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SteamOS is immutable read-only Arch, and the Deck is AMD (VAAPI) — so none of the checked-in packaging (arch/sysext is NVENC-first + client-oriented, deb/rpm are soname-mismatched) actually installs a working host on a Steam Deck. The proven path (distrobox-built native binary + systemd-run units) was 100% manual. Make it one command. - scripts/steamdeck/install.sh — idempotent installer: ensure the pf2 Debian-trixie distrobox + toolchain → build host (+web console) → write config (generated web login password) → raise UDP buffers to 32 MB + udev + input group (sudo, skipped gracefully if unavailable) → install + start punktfunk-host / punktfunk-web systemd USER services with linger. Flags: --open (accept unpaired clients), --no-web, --src=DIR. Builds on-device so a rebuild always matches the running SteamOS (no prebuilt-binary fragility across OS updates); VAAPI on the Deck's AMD GPU. - scripts/steamdeck/update.sh — rebuild from current source + restart (config/pairings persist). - scripts/steamdeck/README.md — deep reference (why on-device, what's installed, gotchas). - docs-site: new "Steam Deck (Host)" guide + sidebar entry; install.md splits Arch from the Steam Deck host path; packaging/arch/README points Deck-host users here and corrects the stale "NVENC-only" note (VAAPI host encode landed). Live-validated on the Deck: installer runs clean, both services come up, host listens (QUIC :9777 + mgmt :47990), web serves (302→login); on a client connect it takes over the Game-Mode gamescope session at the client's mode, captures via PipeWire, and VAAPI-encodes (hevc_vaapi) — full pipeline confirmed in the host journal. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: Install the Host
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description: Pick your distro and install the punktfunk host from its package registry.
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---
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The package registries are the real distribution channel. Pick your distro, add the repo, and install
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with your native package manager. Each row links to the full per-distro guide (add the repo, first-run
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steps, the web console) — those are the source of truth, so this page doesn't duplicate them.
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## Pick your distro
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| Distro | Package manager | One-command happy path | Guide |
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|--------|-----------------|------------------------|-------|
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| **Ubuntu / Debian** | apt | `sudo apt install punktfunk-host` | [Ubuntu — GNOME](/docs/ubuntu-gnome) · [Ubuntu — KDE](/docs/ubuntu-kde) · [packaging/debian](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/debian/README.md) |
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| **Fedora / Bazzite** | rpm-ostree | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web` | [Fedora — KDE](/docs/fedora-kde) · [Bazzite](/docs/bazzite) · [packaging/rpm](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/rpm/README.md) |
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| **Arch** | PKGBUILD | `makepkg -si` | [packaging/arch](https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk/src/branch/main/packaging/arch/README.md) |
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| **Steam Deck (host)** | on-device script | `bash scripts/steamdeck/install.sh` | [Steam Deck (Host)](/docs/steam-deck-host) |
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Each registry is public — no auth, you just trust the repo's signing key. Adding the repo is a
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one-time step covered in the linked guide; after that, normal `apt upgrade` / `rpm-ostree upgrade`
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tracks new builds automatically.
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## What the packages are
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- **`punktfunk-host`** — the streaming host. Install this on your Linux + NVIDIA gaming machine.
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- **`punktfunk-web`** — the browser management console (pairing + status). Recommended alongside the
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host; on RPM list it explicitly (`rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web`).
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- **`punktfunk-client`** — the GTK4 desktop client, for streaming *to* a Linux box (also shipped via
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apt / RPM / Arch / Flatpak). On a Steam Deck, this is the package you want.
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## After installing
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1. Add yourself to the `input` group (virtual gamepads need `/dev/uinput`), then re-login. The exact
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command differs per distro — see your guide (`usermod -aG input "$USER"`, or `ujust
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add-user-to-input-group` on Bazzite).
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2. Start the host inside your desktop session:
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```sh
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punktfunk-host serve --native
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```
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3. Enable the web console and read its login password, then open `http://<host-ip>:3000`:
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```sh
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systemctl --user enable --now punktfunk-web
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journalctl --user -u punktfunk-web-init | sed -n 's/.*password generated: //p'
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```
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From there, follow the [Quick Start](/docs/quickstart) to pair your first client. To run the host
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automatically at boot, see [Running as a Service](/docs/running-as-a-service).
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## Building from source
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If no package exists for your platform, you can build from source — see the repository README. Source
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builds are a fallback; the registries are the supported path.
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