Hey folks I’ve been a Fedora workstation user for some time now and love the experience. I should have switched from Windows to Linux sooner. I have a small question today. I bought a Steam deck a while back for gaming on the go. Nice device that gives me tons of fun. I would like to use the little handheld as a backup device for urgent work matters. I know the Steam Deck isn’t suitable for that, but I’d like to get a bit more out of the device than just gaming.

I was thinking of flashing a USB drive with a Tails OS install and using that as a backup workstation when I don’t have my laptop with me. I wanted to ask if it would be possible to use Tails OS on the Steam deck. Or if any of you know of another alternative for what I’m looking for.

Many thanks in advance.

  • Molten_Moron@lemmings.world
    31·
    9 months ago

    Yes, there are plenty of other options. No one is going to dispute that.

    But Kali is a fine distro, even for regular users.

    • Rolling release keeps things up to date
    • Popular means plenty of troubleshooting info
    • Documentation is excellent
    • Debian-based means the core is stable and well-tested
    • Designed specifically with USB-based use in mind (for OP)

    Don’t discount it just because “edgy haxor distro xD”. It’s a solid Linux and popular for a reason.