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No... Unfortunately, even SteamOS itself isn't too hot for controller support in Gnome 3 desktop mode :-/
And I should know, I only run SteamOS 2 Brewmaster on my Alienware Steam Machine in full desktop mode, with the main Debian 8 repos spliced into my /etc/apt/sources.list file. When I try and use the Steam Controller desktop mode keyboard - it goes south and locks or has other terminal bugs. Only in full SteamOS booted BPM (using its custom compositor) does it work right.
Guess we can't escape the keyboard/mouse can we lol. GG Valve.
Getting frustrated with Valve. They should at least get their hardware functioning correctly on Linux if they want Steamos to succeed.
For me, the only thing that took with the Valve Revolution (BPM, In-Home Streaming, Steam Controller, SteamOS, Steam Machines) was Linux PC gaming...
I'm back in my Man Cave again, with a keyboard and mouse on my gaming PCs - only now with Linux distros installed on them vs. Windows. Because there are a ton of games available for Linux, now.
The fact that there's three tons of games for Windows isn't so bad when there's 1/3rd of that available for Linux. 1/3rd of a three tons still equals a ton :-)
You need to ask yourself one question: If I was on a deserted island with nothing but PC games and one input control method, the input method would be _____.
If you answered purple dildos, you've been playing too much Saints Row now that it's ported to Linux. If you answered Steam Controller, you need to cut back on the Heroin AM. If you picked standard gamepad controller, you're a console lover and wouldn't be reading this anyway.
Which leaves only one answer: keyboard and mouse.
See my point? Fiddling with touchpads to type is a phase you're going through - it will probably not be terribly important to you in a year.
I have used all kinds of input devices/configurations but the steam controller just works and feels natural. Obviously if I was gaming from a desk it would not make as much sense.
I want to get free of microsoft and will once valve pulls their thumb out of their ass and sorts out the compatibility issues.