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• woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Is Bazzite an OS that I would use, or is it a set of drivers that lets SteamOS play nice with Nvidia?

  You cannot install Nvidia drivers on SteamOS without jumping through more hoops than it’s worth because the system partition is write protected. You can unprotect it but the next SteamOS update everything will be reset.

  All improvements from SteamOS eventually trickle down to all mainstream desktop Linux distributions anyway, just as all Red Hat improvements trickle down to SteamOS.

  Bazzite happens to be a gaming-focused distribution but you can also just get Fedora KDE and have a good time as well. I happen to like the download assistant at bazzite.gg/#image-picker which more distribution should adopt.

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  • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If you’re assuming the user will have trouble with SteamOS’ write protection, which I totally agree with, Bazzite is also surely going to cause headaches. The idea of a locked down system that gets most apps as Flatpaks sounds appealing, until the cracks start to show up.

    I strongly suggest going with your other proposal, something like plain Fedora with KDE.

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    • quarterlife@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Bazzite founder here. I started Bazzite after spending a few months helping with support on the steam deck Discord because I had already been using atomic fedora and knew the proper workarounds for people who wanted to install applications on a read-only distro like SteamOS.

      Bazzite was initially an experiment to see what it would take to get SteamOS packages working in Fedora Atomic, because I knew Fedora Atomic provided a better experience for installing applications that had to be a part of the root system than SteamOS could.

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    • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you’re assuming the user will have trouble with SteamOS’ write protection, which I totally agree with, Bazzite is also surely going to cause headaches.

      For the specific context I was replying to – Nvidia drivers – Bazzite’s write protection is completely irrelevant because there are editions with Nvidia drivers preinstalled.

      The idea of a locked down system that gets most apps as Flatpaks sounds appealing, until the cracks start to show up.

      Depends on the use case. SteamOS comes with Distrobox. All non-Flatpak needs of mine can be achieved through this.

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      • kadup@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Sure, but the original context was a new user wanting to try Linux on their gaming laptop.

        Both Bazzite and SteamOS will result in headaches from their limitations.

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    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Most linux OS with locked down file systems allow you to install apps permanently if you need something that doesn’t work with flatpak/distrobox/etc. It’s usually called something like atomic updates, and it installs the software in a layered image, and will require a reboot to load.

      It’s not the ideal way to install software, but it’s a lot easier than your options for installing packages on SteamOS.

      I haven’t personally used Bazzite, so I’m not 100% sure that it supports it, but I’m assuming it does. If anyone else wants to confirm it I would appreciate it.

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