Wats0ns@programming.dev to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoVictory 🙌programming.devimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
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minus-squareberg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s based upon the well established distro Arch, and thus still considered Linux. A distro is basically the Linux kernel with pre-installed packages. SteamOS only adds another layer of packages unto Arch afaik.
minus-squareowf@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYes, I know how Linux works. The poster above asked for a reason why steamOS might be considered separately to other sisters, and I gave them a possible one.
It’s based upon the well established distro Arch, and thus still considered Linux. A distro is basically the Linux kernel with pre-installed packages. SteamOS only adds another layer of packages unto Arch afaik.
Yes, I know how Linux works.
The poster above asked for a reason why steamOS might be considered separately to other sisters, and I gave them a possible one.