# Changing the Game

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/529/
> Even if you don't game, the data is in, and the impact of the Steam Deck on Linux is massive. We'll go into details and then share our long-term review of the Deck.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 529
- Date: 2023-09-24
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: alex, jeff
- Duration: 01:12:43
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/292f97db-6eec-4de7-9abd-c143885cec43.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [🎉 Alby](https://getalby.com/ "🎉 Alby") — Boost into the show, first grab Alby, top it off, and then head over to the Podcast Index.
  * [⚡️ LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org](https://podcastindex.org/podcast/575694 "⚡️ LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org") — You can boost from the web. Once Alby is topped off, visit our page on the Podcast Index.
  * [Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’](https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck-2-refresh-upgrade-cpu-2025 "Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’")
  * [How SteamOS is Contributing to the Linux Ecosystem - OSS EU 2023 [YouTube]](https://www.youtube.com/live/L98v4epQmrg?t=15124 "How SteamOS is Contributing to the Linux Ecosystem - OSS EU 2023 \[YouTube\]")
  * [Open Source Summit Europe 2023: How SteamOS is Contributing to the Linux Ecosystem](https://osseu2023.sched.com/event/1Qv8y/how-steamos-is-contributing-to-the-linux-ecosystem-alberto-garcia-igalia "Open Source Summit Europe 2023: How SteamOS is Contributing to the Linux Ecosystem")
  * [Igalia](https://www.igalia.com/ "Igalia") — Open Source Consultancy and Development
  * [Valve Is A Wonderful Upstream Contributor To Linux & The Open-Source Community](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Upstream-Everything-OSS "Valve Is A Wonderful Upstream Contributor To Linux & The Open-Source Community") — Alberto Garcia of the open-source consulting firm Igalia, which continues to collaborate with Valve on some of these Linux ecosystem improvements, talked at length around how SteamOS is contributing to the Linux ecosystem.
  * [Docking Station for Valve Steam Deck Dock](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B76JVKPX/ "Docking Station for Valve Steam Deck Dock")
  * [The Steam Deck wasn’t born ready, but it’s ready now](https://www.theverge.com/23513517/steam-deck-long-term-test-valve "The Steam Deck wasn’t born ready, but it’s ready now")
  * [Awesome Deck List](https://github.com/airscripts/awesome-steam-deck#readme "Awesome Deck List")
  * [Steam Deck](https://www.steamdeck.com/ "Steam Deck")
  * [Steam Store](https://store.steampowered.com/ "Steam Store")
  * [Valve Corporation](https://www.valvesoftware.com/ "Valve Corporation")
  * [Alby 🐝 on X](https://twitter.com/getalby/status/1703757553094611370?s=12&t=E9EIlRX-vHxbQ8g23lQU3A "Alby 🐝 on X") — Humble reminder: In August, Alby accounts have processed over 1 million transactions! 😊😊😊 And it’s all thanks to… you! 💙 Our users, partners, wallet holders, contributors!
  * [[YouTube] Walkthrough of Nix Install and Setup on MacOS](https://youtu.be/LE5JR4JcvMg "\[YouTube\] Walkthrough of Nix Install and Setup on MacOS")
  * [GeneBean's dot files](https://github.com/genebean/dots "GeneBean's dot files")
  * [RetroDECK](https://flathub.org/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck "RetroDECK") — RetroDECK is an emulation and retro gaming solution to catalog and play your game collection directly from Linux in one unified application.