This is exciting. I’ve been using KDE Plasma on my TV, but it’s really not ideal. I’ll have to install Bazzite tonight.
I’m using that desktop environment on top of Ubuntu, but I guess I should try the full distro.
How well does something like this work as an alternative to an Nvidia shield for TV streaming. If I got a cheap Intel box minipc and installed this can I just run jellyfin etc at 4k with dolby vision, dolby Atmos, HVEC, etc?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The 2.2 release includes some big changes like a new modified fsync kernel with enhanced hardware support, HDR and more.
You also get Nintendo HID support, a Webapp Manager, Pods as a default feature which is great for managing distrobox/containers, improvements to Steam Deck support, patches to Gamescope pulled in from ChimeraOS and tons of tweaks to both the GNOME and KDE desktop environments available.
Despite this project also being image-based, you are able to install any Fedora package straight from the command line.
These packages will persist across updates (So go ahead and install that obscure VPN software you spent an hour trying to get working in SteamOS).
Additionally, Bazzite is updated multiple times a week with packages from upstream Fedora, giving you the best possible performance and latest features - all on a stable base.
Bazzite ships with the latest Linux kernel and SELinux enabled by default with full support for secure boot (Run ujust enroll-secure-boot-key and enter the password ublue-os if prompted to enroll our key) and disk encryption, making this a sensible solution for general computing.
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I installed the latest version fresh on a laptop, and it’s pretty nice. Has things like Steam, Lutris, and Proton-Up pre-installed, but its main benefit, of course, is the immutable OS.
Been gaming/streaming/coding on Bazzite, on my AMD desktop since beta.
My only regret is, that it didn’t come out sooner. 🥹
👾🍄⭐🎮
Also don’t do forget to checkout the rest of Universal Blue:
And Project Bluefin:
Is bluefin and bazzite based on universal blue?
yes
very helpful graph, thanks!
How well does something like this work as an alternative to an Nvidia shield for TV streaming. If I got a cheap Intel box minipc and installed this can I just run jellyfin etc at 4k with dolby vision, dolby Atmos, HVEC, etc?
You would have to ask the Bazzite htpc users on discord/discourse.
I still use my Nvidia shield for streaming on my TV myself. Mostly because I am waiting for Linux to support Variable Refresh rate over HDMI 2.1+ 🤟
I’ve only ever streamed my AMD desktop to my Steam Deck+Dock to play test on my TV with Steam Link.
How does it compare to Nobara for desktop use?
Nobara was nice but doing simple tinkering with the theme and startup splash led to some system issues for me. So I had to reinstall a couple of times. But it lead me to realize I really like kde.
Bazzite has been my daily driver for about two weeks and so far I’m finding it to be more stable but still not perfect when it comes to gaming. I can say setup was super smooth and I didn’t have to do anything to jump into playing games with steam. It does have a quirk on my system where the kde taskbar stops visually updating and eventually loses functionality after I exit a game. I can restart kde and that resolves it. It is entirely possible that is a Wayland issue though. When I was using Nobara I had x11 so a little apples to oranges there. It is a bit of a different OS for me since it is a container focused OS. I’m having to get used to it but I think I like it. I think some of the issues I’ve experienced with it are just from my lack of knowledge with how I’m supposed to use it if there are more advanced things I’m trying to do. It has a focus on using flatpak for everything but if you want a package manager you can use containerization to install whichever Linux subsystem and package manager you want and run the applications that way. It’s neat. It’s kind of both easier and more complex at the same time.
I’m using bazzite on my pc connected to the TV and it’s been a great experience: I can play using a controller on most games thanks to steam input and overall it feels like a classic console experience on par with Xbox Series X (with some steam mods you can also have the quick resume functionality)
What steam mods are you using for quick resume?
I know some people use the pause games Decky plugin in combination with a large swap file to swap between multiple games at once.
Exactly that!
This is great to hear. I’ve been considering a setup like this. I’ll have to try this out.
Eventually I’d like to build a new desktop exclusively for gaming to keep near my media center and then just use a docked laptop for productivity work. Currently I just have a long HDMI cable run to the TV which mostly works until I want to do something on my computer while in the middle of a game.
Yeah you can also connect a wireless HDMI adapter and use the desktop mode as well (though you can’t play and use the desktop mode at the same time)
