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[–] genes215 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

SteamOS already runs Linux desktop, at least on the steamdeck (it's just "switch to desktop" in the power menu). The default desktop environment is KDE plasma. Paired with a USBC laptop dock, you have an easily switchable desktop experience too.

Hopefully they don't plan to change this!

[–] tautalas 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Just need a fucking printer support

[–] pathief 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

From what I've read, you just need to start the CUPS service.

sudo systemctl start cups.service

Start on boot:

sudo systemctl enable cups.service

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

For such a "stripped down" OS to fit in a 5GB / partition, it is very funny that they included printing but just left it off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My bad. I read that it had to be enabled on the console.

[–] genes215 6 points 21 hours ago

No worries! I agree it's a killer feature - hoping to pass the word along. Sorry if it came off as a correction, I meant it more as a "wait til you hear this too!"