I wanted a Steam Deck for the living room... so I made one (Patreon)

I wanted a Steam Deck for the living room... so I made one

The plan is simple. Find out what it takes to install SteamOS on the GEEKOM A5, poke at the hardware, and feed it a few games. And yeah, it better work with the Steam Controller. RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] GEEKOM A5 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Zj1fyJ Steam Controller on eBay: https://ebay.us/nQcZz9 LINKS Install Guide: https://interfacinglinux.com/2025/06/19/geekdeck-steamos-powered-mini-pc/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/interfacinglinux TM2 Crew: https://www.youtube.com/@TM2C BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/interfacinglinux.com X: https://twitter.com/intlinux Wishlist: https://throne.com/interfacinglinux Have questions about your Linux setup? Ask in the forums. I'm here to help. https://interfacinglinux.com/community/ Like comment and subscribe for more! Or don't, I'm not your boss. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:09 SteamOS soft launch 00:21 System specs 00:31 Hardware and software checklist 00:44 Steam controller 00:52 Downloading SteamOS 01:05 Extracting the archive 01:14 Writing the SteamOS image to USB flash drive 01:24 Disabling Secure Boot 01:26 Setting boot priority 01:31 First boot 01:37 SteamOS KDE desktop 01:40 Installing SteamOS to NVMe drive 02:00 Booting SteamOS 02:06 Initial setup 02:24 Logging into Steam 02:37 System settings 02:42 Pairing bluetooth devices 02:51 2.4 and 5 Ghz Wi-Fi 02:57 Setting default audio output 03:11 SD card reader 03:15 Attaching external storage 03:21 SteamOS Quick Settings 03:39 Witcher 3 04:01 Horizon Zero Dawn 04:30 Cyberpunk 2077 04:47 God of War 05:05 Stellar Blade 05:20 Trackmania 2020 05:33 Trackmania 2 Stadium 05:51 Hollow Knight 05:58 Ori 06:04 Dead Cells 06:09 TMNT: Shredders Revenge 06:17 GeForce NOW 06:27 Fortnite 06:47 Steam in-home streaming 07:09 YouTube 07:24 SteamOS Desktop 08:26 Final thoughts COMMENT BINGO! [ ] Unrelated Linux question [ ] I would run Linux if ______ [ x ] FREE [ ] This is why I don’t run Linux [ ] Asking technical questions in the comments instead of the forums Amazon affiliate links Interfacing Linux is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon properties. eBay affiliate links If you click on an affiliate link and later make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. #steamos #minipc #linux