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Also known as Bazzite Linux

Linux distribution based on Fedora and Universal Blue

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Please see our website for a newcomer-friendly explanation of Bazzite. This readme will cover everything in-depth. Bazzite is a custom Fedora Atomic image built with cloud native technology that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices - including your favorite handheld . Bazzite is built from ublue-os/main using Fedora technology, which means expanded hardware support and built in drivers are included. Additionally, Bazzite adds the following features: Uses the bazzite kernel to achieve HDR and expanded hardware support, among numerous other included patches. HDR available in Game mode. NVK available on non-Nvidia builds. Full hardware accelerated codec support for H264 decoding. Full support for AMD's ROCM OpenCL/HIP run-times. xone driver for Xbox controllers. Full support for DisplayLink. Includes Valve's KDE themes from SteamOS. vkBasalt, MangoHud, and OBS VkCapture installed and available by default. ROM Properties Page shell extension included. Full support for Winesync/Fastsync/NTsync. Distrobox preinstalled. Simplified Davinci Resolve installation with davincibox ( ujust install-resolve ) Automated duperemove service for reducing the disk space used by wine prefix contents. Support for HDMI CEC via libCEC. Uses Google's BBR TCP congestion control by default. Input Remapper preinstalled and enabled. (Available but default-disabled on the Deck variant, may be enabled with ujust restore-input-remapper ) Bazzite Portal provides an easy way to install numerous applications( and tweaks, including installing LACT and IDEs over Brew. It additionally provides easy buttons to update, rebase and even reset the system image to defaults. Waydroid preinstalled for running Android apps. Set it up with this quick guide. Manage applications using Flatseal, Warehouse, and Gear Lever. OpenRGB i2c-piix4 and i2c-nct6775 drivers for controlling RGB on certain motherboards. OpenRazer drivers built in, Select OpenRazer in Bazzite Portal or run ujust install-openrazer in a terminal to begin using it. OpenTabletDriver udev rules built in, with the full software suite installable via Bazzite Portal or by running ujust install-opentabletdriver in a terminal. Out of the box support for Wooting keyboards. Built in support for Southern Islands (HD 7000) and Sea Islands (HD 8000) AMD GPUs under the amdgpu driver. Webapp Manager is available for creating applications from websites for a variety of browsers, including Firefox. Common variant available as bazzite , suitable for desktop computers. Automatic updates for the OS, Flatpaks, and more - powered by uupd and topgrade. ISOs can be downloaded from our website, and a helpful install guide can be found here. For users with Secure Boot enabled: Follow our secure boot documentation prior to rebasing. Steam Deck/Home Theater PCs (HTPCs) Variant designed for usage as an alternative to SteamOS on the Steam Deck, and for a console-like experience on HTPCs, available as bazzite-deck : Directly boots to Game mode matching SteamOS's behavior. Automatic duperemove greatly trims the size of compatdata. Latest version of Mesa creates smaller shader caches and does not require them to prevent stutter. Able to be booted even if the drive is full. Support for every language supported by upstream Fedora. Uses Wayland on the desktop with support for Steam input. Features ported versions of most SteamOS packages, including drivers, firmware updaters, and fan controllers from the evlaV repository. Patched Mesa for proper framerate control from Gamescope. Comes with patches from SteamOS BTRFS for full BTRFS support for the SD card by default. Ships with a ported copy of SDGyroDSU, enabled by default. Option to install Decky Loader, EmuDeck, RetroDECK, and ProtonUp-Qt, among numerous other useful packages on installation. Custom update system allows for the OS, Flatpaks, and more to be updated directly from the Game mode UI powered by uupd and topgrade. Built in support for Windows dual-boot thanks

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Named after
bazzite
Based on
Fedora Linux
Official website
bazzite.gg
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Screenshot of Bazzite Linux distro with KDE (desktop with open app 'Bazaar').png
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Bazzite (operating system)
source code repository URL
github.com/ublue-os/bazzite
software version identifier
42
press information URL
press.bazzite.gg
user manual URL
docs.bazzite.gg
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