Bazzite for gaming, initial impressions and setup

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In this video, I will be going through what I like about Bazzite and how it has exceeded my expectations and where other gaming distros fall short.
After that I jump into a small demo on how to setup Steam and Lutris and I end off with how to install other software using the discover app.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Bazzite and first impressions
01:10 Where are other gaming distros falling short?
02:15 How does Bazzite solve the problems with gaming on Linux?
03:19 A quick demo of Bazzite
03:26 Using X11 rather than Wayland if you have an Nvidia GPU
04:06 Enable compatibility mode in Steam and install GE-Proton
04:24 Installing GE-Proton with Proton-UP
05:07 Enabling Steam compatibility mode to run Windows games
06:27 Using ProtonDB to check if other users have managed to run a game
06:55 Playing non-steam games with Lutris
07:20 Adding Battle.net source to Lutris
07:43 How to install a game store in Lutris
08:29 Adding the Battle.net client in Lutris
08:49 Installing additional software in Bazzite
09:44 Pinning apps to the task bar
09:57 Updating Bazzite
10:40 Conclusion

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@CathrineMacNiel 22 күн бұрын

Very well made guide! This one should help out so many new penguins getting started with Bazzite.

@mikes-tech-tips 21 күн бұрын

Good luck and I hope your install goes well. Happy gaming!

@carta6324 Ай бұрын

I love this video, your voice is so soothing

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the complement 😃

@SmashPhysical 24 күн бұрын

Great overview, not too lengthy, thanks!

@mikes-tech-tips 24 күн бұрын

Glad that you liked it. Thanks!

@BrainRotMusic69 2 ай бұрын

Love this video dude. Good work

@mikes-tech-tips 2 ай бұрын

Glad that you enjoyed it! Thank you very much for the feedback.

@silverwulf6700 Күн бұрын

This is really helpful thank you. Iam going move to this now and away from Windows.

@mikes-tech-tips Күн бұрын

Good luck. Hope everything goes well!

@styx971 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this video , i'm new to linux as i'm thinking about switching cause of win11 continually getting worse with each revision and not liking the direction MS is going , i couldn't test bazzite out on my usb so this video was super informative , i was originally gonna try nobara but this sold me on giving bazzite a go first specially thanks to you explaining How to do things once into the system which is something i wasn't sure of when just jumping into a image on usb.

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback. Nobara isn't a bad choice either for gaming but I am preferring Bazzite at the moment. I hope the install works well, make sure you join the Bazzite discord, they are super helpful on there.

@zohzie Ай бұрын

For win11 I fresh installed, and then used atlasOS and or Chris Titus util, then paused any updates and it works perfectly and NEVER changes

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

@@zohzie I haven't used AtalOS but I agree Chris Titus Winutil is fantastic. I use that on every Windows install I have.

@FractalFab 12 күн бұрын

Have you tried Garuda Gaming Dragonized ? If yes, what do you think of it compared to Bazzite ?

@mikes-tech-tips 12 күн бұрын

I tried Garuda Gaming Dragonized about 3-4 months ago, I have an Nvidia Optimus laptop and the games were using my CPU instead of GPU. Probably simple to fix but gaming in Bazzite worked out the box for me. Other than that, I didn't give Garunda a long enough trial period to give a good comparison. So if you are on Garunda and it is working well for you then it's probably good to just stick with it. If you not enjoying it, then you might like Bazzite.

@FractalFab 12 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Thanks for the fast answer. I too had the same problem with Optimus and Garuda, that I could solve with a command line in the game parameters of Steam. So yes, not a great out of the box solution for someone who's not really tech savy. Especially if you're running games outside of Steam ecosystem. I think Garuda is still great for me but Bazzite sounds perfect for my wife who won't even try to find a solution if the computer doesn't run normally =D

@Fezzy976 Ай бұрын

how does it work with multiple monitors and scaling?

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

I'm using a laptop with an NVidia GPU and multiple monitors works great in the KDE version of Bazzite. When I use X11 global scaling works perfectly but you cannot scale individual monitors. If you use Wayland individual monitor scaling works nicely (but gaming with Wayland and NVidia are not great at the moment). I'm not sure about the Gnome version of Bazzite, but I suspect it would be the same.

