This is a continual Work In Progress as I customize my setup. Below are the headers that will be filled out over time.

Configure the Steam Deck inputs

ARDUX

The key to this whole thing is the Ardux keyboard called The Paintbrush.

You have access to an entire keyboard except for the F1-F12 keys on a keyboard smaller than a credit card.

I mount mine to the back of the steam deck for typing.

Steam Inputs

Assign Power Button to Suspend

Set the partition to be editable

Resize root partition

The default partition sizes are tiny. 5GB for a root partition? What can I install with that? Quickly running up against the size limitations I decided to use a liveCD to resize the partition (technically partitions, but we’ll get there).

Using a liveCD,

Update Pacman

Optionally install yaourt

Custom Script for enabling SteamOS