SSH on Steam Deck

1. Go to Desktop Mode
   1. Hold the power button for 3 seconds
   2. Select Desktop Mode
   3. Press A or select it with the touchscreen
2. Wait for the desktop to load
3. Open Konsole (KDE Linux Terminal)
4. Set a password for “deck” user (if set skip this step), you only need to do this once
   1. type

      sudo passwd

   2. Typed characters are not visible, not even stars
   3. You will se prompt New Password:
   4. Now enter your password and press Enter on the onscreen keyboard
   5. Enter your password again and press enter
5. Enable SSH with command

   sudo systemctl start sshd

6. To enable it on startup run

   sudo systemctl enable sshd

7. We also recommend you set your SSH to only accept SSH keys instead of passwords
   See guide here: SSH keys

1. Go to Desktop Mode
2. Open Konsole
3. Run

    sudo systemctl stop sshd 

4. Run

    sudo systemctl disable sshd 

— dustojnikhummer 2023/01/19