How to Run Citron on Steam Deck

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Overview

Use this guide when you want to run Citron on the Steam Deck. This just covers the basics of what you need and where to get it.

AppImage:
- An AppImage is a portable application distribution format, essentially it takes an application and all the dependencies - and puts them into a single package. You as the user would just run the package, and it would handle everything else.
Binary/Binaries:
- Binary or Binaries are the raw program executable files. These contain program-compiled code and nothing else, ensuring that you have the right dependencies relies on the user and the environment.

Obtain an AppImage to Use
1. You can either get a precompiled version or build one yourself, see the #Builds section for more information on these.

Press the STEAM button and go to Power > Switch to Desktop to launch the Desktop mode.
Move the AppImage onto your Steam Deck in somewhere accessible.
1. Methods vary on how to do this and won't be talked thoroughly about here, but you can:
  - Use a file share on your network and access it from the Steam Deck
  - Download the AppImage directly on the Steam Deck
  - Use a 3rd Party utility to transfer it to your Steam Deck from your PC
Double-Click the AppImage to launch it.

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TIP: You may get a pop-up when you first run it confirming that you want to launch the program, select Yes

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Citron should now launch and you can set it up as you normally would.

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Press the STEAM button and go to your System settings tab. Under Beta Participation > OS Update Channel, select Beta or Preview from the List. You will need to restart your Steam Deck to download and apply the new update.

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Verify you are on the SteamOS 3.7.0 or higher by going to System > About in your settings, and looking at the OS Version number.