CouchPotatOS docs
Everything you need to install CouchPotatOS, use it every day, and fix things if they go wrong.
Install in 4 steps
- What you needThe PC, USB stick, network and controller you need to install CouchPotatOS.
- Write the installer to a USB stickDownload the CouchPotatOS installer and write it to a USB stick on Windows, macOS or Linux.
- Install CouchPotatOSBoot from the USB stick and walk through the installer with a controller.
- First bootWhat happens the first time CouchPotatOS starts: graphics driver, Steam update and sign-in.
Once it’s running
- ControllersUsing wired, Bluetooth and Xbox Wireless Adapter controllers with CouchPotatOS, and waking the PC with the Xbox button.
- Desktop mode and appsSwitch to the Plasma desktop, install apps from Flathub, and get back to Steam.
- Power and sleepSleep, wake and shut down a CouchPotatOS PC, with the power button or a controller.
- UpdatesHow CouchPotatOS updates, how to update from Steam, and the Stable and Beta channels.
- Factory resetErase everything on CouchPotatOS and start over, straight from Steam.
Help
- Questions and answersShort answers to the questions people ask most about CouchPotatOS.
- TroubleshootingFixes for common problems when installing and using CouchPotatOS.
- Logs and remote accessFor tinkerers and bug reports: where CouchPotatOS keeps its logs, and how to log in over SSH.
- Verify the downloadCheck that the CouchPotatOS installer you downloaded is complete and signed by us.