Company Valve introduced The update of the STEAM OS 3.3 operating system, delivered to the STEAM game console. Deck. Steam OS 3 is based on Arch Linux, uses the Gamescope composite server on the basis of the Wayland Protocol to speed up the game, comes up with an accessible to reading the root FS, uses the atomic mechanism of installation of updates, supports Flatpak packages, uses the Pipewire multimedia server and provides two operating modes (Steam shell and KDE Plasma desktop). Updates are available only for Steam Deck, but unofficial assembly Holoiso , adapted for installation for ordinary computers (in the future assembly for the PC, Valve also promises to prepare).
Among the changes:
- in the pop -up screen displayed by pressing the Steam button during the game, new pages with achievements (Achievements) and guidelines (Guides) are added.
- The conclusion of the warning is implemented if the console temperature has gone beyond the permissible values.
- Added setting for automatic transition to the night mode at a given time.
- Added button to clean the contents of the search line.
- Returned switch to activate the adaptive adjustment mode of brightness.
- The screen keyboard is optimized to simplify the input using tracks and sensory screens.
- Added a new interface for choosing a channel for delivery of updates. STABLE channels are offered (installing the latest stable versions of Steam Client and Steamos), Beta (installing a fresh beta version of Steam Client and a stable production of Steamos) and Preview (installation of fresh beta version of Steam Client and beta-release of Steamos).
- Corrections aimed at increasing performance.
- In the desktop mode, a transition to the supply of Firefox in the format of Flatpak format was carried out. When trying to first launch Firefox, a dialogue is removed to install it through Discover Software Center.
- The settings of the network connection, changed in desktop mode, are now synchronized with common -system parameters for their availability in the game mode.
- Added the theme of the design of VGUI2 classic.
- Support for Joysters Qanba Obsidian and Qanba Dragon in desktop mode.
- Added settings for scaling the Steam Deck user interface for external screens.
- Updated versions of graphic and wireless drivers, as well as utilities for working with firmware of the game controller.
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