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andygeorge / steamdeck_ssh_instructions.md
Last active February 21, 2024 06:54
Steam Deck `ssh` instructions

These are manual instructions on enabling SSH access on your Steam Deck, adding public key authentication, and removing the need for a sudo password for the main user (deck).

This gist assumes the following:

  • you have a Steam Deck
  • you have a home PC with access to a Linux shell that can ssh, ssh-keygen, and ssh-copy-id
  • your Steam Deck and home PC are on the same local network, with standard SSH traffic (tcp/22) allowed over that network from the PC to the Steam Deck

NOTE: @crackelf on reddit mentions that steamOS updates blow away everything other than /home, which may have the following effects:

  • removing the systemd config for sshd.service, which would prevent the service from automatically starting on boot
  • removing the sudoers.d config, which would reenable passwords for sudo