my personal #digitalindependenceday state is this
✅ #Mastodon (instead of X/Meta)
✅ #Signal (although all the other messengers are still installed because #family )
✅ #Browser Vivaldi (replacing Firefox/Chrome/Edge)
✅ #search #Kagi (replacing Google and co)
✅ local music collection (instead of any streaming service!)
✅ #Vaultwarden (instead of relying on browser, 1Password, etc.)
✅ #bazzite #linux (for the HTPC in the living room)
✅ eMail Self-hosted and #posteo (parallel to Google, removing it from existing accounts as we go on)
✅ self hosted Synology instead of Google Drive / OneDrive, iCloud
⭕️ Payment ( #VISA und #paypal)
⭕️ Android

my personal #digitalindependenceday state is this
✅ #Mastodon (instead of X/Meta)
✅ #Signal (although all the other messengers are still installed because #family )
✅ #Browser Vivaldi (replacing Firefox/Chrome/Edge)
✅ #search #Kagi (replacing Google and co)
✅ local music collection (instead of any streaming service!)
✅ #Vaultwarden (instead of relying on browser, 1Password, etc.)
✅ #bazzite #linux (for the HTPC in the living room)
✅ eMail Self-hosted and #posteo (parallel to Google, removing it from existing accounts as we go on)
✅ self hosted Synology instead of Google Drive / OneDrive, iCloud
⭕️ Payment ( #VISA und #paypal)
⭕️ Android

Not my normal cat-centric content, but at least my photo includes a cat for scale. After solely relying on a Chromebook for many years, I have finally gotten myself an "actual" PC, and so far I've been really happy with it. I absolutely loathe Microsoft Windows, and I had just accepted that my stance meant forsaking normal computer games. Thus the announcement of the Steam Machine really caught my attention: a basically-full PC that runs Linux but also plays most Windows games.

My initial plan was to just wait for its release, but the combined uncertainty with its release date/price, along with the continued physical deterioration of my current Chromebook (touchscreen broken, case cracking in multple places) encouraged me to consider alternatives. Many internet commentors scoffed at the Steam Machine, saying "you can just do that now with a mini PC and Bazzite," and so after googling what Bazzite was and learning more about it I realized that sounded like a fantastic plan.

I bought a GMKtec K11 mini PC and installing Bazzite was essentially painless (with the biggest issue being an inability to write the installer image to a USB drive using my Chromebook). And after that everything has pretty much just worked. I didn't have to hunt down drivers or deal with package dependencies. I've been using the Steam client still as the basic way of playing games, and I've finally been able to start playing Baldur's Gate 3.

So if anyone else is looking to get away from Windows while not losing access to PC gaming, Bazzite is definitely worth trying out. The fact that I have a new and decently-specced computer has certainly helped with my experience using it, but it really has been my least-painful Linux experience so far (though to be fair, some of my bad experiences installing Linux were over 20 years ago). The two minor snags I've run into so far have had pretty straightforward workarounds. Using a portable monitor I can even comfortably sit on my couch with a screen in my lap, so I'm not just chained to my desk to use it.

#Bazzite #Linux

Not my normal cat-centric content, but at least my photo includes a cat for scale. After solely relying on a Chromebook for many years, I have finally gotten myself an "actual" PC, and so far I've been really happy with it. I absolutely loathe Microsoft Windows, and I had just accepted that my stance meant forsaking normal computer games. Thus the announcement of the Steam Machine really caught my attention: a basically-full PC that runs Linux but also plays most Windows games.

My initial plan was to just wait for its release, but the combined uncertainty with its release date/price, along with the continued physical deterioration of my current Chromebook (touchscreen broken, case cracking in multple places) encouraged me to consider alternatives. Many internet commentors scoffed at the Steam Machine, saying "you can just do that now with a mini PC and Bazzite," and so after googling what Bazzite was and learning more about it I realized that sounded like a fantastic plan.

I bought a GMKtec K11 mini PC and installing Bazzite was essentially painless (with the biggest issue being an inability to write the installer image to a USB drive using my Chromebook). And after that everything has pretty much just worked. I didn't have to hunt down drivers or deal with package dependencies. I've been using the Steam client still as the basic way of playing games, and I've finally been able to start playing Baldur's Gate 3.

So if anyone else is looking to get away from Windows while not losing access to PC gaming, Bazzite is definitely worth trying out. The fact that I have a new and decently-specced computer has certainly helped with my experience using it, but it really has been my least-painful Linux experience so far (though to be fair, some of my bad experiences installing Linux were over 20 years ago). The two minor snags I've run into so far have had pretty straightforward workarounds. Using a portable monitor I can even comfortably sit on my couch with a screen in my lap, so I'm not just chained to my desk to use it.

