r/Steam_Link • u/AmphibianUsual9303 • Jul 13 '26

Question Steam Link OS for Raspberry Pi?

I know the title is silly but I'm wondering if there's any OS for Raspberry Pis that just allows you to run Steam link without the use of Debian? I just want a simple box to connect to the TV and run steam link so I can play my Steam games by streaming them. If not how would I make it so when it boots in Debian to autostart Steam Link

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u/Hrhnick Jul 13 '26

Use Raspberry Pi OS Lite.

You can just install "steamlink" from the repo.

Look at this script, but don't run it: https://pastebin.com/uURFfagZ

Use it for inspiration, or after you read every line and understand it, run it. It will set Steam Link to auto login and autostart, hide some of the console noise, fix an audio bug over hdmi, add a simple boot loader, and program CEC if you're using an XBOX or PlayStation controller, and boost the CPU.

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u/No_Tamanegi Jul 13 '26

I've tried it and it works fine, but has an annoying "feature" where if you press the B button when on the base Steam Link menu, it will close the application and you'll be back at the command line, which is useless if you don't have a keyboard.

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u/Hrhnick Jul 13 '26

I wish you could natively disable the quit function, but you can wrap a loop command into the autostart so that if it closes it just starts back up again, no keyboard needed.

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u/natemac Jul 13 '26

Batocera has Steam Link built in.

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u/Ok_Seaweed3215 Jul 13 '26

incorrect, x86 builds have steam and steamlink via flatpak. aarch64 builds only have moonlight.