You can find me on these socials: * Forums: https://forum.heavyelement.io/ * Podcast: https://offtopical.net/ * Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelinuxgamer/ * Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxGamer/ * Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-linux-gamer // PATREON ALTERNATIVE * LBRY: https://beta.lbry.tv/@TheLinuxGamer * I am an LBRY partner * Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/official-linux-gamer * Twitch: https://twitch.tv/xondak * Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelinuxgamer * Mastodon: https://social.librem.one/@gbryant You can email me at gardiner-at-heavyelement-dot-io # Common questions: What distro(s) do you use? * Office PC: Manjaro GNOME * Laptop: Manjaro GNOME * GPD WIN 2: Manjaro GNOME * Steam Machine: Manjaro GNOME * Server: Ubuntu 18.04 # What do you use to edit your videos? Audio editing: Audacity Video editing: KdenLive # Why aren't you using other video services like LBRY or PeerTube? I am on LBRY: https://beta.lbry.tv/@TheLinuxGamer and I also have a BitChute mirror. Most PeerTube instances have a data quota that just doesn't serve my channel well. My videos are high-res (4K) and I'd exceed most quotas in one or two videos. # What are your machines specs? Office Rig: * AMD Ryzen 7 1800x * AMD Vega 64 * 32 GB RAM * Manjaro GNOME Steam Machine: * Intel Core i7 at 3.8 GHz * Nvidia GTX 970 4GB * 12 GB RAM * Manjaro GNOME Backup Rig: * Intel Core i5 at 3.4 GHz * Nvidia GTX 750 Ti * 8 GB of RAM Server: * AMD FX 6300 at 3.5 GHz * Nvidia GTX 750 1GB * 8 GB RAM Funky Choon (a.k.a. The Linux Gamer Theme Song) by Brothers Nylon https://youtu.be/njrIkXpB7oU Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com BTC: 34Qzes77WJoyBaypBNvhG1Ei6WSUC6Bs1p ETH: 0x148e816D2cc2c533126dA7B3b5179Ad9aB25c7aF ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU95Ne4AqR4

I've seen a lot of comments saying that folks intend to dual boot or just straight up install Windows on their Steam Deck. While you *can* do that, here's why I believe dual booting Windows on the Steam Deck is a grave mistake. 0:00 - Intro 1:16 - User Experience 1:57 - Sleep Mode 2:37 - Steam for Windows recognize Deck Hardware 3:00 - Disk usage and health 4:45 - Power budget 5:05 - Lacks software customizations 5:26 - Lacks Proton 5:55 - Lacking drivers 6:00 - Closed platform 7:09 - Summary Support the Show * Patreon: https://patreon.com/thelinuxgamer/ * BTC: 1DckZocn7pA7MDzKSu98UbS4TjocfK633x * ETH: 0x1C0FDD6d450679359876a077A15DFd0537E8C2D8 * Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/official-linux-gamer * Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxGamer/ * Humble: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/?partner=thelinuxgamer * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1Kcz-CuGM6mxzL3B1_Eiw/join * Amazon affiliate: https://amzn.to/3Hw9Vam You can find me on these socials: * Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@TheLinuxGamer:f * I am an Odysee partner * Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardiner_bryant * Mastodon: https://social.librem.one/@gbryant # Comment Section Rules 1. Be kind to each other. 2. Don't swear, don't use racial slurs (you will be automodded) 3. I reserve the right to permanently ban habitually abusive commenters and I don't apologize. Banned users /won't/ be notified. If you can't *cope* with having rules, you're welcome to *not* leave a comment. You can email me at gardiner-at-heavyelement-dot-io # What are your machines specs? Office Rig: * AMD Ryzen 7 1800x * MSI Pro Series X370 SLI PLUS * AMD RX VEGA 64 * GSkill Ripjaw V DDR4 8GB x4 (32 GB) * Fractal Design Define R9 Case * Manjaro GNOME Living Room Gaming Rig: * ASUS X99-E-10G WS * Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.2GHz * NVidia Titan X (Pascal) * DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB 8GB x8 (64GB) Backup Rig * System76 Thelio Minor * AMD Ryzen 5 3400G * DDR4 16GB RAM * Zotac Nvidia GTX 970 4GB Home Server: * ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 * AMD FX 6300 at 3.5 GHz * Nvidia GTX 750 1GB * DDR3 20 GB RAM Funky Choon (a.k.a. The Linux Gamer Theme Song) by Brothers Nylon https://youtu.be/njrIkXpB7oU This Work is protected under the Authoral Integrity License (AIL): https://github.com/heavyelement/ail/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exz-tJcXBCM