What Type of Linux is the Steam Deck Running?
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The Steam Deck runs a custom Linux-based operating system called SteamOS 3.0.
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It's running SteamOS 3.0, which is built on Arch Linux.
SteamOS 3.0 is the OS on the Steam Deck, and it's Arch Linux-based!
It's basically Arch Linux with the Steam flavor鈥擲teamOS 3.0, to be exact.
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