Bazzite

624 readers

39 users here now

Unofficial community for Universal Blue’s Bazzite image.

Documentation: https://docs.bazzite.gg/

Official forum: https://universal-blue.discourse.group/c/bazzite/

Universal Blue on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@UniversalBlue

Source code: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

AutoMod@lemmy.world

Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Windows 11 user thinking of switching to Bazzite (piefed.social)

submitted 20 hours ago by Scorned_Sparrow@piefed.social to c/bazzite@lemmy.world

21 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I don't have much experience with Linux, but I do have some. I'm thinking of leaving Windows as I'm trying to focus more on privacy and less AI.

I tried a Bazzite bootable install, and everything seemed to work great except for one thing- the RGB on my XPG ram sticks. OpenRGB controlled everything except those sticks as they went undetectable by the software. I tried the latest experimental OpenRGB build with no improvements.

That seems to be the only incompatible bit. While annoying it's not a deal breaker. How do you feel about using bazzite on a higher end desktop for gaming and as a daily driver? I don't play any games that use kernel anticheat.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've been running Bazzite since it launched. When Microsoft announced the TPM requirement for W1 and sunset of W10 I started the switch. After trying 10+ distros I settled on Bazzite.

It's been the best PC experience I've ever had. I've used Windows, MacOS, and all major Linux distributions, and the Universal Blue distros are the ones I like the most. I appreciate their ease of use, stability and having the latest drivers.

I have 2 kids, we use Bazzite (with KDE) on my 3 PCs:

Intel i7 14700K + 3080ti
Ryzen 7 7700X + Radeon 7900 XTX (Main Rig)
GMKTec K12 (Ryzen 7 H255 32GB) as a Living room console.

Bonus:

Steam Deck running Steam OS is the same experience as Bazzite for my family.

I run Aurora on my work laptop through an external M2 caddy. I am extremely happy to have made the switch.

My daily experience is pure bliss, there's no maintenance whatsoever, and everything I need to do with my PCs is easy.

I don't want to be an expert on any OS, I just want it to work for ME and not the other way around. I don't want to maintain anything. I want to work and play and the OS has to move aside and let me do my thing when I want to. And Bazzite and Aurora have been that for me.

Sure, we can't play Fortnite or FIFA. But this is a gazillion times better than dealing with Windows bullshit.

For other stuff like Adobe and what not, I found alternatives which some are free and better.

Valve, KDE, and drivers are being improved on a monthly basis, for me it means every little nuisance is being resolved automatically without requiring my attention.

But right now, in Game Mode, HDR and VRR work perfectly. Next month brings better HDR for desktop mode.

Nothing is perfect, but this is the happiest I've been with my computers ever. I don't do shit, everything works.

My kids are proud to show their setup, it's easy enough for them that they don't require my assistance to use them on their own.

I love it.

My advice? Switch and try. Settle with the one you like the most. Privacy is not the only benefit.

[–] Scorned_Sparrow@piefed.social 2 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Would I have any drawbacks if I went with GNOME over KDE? That's what I used for the bootable install, and I found it charming if not a bit confusing.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

I prefer Gnome's UX/UI, But Valve sponsors KDE and they collaborate, this helps KDE ship gaming related improvements faster than other desktops, so that's why I switched to KDE. IIRC, KDE had VRR 6 months faster and when Gnome got it, it required editing a text file, then a few months more for the UI and last month it was deemed not "experimental". Both are great, with different strengths. My advice is that you try and chose what works best for you.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

I don't find gnome intuitive but I do with kde. Many people are the opposite. I like to think of it as left vs right handedness but with more learning curve to train yourself in both.

You can probably also rebase to the other if you change your mind if the distro maintainers haven't stated not to do that or anything but you would probably have to some annoying stuff with the configs that would be left in your user directories, especially if there are any shared dependencies with differences in configuration.