[#]: subject: "Bazzite: A Distro for Linux Gaming on Steam Deck and PCs" [#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/bazzite/" [#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" [#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" [#]: translator: " " [#]: reviewer: " " [#]: publisher: " " [#]: url: " " Bazzite: A Distro for Linux Gaming on Steam Deck and PCs ====== Gear up for gaming on Linux desktop or the Steam Deck. That sounds exciting! Would you be interested in a distro that is tailored for Linux gaming? If yes, then we have just the thing for you. Bazzite is a new Fedora-based distro that has been **tailor-made for gaming on Linux desktops** , and even the increasingly popular, **[Steam Deck][1]**. In this article, we will take a brief look at Bazzite, and see what it has to offer. ### Bazzite: Overview ⭐ ![][2] Based on the recently released [Fedora 38][3], Bazzite is using [Universal Blue][4], which is an OCI base image of Fedora. It features expanded hardware support like **Microsoft Surface device support** , and has key drivers preinstalled. 🚧 Fedora 39-based builds are also available for testing. You can keep an eye out for its stable release later next month. Some of its highlights include: * **Preinstalled proprietary Nvidia drivers** * **Support for hardware accelerated H264 decoding** * **[Waydroid][5] implementation, allowing for running Android apps** * **Support for Xbox controllers due to implementation of[xone][6], [xpadneo][7], and [xpad-noone][8]** ![][9] #### Initial Impressions 👨‍💻 I tested Bazzite out on a [virtual machine][10] to take a look at it, and the installation experience was quite similar to Fedora's. But, the post-install is where you see the differences. Bazzite uses KDE [Plasma 5.27][11] desktop environment by default, with a neat **Steam Deck-like branding** across the operating system. It also offers **separate ISOs** for PCs and Steam Deck, including an **NVIDIA-focused variant** , and a **GNOME variant** if you do not like KDE. For setting up the distro for gaming use, I used the 'Bazzite Portal' app that took me through some important configuration steps. You also get to install [Open Razer][12] if you need it here. ![][13] It first set up 'Bazzite Arch', which is a custom Arch Linux OCI in Distrobox that allows the likes of [Steam][14], [Lutris][15], and others to run gaming workloads inside it. ![][16] After going through a few other config options, came the installation of applications, it showed different categories that contain the most popular apps for specific use cases. ![][17] And, finally, after the setup, you have an OS all set for gaming 😲 ![Lutris and Steam running on Bazzite.][18] Recently, with an update, Bazzite has added two new preinstalled apps: ![Bazzite GNOME edition with system monitor app][19] * [Mission Control][20] (system monitor app) * [Discover Overlay][21] (an app for Discord overlay). There are a few other config options that I skipped over. Bazzite can make use of the **Nix Package Manager** , **start Steam in Big Picture Mode at startup** , **has options for memory tuning** and more. It sounds like an interesting concept, and if you have been wanting something based on Fedora tweaked for gaming like [Nobara][22], you can try it. **Suggested Read** 📖 ![][23] ### 📥 Download Bazzite If you like what Bazzite has to offer, you can grab the latest release from its [GitHub repo][24]. [Bazzite (GitHub)][24] For more info on Bazzite, you can also head over to its early announcement [blog post][25]. _💬 Share your thoughts on the project in the comments below._ * * * [![Linux Foundation Bootcamp Offer][26]][27] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://news.itsfoss.com/bazzite/ 作者：[Sourav Rudra][a] 选题：[lujun9972][b] 译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ [b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 [1]: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/ [2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Bazzite_1.png [3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-38-release/ [4]: https://github.com/ublue-os/main [5]: https://waydro.id/ [6]: https://github.com/medusalix/xone [7]: https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo [8]: https://github.com/ublue-os/xpad-noone [9]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/Follow-us-on-Google-News.png [10]: https://itsfoss.com/virtual-machine/ [11]: https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-plasma-5-27-release/ [12]: https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer [13]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Bazzite_2.png [14]: https://store.steampowered.com/ [15]: https://lutris.net/ [16]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Bazzite_3.png [17]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Bazzite_6.png [18]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Bazzite_9.png [19]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/bazzite-gnome-task-manager.jpg [20]: https://gitlab.com/mission-center-devs/mission-center [21]: https://github.com/trigg/Discover [22]: https://nobaraproject.org/ [23]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png [24]: https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases [25]: https://universal-blue.org/blog/2023/08/20/bazzite-10/ [26]: https://news.itsfoss.com/assets/images/Certs-and-Bundles-1536x864.webp [27]: https://itsfoss.click/latest-lf-offer