LemoineFairclough@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoSuperiority brings controversyaprogrammerlife.comimagemessage-square304fedilinkarrow-up11.24Karrow-down1104file-text
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Re-creation of someone else’s post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it
minus-squareDoxin@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year ago They’re using a curated overlay for Linux This is commonly known as a “distro”. SteamOS is just particularly good at being user friendly for it’s fairly narrow use-case.
minus-squareZoolander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoSteamOS is the distro. Big Picture/Steam Deck is an overlay for the Steam application and what the majority of Steam Deck users are using and experiencing. They’re not using it for day to day applications and browsing the internet.
This is commonly known as a “distro”. SteamOS is just particularly good at being user friendly for it’s fairly narrow use-case.
SteamOS is the distro. Big Picture/Steam Deck is an overlay for the Steam application and what the majority of Steam Deck users are using and experiencing. They’re not using it for day to day applications and browsing the internet.