@evilkittyofdoom195 19 күн бұрын

Just received a new drive for my laptop to try bazzite, wish me luck ...

@mikes-tech-tips 19 күн бұрын

Good luck!

@nickc572 Ай бұрын

I tried to install Bazzite on my setup (i5-8500/RTX 2060) and performance was really great, but unfortunately there is this audio crackling with everything that I could not seem to get rid of. From looking around, it seems to be caused by something related to HDR on Fedora 39? Not quite sure what that means since I'm not using an HDR monitor so no idea how I could deal with that

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Here is what I would try: * Make sure you are using an x11 session if you are using NVidia, if you using wayland you get all sorts of issues. But I don't think that this would impact your audio. But not 100% sure of this * If you are using HDMI audio, try plug in headphones directly see if you still have the crackling. * If you installed this weekend, you might be on Bazzite 3.0 which is based on Fedora 40 (which just released) which seems to have a number of problems. I would try rebasing to the last version (Bazzite 2.5) which was still based on Fedora 39. The command to do this is "rpm-ostree rebase ostree-unverified-registry:ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-nvidia:39-stable-20240419" without the quotes Let me know if you come right. It also might be worth joining the Bazzite discord, they are very friendly and helpful.

@nickc572 Ай бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Thanks for the tips! I think something might have just gone wrong with the installation. Just reinstalled the entire thing and all of the sudden I got no issues now! Going on x11 definitely does help with things so maybe I only really needed to do that but going for a full reinstall never hurts

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

@nickc572 Wonderful news and weird that its suddenly working. If everything is working 100% i'd run the command "sudo ostree admin pin 0" this will permanently pin your current image so if there is a bad future update, you can always boot back into this version.

@More_Row 24 күн бұрын

I need something that is both good for gaming out of the box, has good security and freedom and can be used for various different windows productivity apps. Is this it?

@mikes-tech-tips 24 күн бұрын

For me, this is it, but you might have a different experience depending on your use case. tl;dr; Gaming has been good so far, provided that the game doesn't actively prevent the game from running on Linux. Security is pretty good with it's atomic filesystem images and Tailscale VPN is pre-installed. For Windows productivity software, it's a hit and miss depending on the software.

@More_Row 23 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Appreciate the reply.

@DerpyNoodIe 9 күн бұрын

I really like this using this OS but for some reason it's unstable for me. I keep getting random flickering/frame jutter in Steam and in some games like GTAV. I have a 5950X, 64GB of RAM, and a 3090. My set up just doesn't play well with linux-based operating systems.

@mikes-tech-tips 9 күн бұрын

Changing to X11 should help with the flickering problem. We should be able to use Wayland like everyone else once Nvidia 555 Linux drivers are out of beta

@DerpyNoodIe 9 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips I think it's set to that by default, but I would have to check again. I hope it's something as simple as that. Also when playing games, should I use the experimental proton or the latest one on the list?

@mikes-tech-tips 9 күн бұрын

@@DerpyNoodIe It was supposed to get set to X11 by default but sometimes the setting gets ignored and it boots Wayland instead. Once you manually select X11 you should be good. For games I usually use ProtonFix (Gnome) or Protonup-QT (KDE) which is preinstalled in Bazzite. Then I download GE-Proton for most games. It fixes a bunch of little issues in most games especially in game video issues.

@DerpyNoodIe 9 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips thanks for the tips! I'll try to check all that out, hopefully it fixes the issues I have been seeing. 🙏

@DerpyNoodIe 8 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips yo you are a lifesaver!!! I took what you told me and then used ChatGPT to help me set it to X11 because it was set to Wayland after all. So it had me go through a few commands on the terminal and in a few minutes I booted back into Bazzite with zero problems, no more flickering/jutter! It's buttery smooth and even GTAV runs smooth too! Thanks again! Just subbed! 👍

@Juice8767 Ай бұрын

Man I'm so salty about the Wayland/x11 thing lol I installed this onto a spare drive to dual boot on my PC a few weeks ago. I was experiencing terrible flickering from active windows hopping in and out of existence, tried reinstalling drivers and crap for a day and then gave up and wiped the drive. Thanks for the headsup though, I got everything back up and running and I'm just waiting for my favorite games to install.

