this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2023
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[–] Tau@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Steam Deck is not locked down, you can enable super user access and filesystem management with two simple commands

[–] greavous@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

2 simple commands many wouldn't even know where to input.

[–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

isnt that the point tho

[–] walkercricket@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

So literally the same things as any other Linux distro... To delete the bootloader, you don't just need to select a folder in your home directory with your mouse and click delete, it's a little bit more complicated than that, despite it not being hard for any person who knows how to run a command and know the basics.

[–] Queuewho@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's protected enough from the layman, at least