'SteamOS 1.0 was made available for download today through Valve-owned steampowered.com. In the SteamOS FAQ, we discover that SteamOS 1.0 is based on Debian 7.1 stable. Some of the changes for Steam include backporting eglibc 2.17 from Debian testing, updating the kernel to 3.10.11, and auto-updates from the Valve SteamOS repos. Valve chose Debian because they felt it "is the best way for Valve to deliver a fully custom SteamOS experience" to its customers.'
"How to Install SteamOS and Configure Wifi and Audio Most people in the desktop gaming world are familiar with Valve's Steam service. Last year they added a new feature to the regular desktop app called Big Picture. This newer interface for Steam is intended to be more TV and controller friendly while still being perfectly usable with a traditional mouse and keyboard. This year Valve announced its new Steam Machine, which will bring a Big Picture-type interface into a stand-alone entertainment system." -- source: http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/753759-how-to-install-and-configure-ste... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174