Running an Arch Linux VM in Proxmox VE

#SteamOS #VirtualBox #VirtualMachine

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0857.html

What is SteamOS? 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. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SteamOS   DISCLAIMER 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.   Things You Will Need    -  https://www.7-zip.org/ installed   Preparing for Installation    01. Open a web browser and navigate to  https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/download/?ver=steamdeck&snr=    02. Check the license agreement checkbox and click the Download SteamOS Deck Image button    03. Open File Explorer and navigate to the download location    04. Right click on the downloaded SteamOS recovery .bz2 archive ≫ 7-Zip ≫ Extract Here    05. Rename the extracted file steamos-recovery.img    06. While holding Shift, right click in the white space and select Open PowerShell window here    07. Execute the following commands in the PowerShell window          # rename steamdeck recovery image          mv .\steamdeck-recovery*.img .\steamdeck-recovery.img          # convert the recovery .img to .vdi          & "$ENV:ProgramFiles\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" convertfromraw --format VDI .\steamdeck-recovery.img .\steamdeck-recovery.vdi   Creating the SteamOS VM    01. Launch the VirtualBox VM Manager    02. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New          Name: SteamOS          Machine Folder: C:\VMs          Type: Linux          Version: Arch (64-bit)          Memory Size: 4096 MB or more          Hard disk:           File size: 40 GB           Hard disk file type: VDI           Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated    03. Click Create    04. Select the VM and Click Settings    05. Select System    06. Check the Enable EFI checkbox    07. On the Processor tab, give the VM at least 2 processors    08. Select Display    09. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB    10. Select Network    11. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter    12. Select Storage    13. Click on the Add Hard Disk button across from the SATA controller    14. Click Add ≫ Browse to and select the steamdeck-recovery .vdi file created earlier ≫ Click Choose    15. Click OK    16. Make sure the SteamOS VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal   Installing SteamOS    01. Wait for the desktop environment to boot    02. Double click Terminal with repair tools on the desktop    03. Run the following commands in the terminal          # list disks          # note the device id for VBOX HARDDISK          # should be /dev/sda          sudo fdisk -l          # edit the recovery installation script          nano ./tools/repair_device.sh    04. Locate the DISK= line and edit the value to match the device ID of the VBOX HARDDISK noted earlier (ie /dev/sda)    05. Locate the DISKSUFFIX= line and delete the p to leave a blank value    06. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes    07. Continue with the following commands in the terminal          sudo ./tools/repair_device.sh all    08. When prompted, click Proceed to confirm destroying data on /dev/sda    09. Once the installation completes, click Cancel    10. Continue with the following commands in the terminal          # chroot to steamos install          sudo steamos-chroot --disk /dev/sda --partset A          # allow writing to steamos partition          steamos-readonly disable          # set a password          passwd          # enter and confirm a password          # set steamos default to boot to desktop mode          echo -e '[Autologin]\nSession=plasma.desktop' ≫ /etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-desktopmode.conf          # set steamos partition back to readonly          steamos-readonly enable          # exit chroot          exit          # chroot to steamos install          sudo steamos-chroot --disk /dev/sda --partset B          # allow writing to steamos partition          steamos-readonly disable          # set a password          passwd          # enter and confirm a password          # set steamos default to boot to desktop mode          echo -e '[Autologin]\nSession=plasma.desktop' ≫ /etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-desktopmode.conf          # set steamos partition back to readonly          steamos-readonly enable          # exit chroot          exit          # shutdown the VM          sudo shutdown now    11. Make sure the SteamOS VM is selected and click Settings    12. Select Storage    13. Right click the steamdeck-recovery.img device ≫ Remove attachment    14. Click OK

....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]

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