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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Custom Linux Distribution just for Gaming (bazzite.gg)

submitted 4 months ago by SpeechToTextCloud@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Bazzite comes ready to rock with Steam and Lutris pre-installed, HDR support, BORE CPU scheduler for smooth and responsive gameplay, and numerous community-developed tools for your gaming needs.

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[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (9 children)

How much different is setting up immutable distros like Bazzite? I like the concept but I've been too intimidated to try it out.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Setting up is stupid easy. What makes immutable distros potentially difficult is installing software. Anything packaged as a flatpak is stupid easy. Beyond that it can get complicated. But it's not bad in general.

Having just switched to Linux with Bazzite two weeks ago, my biggest issues have come from Wayland support. And that's really just because I have a specific piece of software I need that doesn't support Wayland. And that's a bit of an edge case and the result is more annoyance than show stopper.

[–] jack@monero.town 2 points 4 months ago

Just use brew for non-gui programs. Really easy. It's the recommended way by the ublue devs and should be pre-installed

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can't you use Xwayland?

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, because it's a software KVM and it needs to be able to read, mirror, and suppress mouse and keyboard actions.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Which can be done on Wayland but it needs to be dome from a Wayland native app

Can relate

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