On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 01:48:32PM +0100, Samuel Henrique wrote:
> SteamOS used to be based on Debian, and Valve seems to have decided to
> go with Arch instead (great news for Arch, don't get me wrong).
>
> The reasons for the switch have not been publicized, but I think we're
> safe to assume it's because Debian is not fit for the majority of the
> desktop/gaming users, at least not officially (since testing is not a
> supported release). I remember having some issues due to SteamOS being
> based on stable. These are the people who need to be able to run the
> most up-to-date packages, especially drivers and kernel (backports is
> not always there).
For information, a stable release including backports [1] is
now available.
1: https://www.derivations.org/mirrorrib/
The stable release including backports is automatically updated every
two or three months when the standard stable release (10.8, 10.9,
10.10 and so on) is issued. The manual page [2] explains.
2: https://www.derivations.org/mirrorrib.1.pdf
What Valve does is up to Valve, but to the extent to which Valve
requires stable releases (which Arch does not offer but Debian does),
the foregoing might solve or partly solve Valve's driver problem without
forcing Valve to transition away from Debian. Valve might try it before
committing to the switch.
The software that assembles the stable release including backports
is available at [1] now and is to be uploaded to sid after
bullseye's release.
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