Steamdeck install of Mission Planner - instructions or package please

[paul_arthur]

Hi Team. Im moving from RC Controller to Steamdeck controller. Really hoping we can get an easy native build of mission planner (with Joystick functionality) onto the Deck.

I’ve installed QGroundControl as a flatpak and it runs well but mission planner is better suited to our RoboMower lawnmower project.

Steamdeck is very open architecture - hardware and software based on Arch linux which uses the pacman package manager. Im getting my head around this, but have found that if a flatpak exists - it installs easily and quickly.

On steamdeck i can run mission planner in an Android VM - it works, including NTRIP RTK corrections, but has a font problem making it look hideous, and lacks Joystick.

Any help or pointers appreciated - thanks in advance. Paul.

[geofrancis (GeoMuir)]

you can run windows on it

Steam Support :: Steam Deck - Windows Resources

[paul_arthur]

Good answer.

Cheapest Microsoft windows license is $159 NZD, which seems too much for a bad user experience on the steamdeck (google windows on steamdeck - sucks is the word most returned)

If i cant figure a way to get mono + MP compiling natively, the steamdeck may become a BillGatesDeck (more money for Bill…)

[geofrancis (GeoMuir)]

you can get windows licences for about $20 online, you dont even need one if you can live with the watermark in the corner of the screen and a default background. I went for the GPD winmax, I have used mission planner on atom netbooks and tablets for years so I wanted something quick this time.