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Not only that. It can either be an almost 1:1 replacement for SteamOS (if you choose the
-deck
variant), or just a normal desktop distro with a lot of gaming optimizations, like the fsync-kernel, gamescope, hardware enablement, and quite a lot of QoL improvements.It's basically a "Download the iso and begin gaming in 30 minutes"-distro.
It also ships some additional software that is optional, but quite neat. For example, I discovered
LACT
through it, which made over a year of GPU humming gone by allowing me to set fan curves.For some diehard Arch users, it might be "bloated", but I find it just right. I never had the feeling that the included tools are useless, and those that might be (e.g. Discord, OBS, etc.) are only installed when you tick the checkbox in the installer.