated games. However, that doesn't mean I couldn't devise a tool that launches from Game mode to do the same things.

I suspect the latter is going to end up being something that I need to build to be the most useful to a wider audience, but for being pirates I'm sure most of you have entered Desktop mode numerous times for one reason or another.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My deck has been my primary gaming device since I got it. Aside from gaming mode I use it for a video station while I'm traveling.

Playing around in desktop mode helped me learn to navigate Linux in a 'safe' environment so now I've reimaged my old gaming machine with Linux and thats working great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How do you use it for video? Plex?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Nope. Just installed vlc and either stream from my nas or USB drive. I'm a fan of simple

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Besides VLC, another option is to use Kodi. Install via Discover Store and add to your Steam library. It's slightly easier to use in Game mode with a controller.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Awesome, welcome to the *nix club! Did you go with Arch on your old rig, or try something else?

I use my deck for a media center on the road, too! I practically live in National Forests in my car, so it's the perfect size for everything.