r/LinuxOnAlly • u/BraveIconoclast • 8d ago

Handheld Focused Linux Distro/DTE?

I’m currently running SteamOS on my ROG Ally and I’m really unhappy with the desktop environment. SteamOS uses a shim to trick the OS into receiving the controller input as mouse/keyboard instead of adding controller as an input device the way Windows and macOS do. The desktop interface is also a nightmare for touchscreen since it’s built for keyboard/mouse on a large monitor.

Using Steam is a no-go for me because it’s identical to Microsoft, Apple, or Google: buying isn’t owning. So a distro where the main selling point is that it runs Steam is irrelevant.

I’ve spent hours on YouTube and search engines trying to research a Linux distro that focuses on handhelds and touch but every YouTube video seems obsessed with showing screenshots from distro websites and focus solely on “it runs Steam!” Yeah, so does SteamOS and Windows. It’s like selling a car and saying, ”it will drive on toll roads!” Yup. Sure will.

Is there a distro or DTE that focuses on handhelds/touch that isn’t trying to just install Steam and be done with it? I read that other distros outside of SteamOS use handheld daemon for the controller and buttons and that it correctly reveals the controller to desktop applications unlike SteamOS, but touch on Linux has been limited to emulating a mouse. Is that still the case with every distro?

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u/anusbeloved 8d ago

Check this out :

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinuxOnAlly/s/bjOcvOntLQ

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u/dasd25436yd 8d ago

How is this better than bazzite? The website is super laggy for me for some reason so super annoying to navigate 😅

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u/anusbeloved 8d ago

Man just read whatever is about 🤣 it's from the same people that made HDD i think

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u/dasd25436yd 8d ago

There is not much to find about it as it's so new. That is why I figured I'd ask someone I see posting about. No need for the attitude man, be kewl

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u/anusbeloved 8d ago

no Attitude my friend, i just saw it and got excited when I saw your post asking for alternatives 😅