Tag: Linux
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Understanding the Linux Boot System
Background If you’ve ever tried to install Linux from scratch or with a distribution such as Arch or Gentoo you would have found the partitioning and boot loader setup to be a rather confusing mess of different standards, compatibility problems and issues, particularly with dual booting, even when using an installer there is still a…
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Formatting a SD Card For Steam Deck
It appears that there is a prevalent issue with the Steam Deck corrupting SD cards that can leave them in a unrecoverable condition, this seems to occur mainly on a second formatting rather than the first, so far we’ve not heard anything from Valve about this, but I suspect it’s more likely to be down…
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Installing Emulators on Steam Deck
The Steam Deck is a great device for playing emulated games on, there are a number of options for settings up emulators but I find the easiest to use is EmuDeck. Installing EmuDeck Once you’ve download EmuDeck click on the ‘EmuDeck.desktop’ file and it should ask you if you want to open or execute, if…
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Steam Deck Review
I have finally received my Steam Deck, I was fortunate enough to get an early Q2 slot, shipping took about 3 days from the Netherlands, delayed somewhat by the Easter weekend, but eventually it turned up. It was shipped in a brown cardboard box by GLS and Parcel Force, the box is marked with the…
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Setting up SSH / SFTP on Steam Deck
Having SSH and SFTP access to your steam deck is very convenient for file transfers and remote administration, setting it up is fairly straightforward. First you need to have set your password to be able to use sudo, to do this open konsole in desktop mode and type passwd, enter your desired password twice to…