# 8 Hidden Steam Machine Details

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/673/
> Eight details most people missed hint at the bigger Linux play behind Valve’s new Steam Machine.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 673
- Date: 2026-06-28
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:30:54
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/e5559836-18a8-4450-a320-c118e6a3fd94.mp3


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### Episode Links

* [Webroot](https://webroot.com/unplugged "Webroot") — Save sixty percent when you go to webroot.com/unplugged.
* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM")
* [Web Boost](https://boost.jupiterbroadcasting.com/?show=lup "Web Boost") — Send us a boost via sats or USD
* [Jupiter Garage SWAG](https://www.jupitergarage.com/ "Jupiter Garage SWAG")
* [AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker](https://www.jupitergarage.com/product/appletalk-1985-2026-memorial-sticker "AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker")
* [Sorry, I only open regular files Sticker](https://www.jupitergarage.com/product/sorry-not-sorry "Sorry, I only open regular files Sticker")
* [Texas Linux Fest 2026 CFP](https://pretalx.com/txlf2026/cfp "Texas Linux Fest 2026 CFP") — Submissions close on 2026-07-01 23:59 (US/Central)
* [SeaGL 2026 CFP](https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/cfp "SeaGL 2026 CFP")
* [CarolinaCon 2026 - CFP Open!](https://carolinacon.org/ "CarolinaCon 2026 - CFP Open!")
* [carolinacon/infra: Infrastructure used to run parts of carolina con](https://github.com/carolinacon/infra "carolinacon/infra: Infrastructure used to run parts of carolina con")
* [Valve Steam Machine Review - GamersNexus](https://gamersnexus.net/pre-built-pc/valve-steam-machine-review-gpu-cpu-benchmarks-steamos-test-thermals-noise-and-price "Valve Steam Machine Review - GamersNexus")
* [SteamOS 3.8 - Steam News](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/697641379212298072 "SteamOS 3.8 - Steam News")
* [Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs](https://www.theverge.com/games/952634/valve-intel-nvidia-steamos-gpus-linux "Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs")
* [Steam Machines will only come with one 16GB stick of RAM - Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/steam-machines-will-only-come-with-one-16gb-stick-of-ram-company-may-change-this-to-two-8gb-sticks-in-the-future-but-the-first-batch-of-consoles-is-limited-to-single-channel-memory "Steam Machines will only come with one 16GB stick of RAM - Tom's Hardware")
* [Steam Controller developer interview — Valve talks design, the learning curve, and the lack of kernel drivers | Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/valve-steam-controller-developer-interview "Steam Controller developer interview — Valve talks design, the learning curve, and the lack of kernel drivers | Tom's Hardware")
* [Valve Developer Hardware Talk PDF](https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/steamworks_docs/english/GDC_2026_HWTalk.pdf "Valve Developer Hardware Talk PDF")
* [2015 Steam Machine - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Machine "2015 Steam Machine - Wikipedia")
* [meshcore-ha](https://github.com/meshcore-dev/meshcore-ha "meshcore-ha") — Home Assistant integration for monitoring and controlling MeshCore radio networks.
* [Re-Pick: sone](https://github.com/lullabyX/sone "Re-Pick: sone") — Native TIDAL desktop client for Linux. Modern UI, custom themes, and bit-perfect lossless audio up to 24-bit/192kHz via exclusive ALSA.
* [SONE on Flathub](https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.lullabyX.sone "SONE on Flathub")
* [Re-Pick: high-tide](https://github.com/Nokse22/high-tide "Re-Pick: high-tide") — Libadwaita TIDAL client for Linux
* [Pick: coppwr](https://dimtpap.com/coppwr "Pick: coppwr") — coppwr displays and provides control over many aspects of PipeWire as directly as possible in an organized and visual way. It can help with debugging and diagnosing a PipeWire setup or with developing software that interacts with PipeWire.
* [coppwr on Flathub](https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.dimtpap.coppwr "coppwr on Flathub")
* [Pick: dn-tool](https://github.com/andreswebs/dn-tool "Pick: dn-tool") — dn-tool is a control-plane CLI that enrolls and unenrolls Linux hosts in a defined.net Managed Nebula network. It calls the defined.net REST API to create and delete host records and obtain single-use enrollment codes, then orchestrates the proprietary dnclient daemon — which it downloads and verifies at runtime. It is strictly control plane: it never reimplements Nebula and never replaces dnclient.