Funny you mention it. This thread actually sparked some digging and I'm currently looking into flashing Pop!OS right now.
For anyone interested:
From what I've gathered, Pop!OS has a bit more support than the officially released SteamOS Beta version, which is actually someone outdated right now. But from what I've read about the Steam Deck, Steam has a new version of their OS that the deck runs on. So maybe (hopefully) it will be released along with the deck - couldn't find any info on that though.
Re:Windows Defender blocks qBittorrent
by idle_zealot on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:16PM
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> maybe (hopefully) it will be released along with the deck - couldn't find any info on that though.
Valve has stated that their SteamOS 3 will be a freely-available open platform, and that they encourage other device manufacturers to ship it on their hardware. I assume that this means isos will be available.
Lutris ( https://lutris.net/ ) also provides scripts for games that aren't on steam or bought on other stores.
You can also install Pop!OS which is another Linux distro for gaming (or so I've heard).