GamerOS: new operating system for videogames

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Gameros is a new GNU / Linux distribution that has officially arrived to the delight of many gaming and Linux fans. This distro is specially designed for the use of video games in it, and thus bring the best experience for users who want to entertain themselves with their Linux distro, just as Valve's SteamOS distribution and others like it did at the time.

In the case of GamerOS is based on the powerful and flexible Arch Linux. But its developers have made everything very easy for you so that you only have to worry about enjoying your favorite video game titles. In addition, GamerOS brings some interesting solutions to certain problems in this sector of digital entertainment.

Now, with the release of GamerOS version 18 There are also important improvements for this distro, such as the new Linux kernel 5.6.15, many other updated packages, such as the free Mesa 20.0.7 drivers, NVIDIA 440.82 drivers, a new updated composer, retro gaming packages and emulation such as RetroArch. 1.8.8 included as standard, etc.

They have also taken care to include emulators for Steam buddy, a web-based interface for managing non-Steam software. With additional platforms such as Neo Geo, GameCube, Arcade, and a long etc.

If you like easy installations, universal Flatpak packages they make it easy for you, and you can install apps from Flathub easily in one click, such as Xonotic web browser, Firefox, Veloren, etc.

Network hardware support has also been improved, console gamepads like the N64 or the Xbox One, etc. Come on, everything you need to create a great entertainment center with minimal effort and maximum fun possible! And if you don't want to modify the partitions, don't worry, you can use Etcher and save the image to a USB to use it in Live mode ...

More information - GamerOS Official Site


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  1.   Written said

    Interesting, but what desktops does it use, gnome, xfce, kde, mate, etc, etc ?, because I can't find anywhere which desktop it uses. Thanks. Greetings.

    1.    l1ch said

      According to its website, it opens Steam directly in big picture mode so it seems that it does not use any DE properly.

  2.   ricky ch said

    There is a spelling error

    «Now, with the launch of the GamerOS 18 version, it is coming»
    In the third paragraph ...
    a little remark :)