I guess this would be with Arch, but technically it’s steamOS beta

Probably will need console commands, but if there’s flatpak software with this ability, that would be sweet.

Any suggestions?

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
    11·
    12 hours ago

    What is the purpose, what are you trying to update?

    What is in the image file? Can it be mounted?

    Also please do not confuse SteamOS with ArchLinux, for your own sake.

    • WhatSay@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      13·
      12 hours ago

      Since I’m novice, I’ll just share This

      I’m assuming it can be mounted, and I’m expecting newer versions to have some additional menus/firmware, or some such. My primary focus is a fan controller.

      And yeah, I know it’s a different distro, but Arch based from what I understand.

      • deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de
        7·
        11 hours ago

        SteamOS is immutable, and has its own updater because of it. While SteamOS is related to Arch Linux, it is far from the same distro.

        Regular Arch Linux can install local packages, the process is described on the Arch wiki. SteamOS has no built in mechanism to update without an internet connection, and installing packages manually is not recommended (due to the immutable nature of the system).

        In order to update SteamOS from a local file, you would need to figure out how SteamOS updates work, and somehow trick the Steam Deck into accepting your local images. This is far outside the scope of anything related to Arch Linux, and not very well documented. The better option is to update your Steam Deck by connecting it to the internet.

        Also of note, the latest version of SteamOS (as far as I’m aware) does not have any significant changes when it comes to controlling the fan speed.

  • hamsda@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    12 hours ago

    Maybe I am misunderstanding you, but why not update via stamdeck UI? You can change the “stable” branch in your steamos update settings page to “beta” or “preview”.

    • stable - recommended
    • beta - test for new steam updates
    • preview - test for steam updates + OS updates
    • WhatSay@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      1·
      12 hours ago

      The built in updater currently attempts to update to an older version. I already did that once, and had to fix it off a boot drive afterwards.

  • liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    22·
    12 hours ago

    I don’t know how steamos works, but if it’s arch-based, can you just do pacman -Syu to update?

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
      4·
      12 hours ago

      SteamOS is immutable. While you can unlock the root filesystem pacman needs a little bit more setup to work. And updating with pacman might break stuff. And everything you do with it will be lost on a proper SteamOS update.