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Yeah Fedora is really pushing Wayland, which affects everything downstream. If you do a fresh install Bazzite and you have an NVidia card, it will now select X11 by default which makes it easier for NVidia users. Wayland is quite close to being ready for AMD and other GPU users, but not quite there yet. Enjoy the gaming! :)

@dandenton2438 17 күн бұрын

does it start directly into steamos from installation? that's all I care about... i don't want the desktop I want literally welcome to steam only and if I wanna use the desktop i switch to it.

@mikes-tech-tips 17 күн бұрын

Good question. If you have an AMD GPU you can select "Game Mode" in the download options and have a console like experience. You unfortunately cannot do that with Nvidia hardware right now, but that is expected to change in the next few weeks once the Nvidia 555 Linux driver becomes stable.

@dandenton2438 17 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Well, too late... testing the new version with my Alienware Alpha now. I'll let ya know how it goes xD

@mikes-tech-tips 17 күн бұрын

@@dandenton2438 Hope it goes well :)

@dandenton2438 17 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips absolute fail... :/ back to windows 10.

@mikes-tech-tips 17 күн бұрын

@@dandenton2438 That's unfortunate :( There is a Discord server for Bazzite if you need any assistance. There are also other options to Bazzite that give a console like experience like ChimeraOS which looks quite promising and might work for you.

@NexGen-3D Ай бұрын

Good video, but none of this is out of box experience, outside of nVidia support, I dont see much value in this OS, SteamOS is far more user friendly, being presented with a login box is the first negative point, and every-time you reboot, login, wait 5 minutes, login again, this is okay if you are using it as a Desktop PC, but what if its a HTPC, or open source game console? You may only have a media remote and a gamepad connected, doesnt seem like a good choice at all, when downloading the image, the website asks you, I selected HTPC, and I got a full desktop environment, not really OOB to me.

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Thank you for your honest feedback. Currently the Game Mode support is only for AMD and Intel Arc GPU users but I hope that this will change with the release of NVK in the new mesa drivers for NVidia users. But agreed, as it stands it is only good as a gaming desktop if you are using NVidia.

@NexGen-3D Ай бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Yes im just testing the "deck" image, which is what I expected for a HTPC, Its actually easier to install Windows 10, use gpedit and swap the windows gui for steam and you end up with a full Deck/Console experience that is 100% game compatible, this is all we need in linux as well, replace KDE with Steam BPM job done, one should not have to go GPU hunting to do it, Intel igpu's are well supported in Linux, I used in Home streaming on my HTPC's any way, and I know a lot others do aswell.

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

I am using Bazzite for desktop gaming and still enjoying it but you've got some good points on the HTPC experience. Maybe give Bazzite another try in a month or two, I think that there are some big improvements coming. And again, thanks for the feedback :)

@NexGen-3D Ай бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Yes i will have to try it again later, the deck image just results in a black screen, testing HoloISO now.

@4n4Queen Ай бұрын

So you running this on Nvidia ?

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

In the demo it's running Bazzite in Virtualbox so I can record easily but I'm running it on my desktop with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.... which I need to upgrade at some point.

@4n4Queen 25 күн бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips yeah , I did try bazzite long before . Can't really fix flickering on my 970 , how did it go with your 1050 ? I'm thinking about to try it again with these new release. I try it long before at their first release.

@mikes-tech-tips 25 күн бұрын

@@4n4Queen No issues so far with the 1050 as long as I select X11. Sadly no game mode yet for Nvidia but hoping that will change with the opensource drivers.

@AlexTM44 2 ай бұрын

So that distro doesn't have the Steam game mode? I guess I'll stick with Chimera os, it just sucks that Chimera comes with Gnome desktop, and I dislike that desktop

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

Hi Alex. Thanks for the feedback. If you select AMD or Intel Arc for your graphics card while picking the options before you download Bazzite, you have the option to select "Steam Gaming Mode". This isn't available for NVidia GPU users, however, that might change once opensource NVK driver is released and stable.

