• emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Add a keyboard, mouse and monitor, which are already required for every other pc, and you can do everything on the steam deck that you can on any other pc. The steamdeck just has the additional functionality of working without those if you so choose.

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      and you can do everything on the steam deck that you can on any other pc

      Ok, how do I use rsync on the deck then? (/s, but I’d still love to know)

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        1. Turn on
        2. Open desktop mode (in power menu I think)
        3. Open terminal
        4. Type rsync <source> <destination>
        5. Press enter
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          Wait, its installed by default? I assumed I had to install it, which would not be possible, because its immutable and there is no rsync flatpak (I think).

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              SteamOS is immutable, so you can’t install system-wide apps on there, only flatpaks, appimages etc.

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                You can install system wide apps by turning off immutabe mode and configurating something. I might be talking out my ass though cause I have done this but I don’t remember if it persisted across updates.

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        Are you not aware of “Desktop mode”? Hold down the power button for a few seconds, click “switch to desktop mode,” and you’re literally using a fully functioning Linux PC.