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Comment by happymellon

2 months ago

By picking a standard menu option I can go to a traditional desktop and use Libre Office and Firefox.

Can I so that with a Switch?

I can plug in a USB dock, with a monitor, mouse and keyboard and edit images with GIMP.

Can I do that with a PS5?

If I like the Steam Deck UI, I can install a package on my desktop and pick it on login, thus gaining basically all of this functionality. I in fact do have the SteamOS 3 UI installed on a gaming PC, and it works really well.

Can I install the PS5 UI and the ability to play PlayStation games on a BSD box?

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Our_Benefactors  2 months ago

> Can I do that with a Switch?

You can install Ubuntu on a Nintendo switch by using a paperclip so yes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SwitchHacks/comments/8f0ugz/hardwar...

  • const_cast  2 months ago

    But that's not the same operating system. I would need to install a different operating system. So the Switch does not have a Linux Operating System - you can just install one.

    If that's the metric, then Linux desktop use must be close to 100%. Almost every platform can install some Linux distro.

    But SteamOS IS a Linux distro.