LukeShortCloud/winesapOS 3.1.0

3.1.0 - The Controllers and Flatpak Update

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Want to help support our work? Consider donating via our Patreon page or helping out with open feature and bug GitHub issues. Our DEVELOPER.md guide provides all of the information you need to get started as a winesapOS contributor.

The full read me file for winesapOS can be found here.

Setup instructions and system requirements can be found here.

Built using archlinux-2022.06.01-x86_64.iso and SteamOS 3.2 packages.

Feature highlights:

• Arch Linux packages have been updated.
  • Official upstream SteamOS 3 uses Arch Linux packages from January 2022 (currently 5 months old) that have never been updated.
  • We now use the latest upstream packages.
  • This resolves many issues including AUR packages failing to build and KDE Plasma prompting for passwords twice.
• Improved controller support.
  • We now fully support controllers as much as the Steam Deck does.
• Most applications are installed as Flatpaks now.
• Improved graphics driver support for Intel and NVIDIA devices.
  • We now provide modified SteamOS graphics drivers that re-enable support for all graphics devices (instead of being limited to only AMD devices).
• winesapOS repository created.
  • This contains pre-built packages from the AUR including linux-steamos, mesa-steamos, and lib32-mesa-steamos. We maintain all of these new SteamOS packages on the AUR.
• Improved upgrades.
  • The upgrade process is more stable and deals with known issues regarding SteamOS packages.
• PlayStation 4 support.
  • In collaboration with the PS4Linux project, a fork of winesapOS is available for the PS4.

Project highlights:

• 150 git commits since the last major update.
• 80 GitHub issues (bug and feature requests) addressed.
• Over 200 GitHub stars!
  • A huge thank you to our awesome community of supporters!

Upgrades:

• Before upgrading, please read the upgrade notes.
• Follow this guide in our README.md file on how to perform a system upgrade.

Known issues:

• winesapOS boots to a black screen, boots to the UEFI menu, or boots into the GRUB menu again.
  • Solution short-term: disable the Steam Big Picture theme for GRUB by commenting out GRUB_THEME in /etc/default/grub and then re-generating the GRUB configuration file with the command grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
  • Solution long-term: winesapOS 3.1.1 will be released soon with a new theme that works better on all hardware.
• Steam Deck client shows corrupt graphics.
  • Solution: the Steam Deck client works best on modern AMD GPUs but has also been reported as working on some Intel and NVIDIA graphics devices. Use the "Steam Desktop" application instead.
• Steam Deck client cannot login.
  • Solution: please read this troubleshooting guide for how to workaround this. It applies to all Linux distributions and is not specific to the PS4Linux project.
• "Add/Remove Software" (Pamac) fails to launch if it has been updated.
  • Solution: Run the "winesapOS Upgrade" desktop shortcut to re-install an older version of Pamac that works.
• Plasma sometimes crashes.
  • Solution short-term: Plasma will ask to restart the session. Most applications will remain open but some may crash.
  • Solution long-term: Upgrade Plasma, along with all system packages, with pacman -Syyu.

The full change log can be found here.

What's next?

This update lays the groundwork needed for us to support a minimal release image that will be a lot smaller in size. A lot of people have been asking for this and we're listening! For a full look into our roadmap, check out our planned milestones.