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Recommend a distro for a 13-year-old gamer
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Sounds like SteamOS might work? https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/
This is the old SteamOS from over a decade ago and isn't usable anymore. The modern SteamOS from the Steam Deck isn't available yet for desktops.
fyi you can use the deck restore image on an amd build, although probably there will be complications
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1b71-edf2-eb6d-2bb3#reimage
afaik chimeraos is the recommended alternative, which is a fork of the current steamos, with more supported hw (but not nvidia)
This is depreciated now right?
Do you know how mature it is as a desktop OS? I saw the official FAQ does recommend against using it as such. I tried it on a HTPC a few years ago but at that point it didn't seem very usable outside of Steam's full screen UI.
Don’t try to use it, it’s an old discontinued version of SteamOS based on Debian that was around long before the Steam Deck.
Bazzite will get you a similar experience to the current Steam OS with better desktop experience.