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wraith808:
Article on Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/steamos-beta-is-available-for-download-1482911466

Link to download: http://repo.steampowered.com/download/

Install instructions from Steam FAQ

Q: How do I install SteamOS?
There are two different install methods for SteamOS. '''WARNING: BOTH METHODS WILL ERASE EVERYTHING ON THE MACHINE'''

The easiest method is an image-based install using CloneZilla. You will need to create a SteamOS System Restore USB stick to perform this install. The image provided here requires at least a 1TB disk.


* Format a 4GB or larger USB stick with the FAT32 filesystem.
* Use "SYSRESTORE" as the partition name
* Unzip the contents of SYSRESTORE.zip to this USB stick to create the System Restore USB stick
* Put the System Restore USB stick in your target machine.
* Boot your machine and tell the BIOS to boot off the stick. (usually something like F8, F11 or F12 will bring up the BIOS boot menu).
* Make sure you select the UEFI entry, it may look something like "UEFI: Patriot Memory PMAP"
* Select "Restore Entire Disk" from the GRUB menu.
* System Restore will proceed automatically. When it is complete it will reboot into your freshly re-imaged SteamOS
* The second method is based on the Debian Installer. It requires multiple configuration steps:


* Unzip the SteamOSInstaller.zip file to a blank, FAT32-formatted USB stick.
* Put the USB stick in your target machine.
* Boot your machine and tell the BIOS to boot off the stick. (usually something like F8, F11, or F12 will bring up the BIOS boot menu).
* Make sure you select the UEFI entry, it may look something like "UEFI: Patriot Memory PMAP"
* Pick "Automated Install" from the next menu.
* The rest of the installation is unattended and will repartition the drive and install SteamOS.
* After installation is complete, log onto the resulting system (using the Gnome session) with the predefined "steam" account. The password is "steam".
* Run steam, accept the EULA, and let it bootstrap.
* Logoff the steam account
* Log on with the "desktop" account.
* The password is "desktop"
* From a terminal window, run ~/post_logon.sh. This will prompt for a password - enter "desktop".
* This script will perform the post-install customizations, delete itself, then reboot into the recovery partition capture utility.
* Confirm "y" to continue and the recovery partition will be created. When it is finished, reboot into your freshly installed SteamOS.
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Deozaan:
PSA:

SteamOS is not meant to replace your desktop OS:

http://imgur.com/Gsun97X

wraith808:
Steam OS Bootable ISO

http://wikisend.com/download/433346/SteamOS_Boot.torrent

Regular ISO

https://mega.co.nz/#!jA4xBQAZ!bs5_ZCUlq680-SkdniSemggMXA1R6XTyQCjOZ9kK4Os

Installation instructions on VirtualBox

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=204085700

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