… SteamOS is also available for other AMD-based handheld gaming PCs, most notably the Lenovo Legion Go S, and is planned to go into the upcoming but delayed second-gen Steam Machine. But SteamOS isn't as big a chunk of the Linux userbase as you might think, at just a hair under 25 percent. …
… But the open-source nature of Linux and the deep collaboration in its community mean that this and other updates could boost the performance of gaming on Linux laptops and desktops.
… Two, there are precious few places to order a new laptop with any kind of Linux pre-loaded—you've got Framework, a few smaller vendors like System76 and Slimbook, and a few models from Dell. Lenovo sold Ubuntu-loaded laptops at one point, but I can't find any on the site right now. …
… Amid the RAM crisis, the console-ish Linux-powered PC has been delayed, and Valve can only hope to get it out sometime in 2026. …
… Valve has leveraged its position of power to create the Steam Deck portable, and it's even licensing the Linux-based SteamOS to partners like Lenovo. …
… For a bit of comparison testing I loaded up Dead as Disco on my older ThinkPad laptop, currently running Linux Mint. …
… The demo machines were running Linux. …
… It's possible that a Googlebook could run Linux apps. …
… I could even see myself trying out Linux on the desktop, though I confess I'd probably keep it dual-booting at first. …