{"id":61015,"date":"2013-12-14T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T10:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61015"},"modified":"2013-12-14T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T10:32:16","slug":"steam-os-available-for-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/61015-steam-os-available-for-download","title":{"rendered":"Steam OS available for download"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that the first Steam Machine prototypes have shipped out<\/a>, Valve has released its Steam OS into the wild.<\/p>\n

You can download Steam OS here<\/a>, and it’s advisable that you carefully read the Steam OS FAQ<\/a> before diving in.<\/p>\n

SteamOS is a fork (derivative) of Debian GNU\/Linux. The first version (SteamOS 1.0) is called ‘alchemist’ and it is based on the Debian ‘wheezy’ (stable 7.1) distribution.<\/p>\n

SteamOS is designed to run Steam and Steam games. It also provides a desktop mode which can run regular Linux applications.\u00a0 SteamOS currently provides a limited set of packages, but many Debian wheezy packages work fine on SteamOS, says Valve.<\/p>\n

Steam OS can only run Linux games, so your Windows-only library is out. However, Valve is working on a system which will allow Windows games to be streamed from your Windows machine to the your Steam OS machine.<\/p>\n

SteamOS Hardware Requirements:<\/p>\n