onlooker@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 hours agoSteam Deck owners: does SteamOS have any advantages over Bazzite?message-squaremessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareSteam Deck owners: does SteamOS have any advantages over Bazzite?onlooker@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 hours agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squarems.lane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·8 hours agoYou can install actual programs, rather than taking up potentially gigabytes per program on flat or increasing update times to 30+ minutes… Bazzite (or anything ostree) is the worst of all worlds.
minus-squarethrowaway403@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 hours agoHuh? Last time I checked, SteamOS literally removed user-installed (non-flatpak) packages. I agree that it’s a pity that the first couple of flatpak packages take up a lot of space for what they are. But that shouldn’t bother most modern systems.
You can install actual programs, rather than taking up potentially gigabytes per program on flat or increasing update times to 30+ minutes…
Bazzite (or anything ostree) is the worst of all worlds.
Huh? Last time I checked, SteamOS literally removed user-installed (non-flatpak) packages.
I agree that it’s a pity that the first couple of flatpak packages take up a lot of space for what they are. But that shouldn’t bother most modern systems.