Its very complex and overkill but its not a bad idea if you want to do it. I believe there is a youtuber SomeOrdinaryGamer who runs a linux base OS with hypervisor OSs on top with GPU passthrough. He has some videos explaining his setup and how it all works and how to configure it.

You could also take a look at this linux distro designed for exactly what you want to do https://www.qubes-os.org/.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

Arch is nothing like SteamOS. If you want a SteamOS like experience you should pick Bazzite. However since you’re on arch you may as well stay until you break it. Backup the things you think are important. Use the archwiki as your first step for problem solving. Since you’re new to linux you probably shouldnt go to the arch forums.

Can you install system packages?

One of the cool things about linux is you can have a 1 of a kind desktop. I dont share my dotfiles because they look like shit and because i like knowing my desktop is uniquely scuffed.

PS is much nicer to write scripts. It has QoL

Yes but thats not relevant. Its like me saying windows users dont use the AUR and then you saying um actually im on windows and I run arch in a VM and use the AUR. Like ok thats still the AUR being used on arch.

Like the topic is AUR malware and someone was like arch users and steamOS users. But steamOS users dont need to be worried or lumped in because they aren’t using the aur unless they’re also using arch through vm or distrobox or whatever.

Am I making sense?

Yeah but thats not really steamOS using the aur.

SteamOS using the aur would be unlocking the root folder, doing a pacman update and then using the AUR which I assume very very few users do.

I only mention this because everytime arch is mentioned steamOS gets dragged up as if its the same thing when they’re worlds apart.

Using the AUR via distrobox can be done on every distro.

Using the arch distro right?

SteamOS users dont use the AUR.

Resize your drive so you habe enough space for arch. Then boot into the live USB, partion the empty space into the typical boot/swap/root and then install arch as normal.

Same, I’m an ex osrs player who dislikes the game but I love to see the wow veterans experience the new player joy and truely unique run escape experience.

I would. There are a lot of modules only a few have hard systemd dependencies

Its like 70 different files and not all are required. You can swap out parts of systemd like run a different init system.

Systemd boot, Systemd network and elogind I’m pretty sure can be decoupled. There’s 69 modules so I’m not entirely sure about all of them just the ones ive encountered.

Systemd is modular not monolithic. Distros choose which parts of system d to implement and it just happens to be most of it since its really good at what it does.

Because the logo looks cool

Idk if you have the specs to run tekken 7 but you can try if you already own the game. sudo dnf install steam Then open steam and go to the settings look for compatibility and make sure thats on. Then try running tekken 7.

If tekken 7 is to laggy you can try tekken 3. If you want to try that I can type up instructions. You can either install the PC version or use a ps2 emulator and play the ps2 versions. I’d recommend the ps2 emulator because its easy and the games are easy to find.

Thats fine???

Linux allows for freedom. There is room for For-Profit distro’s that have data collection and whatever.