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I guess this is a different SteamOS than the one that has been freely available for years?
I think you're talking about the really old version from the steam machines. The OS the Steam Deck uses (version 3.0+) is completely rebuilt and uses a different OS as a base (now using Arch instead of Debian)
I think what’s meant is there isn’t an official ISO to download as it’s not yet that polished for PCs
There used to be though. I have it on a DVD. SteamOS is much older than the SteamDeck.
The name is old, but there are distinct distributions. Debian vs Arch.
The current, unavailable for general download, is Steam OS 3. Valve just refuses to put a number 3 anywhere, do they just pretend the other two do not exist.
BTW, there are a few "almost steam os" out there. I can vouch for Bazzite, it's fedora based and really good. Very welcoming for beginners, but had a lot of options of you want to dig a bit.
It's available, but not really built or supported for standard desktop installation, at least as far as I know.
If you mean the old Debian based one, yes. SteamOS 3+ is arch based and released with the steam deck. Valve said they'd release a version for desktops, but have yet to follow through.