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+ <title>Running a SteamOS VM in VirtualBox</title>
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+ <div class="topMargin"></div>
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+ <div id="listName" class="topMargin">
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+ <h1>Running a SteamOS VM in VirtualBox</h1>
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+ </div>
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+ <div></div>
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+ <div id="content">
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+ <h2>What is SteamOS?</h2>
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+<blockquote><em>SteamOS is a Linux distribution developed by Valve. It is open source with some closed source components and is the primary operating system for Steam Machines and the Steam Deck. -<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SteamOS" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SteamOS</a></em></blockquote>
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+
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+<h2>DISCLAIMER</h2>
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+
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+<p>You cannot game in this VM as it lacks graphics acceleration. It is, however, very handy for developers in need of a test version of SteamOS and for testing things in the desktop environment.</p>
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+<h2>Things You Will Need</h2>
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+<ul>
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+ <li class="noCheckbox"><a href="https://www.7-zip.org/" target="_blank">7-Zip</a> installed</li>
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+</ul>
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+<h2>Preparing for Installation</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Open a web browser and navigate to <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/download/?ver=steamdeck&snr=" style="font-size: inherit;" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/download/?ver=steamdeck&snr=</a></li>
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+ <li>Check the license agreement checkbox and click the Download SteamOS Deck Image button</li>
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+ <li>Open File Explorer and navigate to the download location</li>
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+ <li>Right click on the downloaded SteamOS recovery .bz2 archive > 7-Zip > Extract Here</li>
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+ <li>Rename the extracted file steamos-recovery.img</li>
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+ <li>While holding Shift, right click in the white space and select Open PowerShell window here</li>
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+ <li>Execute the following commands in the PowerShell window
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+ <div class="codeBlock PS"># rename steamdeck recovery image<br />
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+ mv .\steamdeck-recovery*.img .\steamdeck-recovery.img<br />
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+ # convert the recovery .img to .vdi<br />
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+ & "$ENV:ProgramFiles\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" convertfromraw --format VDI .\steamdeck-recovery.img .\steamdeck-recovery.vdi</div>
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+ </li>
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+</ol>
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+<h2>Creating the SteamOS VM</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Launch the VirtualBox VM Manager</li>
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+ <li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine > New
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+ <p>Name: SteamOS<br />
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+ Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
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+ Type: Linux<br />
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+ Version: Arch (64-bit)<br />
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+ Memory Size: 4096 MB or more<br />
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+ Hard disk:<br />
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+  File size: 40 GB<br />
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+  Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
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+  Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Click Create</li>
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+ <li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select System</li>
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+ <li>Check the Enable EFI checkbox</li>
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+ <li>On the Processor tab, give the VM at least 2 processors</li>
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+ <li>Select Display</li>
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+ <li>Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB</li>
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+ <li>Select Network</li>
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+ <li>Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage</li>
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+ <li>Click on the Add Hard Disk button across from the SATA controller</li>
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+ <li>Click Add > Browse to and select the steamdeck-recovery .vdi file created earlier > Click Choose</li>
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+ <li>Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Make sure the SteamOS VM is selected and click Start > Normal</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Installing SteamOS</h2>
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Wait for the desktop environment to boot</li>
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+ <li>Double click Terminal with repair tools on the desktop</li>
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+ <li>Run the following commands in the terminal
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># list disks<br />
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+ # note the device id for VBOX HARDDISK<br />
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+ # should be /dev/sda<br />
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+ sudo fdisk -l<br />
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+ # edit the recovery installation script<br />
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+ nano ./tools/repair_device.sh</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Locate the DISK= line and edit the value to match the device ID of the VBOX HARDDISK noted earlier (ie /dev/sda)</li>
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+ <li>Locate the DISKSUFFIX= line and delete the p to leave a blank value</li>
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+ <li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands in the terminal
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+ <div class="codeBlock">sudo ./tools/repair_device.sh all</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>When prompted, click Proceed to confirm destroying data on /dev/sda</li>
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+ <li>Once the installation completes, click Cancel</li>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands in the terminal
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># chroot to steamos install<br />
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+ sudo steamos-chroot --disk /dev/sda --partset A<br />
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+ # allow writing to steamos partition<br />
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+ steamos-readonly disable<br />
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+ # set a password<br />
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+ passwd<br />
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+ # enter and confirm a password<br />
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+ # set steamos default to boot to desktop mode<br />
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+ echo -e '[Autologin]\nSession=plasma.desktop' > /etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-desktopmode.conf<br />
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+ # set steamos partition back to readonly<br />
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+ steamos-readonly enable<br />
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+ # exit chroot<br />
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+ exit<br />
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+ # chroot to steamos install<br />
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+ sudo steamos-chroot --disk /dev/sda --partset B<br />
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+ # allow writing to steamos partition<br />
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+ steamos-readonly disable<br />
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+ # set a password<br />
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+ passwd<br />
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+ # enter and confirm a password<br />
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+ # set steamos default to boot to desktop mode<br />
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+ echo -e '[Autologin]\nSession=plasma.desktop' > /etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-desktopmode.conf<br />
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+ # set steamos partition back to readonly<br />
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+ steamos-readonly enable<br />
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+ # exit chroot<br />
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+ exit<br />
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+ # shutdown the VM<br />
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+ sudo shutdown now</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>Make sure the SteamOS VM is selected and click Settings</li>
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+ <li>Select Storage</li>
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+ <li>Right click the steamdeck-recovery.img device > Remove attachment</li>
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+ <li>Click OK</li>
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+ <li>Make sure the SteamOS VM is selected and click Start > Normal</li>
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+ <li>Welcome to SteamOS</li>
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+</ol>
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+
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+<h2>Install VirtualBox Guest Additions (Optional, but recommended)</h2>
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+
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+<ol>
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+ <li>Continue with the following commands in the terminal
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># verify password is set<br />
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+ passwd<br />
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+ # enter and confirm a password<br />
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+ # allow writing to steamos partition<br />
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+ steamos-readonly disable<br />
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+ # remove pacman keys<br />
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+ sudo rm /etc/pacman.d/gnupg -R<br />
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+ # reinitialize pacman keys<br />
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+ sudo pacman-key --init<br />
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+ # add arch linux pacman keys<br />
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+ sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux<br />
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+ # update packages<br />
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+ sudo pacman -Syu</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>From the VirtualBox menu, select Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD image...</li>
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+ <li>Open the Dolphin file browser application > Select the Guest Additions Disc > Right click in the white space > Open Terminal</li>
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+ <li>In the Terminal window run the following commands
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+ <div class="codeBlock"># install guest additions<br />
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+ sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run<br />
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+ # start guest additions<br />
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+ sudo /sbin/rcvboxadd quicksetup all<br />
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+ # reboot <br />
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+ sudo reboot now</div>
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+ </li>
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+ <li>The VM will reboot</li>
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+ <li>Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size</li>
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+ <li>Log back into SteamOS</li>
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+</ol> </div>
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+ </div>
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