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I have been writing different guides on handhelds for a while but trust me, this was the one I was looking forward to writing the most. I had so much fun turning my Asus ROG Ally into a Steam Deck by installing Linux. It works great and kinda makes me wonder why do I need the Deck for anymore? Anyways, if you want to install Linux on your Asus ROG Ally and turn it into Steam Deck 2, here's my guide on how to do that. Steam Deck is linux based so to achieve this we need to use Linus, specifically, Nobara Linux. If you don't know what Nobara Linux is, run a quick Bing Search and you will find out all about it. Important: For this to work you need to rollback your Asus ROG Ally BIOS to version 323. Things You Need For Installation USB Hub Keyboard USB Drive Step #1: Download Nobara Steam Deck Image Onto A USB Drive The first thing we need to do is download the Steam Deck Nobara Image from the Nobara website. I recommend that you do this on a laptop on PC because downloading it through the ROG Ally just adds some extra steps that we don't need bother with. I've linked the website above for you but you can search it manually on Bing or Google too. Once you're on the page, click on the Download button next to "Current Release (Steam Deck/OLED - Handheld - HTPC). The file will go to downloads folder. Find it and copy it onto the USB Drive. Step #2: Connect USB Drive And Keyboard To Asus ROG Ally Now we are going to use a USB Hub to connect our USB Drive and a keyboard to the Asus ROG Ally. Plug the USB and the keyboard into the USB Hub and then connect the hub to the handheld. Step #3: Enter Bios And Boot Into Nobara Shut down your Asus ROG Ally and wait for it to fully power down. Now hold the power button to turn it back on and when you see the boot animation, start rapidly pressing the volume down button to enter BIOS. When in BIOS, press Y to enter Advanced Mode. From the "Boot" tab disable Fast Boot. Now save your settings and Press Y to return to EZ Mode. Now press the "Play" next to the screen on your Asus ROG Ally to enter the Boot Menu. Select your UDB drive and Press A. You will then see a text menu where you need to select Nobara and press Enter to boot into the Noraba. Step #4: Setting Up Nobara On Asus ROG Ally After a couple of minutes, ROG Ally will boot into Nobaro where we will start setting up. Your screen will look something like this: Go to the "Partitions" tab and select the storage device. Make sure you're installing Nobara to your USB drive; select internal storage drive. Now select "Erase Disk" to hit "Next." In the last step you need to add your password and select a computer name. Once you added your information press "Next" and then "Install" on the next screen. The installation will take a couple of minutes and then you're all done. Step #5: System Update In Desktop Mode In case this is your first time looking at a Steam Deck screen, know that Steam Deck has a Gaming Mode and a Desktop Mode. When you first complete installation you will find yourself in Gaming Mode. Enter the menu and click on "Power" to open the power menu. Here, you can select Desktop Mode. Once you switch to Desktop Mode, use the Nobara manager to run a system update. Select "Yes" and enter the password that we set earlier in the installation process to start the system update. After the update is done you will be able to control the volume and other buttons of Asus ROG Ally. Step #6: Getting The Face Buttons To Work Click on the Steam icon at the bottom left of the screen. Find and open the Konsole: Run the following command in Konsole: sudo python -m pip install build wheel installer Wait for it to run and then run the next command: git clone https://github.com/ShadowBlip/HandyGCCS.git Wait for the second command to run and then run the next command: cd HandyGCCS The final command is: sudo ./build.sh Once the final command is completed, it is time to edit a service file by using the following Konsole command: sudo nano /usr/lib/systemd/system/handycon.service Under the tab paste the following lines: Nice-15 IOSchedulingClassbest-effort IOSchedulingPriority0 ExecStart/usr/local/bin/handycon It should look like this: Press Enter to execute the command and then CTRL + X to close the editor. Now enter the following command to enable the pugin: sudo systemctl enable --now handycon Step #7: Install Decky Loader Now we install Decky Loader! I recommend that you read my guide on how to install Decky Loader for an in-depth walkthrough of the process. It hardly takes two minutes! Step #8: Install Power Tools To Control TDP Open the command Konsole and run the following command to install the TDP control plugin: curl -L https://github.com/aarron-lee/SimpleDeckyTDP/raw/main/install.sh You can also install plugins via the Decky Loader plugin which is accessible via Steam Deck Gaming Mode. You're all done!

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