https://www.paolomainardi.com/tags/steamos/Recent content in Steamos on Paolo MainardiHugoenWed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.paolomainardi.com/posts/linux-steamos-build/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.paolomainardi.com/posts/linux-steamos-build/<div class="notice note"> <div class="notice-title"> <i class="fa-solid fa-sticky-note" aria-hidden="true"></i>Note </div> <div class="notice-content">I wrote this post by hand. An AI helped me review it, tighten the writing and fact-check the technical parts. The build, the choices and the opinions are all mine.</div> </div> <h2 id="tldr"> TL;DR <a class="heading-link" href="#tldr"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>I already have a <a href="https://www.paolomainardi.com/posts/linux-workstation-build/" >Linux workstation</a> for work, this is something else: a small, silent <strong>Mini-ITX</strong> machine that lives under the TV, boots straight into <strong>Steam</strong> and behaves like a console. No desktop, no terminal, just a controller and a couch. I started on <a href="https://bazzite.gg/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bazzite</a> and ended up on <a href="https://wiki.cachyos.org/installation/installation_handheld/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CachyOS</a>, because I prefer the Arch ecosystem and the extra performance you can squeeze out of it.</p>