@Invid72 Ай бұрын

It has game mode. You can select if you want to boot into game mode or the desktop when selecting your desktop environment ISO version. Game mode requires an AMD GPU however.

@folksurvival Ай бұрын

Why don't you just change the desktop?

@redxblood85 Ай бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips Curious, what keeps Nvidia GPUs from working with steam gaming mode?

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

I think that game mode was only designed to work with the opensource Mesa drivers and NVidia has been slow in coming to the party with opensource drivers. Apparently once the opensource NVK driver is ready then we might get game mode in Bazzite for Nvidia GPUs but I think that is still a few months away

@ransan 15 күн бұрын

Plays video Saliva 👄 Closes video

@mikes-tech-tips 15 күн бұрын

Fair enough, thank you for your honest feedback. I'm planning on getting a desktop microphone for future videos which will helpfully improve this aspect of my videos

@silverwee 14 күн бұрын

everything sounds great, but can't play fortnite

@mikes-tech-tips 14 күн бұрын

Quite a lot of games with anti cheat software refuse to work on Linux. There is a database "Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?" which shows which games work and don't.

@silverwee 13 күн бұрын

Which is kind of a boomer for gaming OS. Bazzite looks incredibly clean, and everything is made as simple as possible for the end user, making it an S-tier product. But for the time being, we can't even play half of the currently most popular games. I've been using the stripped-down Windows version, but now that I've discovered this OS, I'm definitely going to give it a go. My most played game runs on Linux in general, but I didn't want to deal with all of the Nvidia driver difficulties and other potential problems.

@strelokscar2578 7 күн бұрын

What about a distro for real men that only play pirated games? Don't really care for drm gaming. Drm gaming defeats the whole linux reasoning

@AvatarSusu 19 күн бұрын

can hear every time this guy swallows his spit, smacks his lips, runs out of breath etc. kinda distracting

@mikes-tech-tips 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll try and improve on that in future videos.

@m.m.3753 Ай бұрын

Linux is for lowend gamer, if you want quality like all new Features from nvidia, only windows is the way. Nvidia, HDR, VRR, RTX HDR, DLSS Rayreconstruction, Framegeneratin, GPU undervolting or OC, all together you dont get it at once in linux. Even in 2030 you wont get. The communtity is big on linux but they dont put the efford together. Also to much distros, then not equal kernel version, moddified kernels.... Wayland, x11 or much more, whats the right to choose. Noway, stay away as a gamer from linux if you want quality gaming.

@mikes-tech-tips Ай бұрын

I would have agreed with you 2 years ago. NVidia... yeah... quite good in Bazzite but Windows is better still, hoping NVK is good. We will see what happens in 2030 I have high hopes for Linux, will see were it goes .😃

@m.m.3753 Ай бұрын

@@mikes-tech-tips i Hope too, for to long

@4n4Queen Ай бұрын

What effort to be put together when the source is closed ? Look at what they can do with AMD open source driver. The problem is with nvidia that so salty to make it open.

@CathrineMacNiel 22 күн бұрын

I'm a gamer and am really happy with Linux, but then again I only use AMD because feck nVidia for their closed sourced and overpriced graphicscard. HDR, FreeSync,, FSR, Raytracing in Vulkan all of those things are reality now in Linux, if you use AMD that is :) Also, why are "to much distros" a problem? There are like 3 Main Lines (Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch) and after that its just opinionated choices. Linux is the ultimate way of creative expression unlike Windows where there is just one Kernel, one Desktop Environment; and either you like what Microsoft offers you or you are out of luck.

@m.m.3753 21 күн бұрын

@@CathrineMacNielTo the Distros, there are Main distro i understand, the most Windows Users do Not. For nVidia WE know ITS overpriced, but my 4090 Kills every Card. When ITS come to nice Raytracing or Pathtracing, AMD Burns away. And over 80% are Nvidia Users, so Linux must do better to Catch them.