#Bazzite #Linux

Time for a new #introduction post after the move!

I'm Sar, a 50yr old nerdy guy from Northern Ireland. I love IT, and am into tech and all things computing.

My hobbies include playing #WorldOfWarcraft, reading about World Of #Warcraft and thinking about #WoW

Seriously though, my *other* hobbies also include:
#Astronomy
#Linux (alternating between #Bazzite & #ArchLinux)
#Gaming on #Steam, #PS5 & #Switch (mainly on PC though, see above!)
#SciFi such as #StarWars, #Startrek, #Babylon5, #Marvel & #DC etc
Also a screenshot junkie #VirtualPhotography

I'm also awaiting the results of my #Autism diagnosis as I write this, and am also fairly confident I have #ADHD as well, giving me the #AuDHD super-deluxe wombo-combo 😂

I decided to make the jump to this self-hosted instance at the end of 2025 after many happy years on masto.ai/@sar, and have no regrets.

Yet.

Time for a new #introduction post after the move!

I'm Sar, a 50yr old nerdy guy from Northern Ireland. I love IT, and am into tech and all things computing.

My hobbies include playing #WorldOfWarcraft, reading about World Of #Warcraft and thinking about #WoW

Seriously though, my *other* hobbies also include:
#Astronomy
#Linux (alternating between #Bazzite & #ArchLinux)
#Gaming on #Steam, #PS5 & #Switch (mainly on PC though, see above!)
#SciFi such as #StarWars, #Startrek, #Babylon5, #Marvel & #DC etc
Also a screenshot junkie #VirtualPhotography

I'm also awaiting the results of my #Autism diagnosis as I write this, and am also fairly confident I have #ADHD as well, giving me the #AuDHD super-deluxe wombo-combo 😂

I decided to make the jump to this self-hosted instance at the end of 2025 after many happy years on masto.ai/@sar, and have no regrets.

Yet.

Damn #Bazzite allows transphobes to just be around? https://bsky.app/profile/xeniameraki.bsky.social/post/3m7nejl4qxs22

#Linux

It's fashionable for people to flame the companies that do open source and #linux work under the guise of "they control everything."

Here's how we got millions of dollars of engineering for free by just working with Red Hat via open source projects. In this case, bootc in the CNCF.

The example in this video is a bug #bazzite found in local layering, we shipped a patched version and were able to give the team the feedback they needed to ship the fix faster.

There's plenty to be skeptical for, but also you can control your own fate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s&t=4739s

It's fashionable for people to flame the companies that do open source and #linux work under the guise of "they control everything."

Here's how we got millions of dollars of engineering for free by just working with Red Hat via open source projects. In this case, bootc in the CNCF.

The example in this video is a bug #bazzite found in local layering, we shipped a patched version and were able to give the team the feedback they needed to ship the fix faster.

There's plenty to be skeptical for, but also you can control your own fate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s&t=4739s

Damn #Bazzite allows transphobes to just be around? https://bsky.app/profile/xeniameraki.bsky.social/post/3m7nejl4qxs22

#Linux

Thoroughly enjoying the #bazzite comments on reddit from #linux users who can't possibly believe that normal users prefer to use computers without mangling packages.

(Pro tip, experts hate that shit too)

People who run bootc images such as #bluefin, #bazzite or other #universalBlue spins

Did you install #syncthing via homebrew? Does it work reliably? If not, how did you install it?

Bazzite: The next generation of Linux gaming

https://bazzite.gg/

#HackerNews #LinuxGaming #Bazzite #NextGenGaming #GamingCommunity #OpenSource

In a few days the parts for my new computer will arrive. I've been running #linux ( #debian and #ubuntu) on my servers and laptops for 20 years, but this'll be the first time I've had it on my primary desktop.

My main concern is game compatibility. I have a Steam Deck, and most stuff runs just fine, but I'm a bit leery of going for one of the fashionable "gamer" distros ( #bazzite et al). I'm thinking of starting with Mint and testing the waters.

Any advice?

@pallenberg
Ich werde auf meinem neuen Gaming-Rechner mal #Bazzite ausprobieren.

@pallenberg

Ein normales #Fedora, statt #Bazzite (stammt von Fedora ab)funktioniert auch ganz gut.

@pallenberg

ich selber nutze pures Arch dafür. Ich mag den inmutable Ansatz von Bazzite nicht, weil das viel Platz braucht. Cachy bringt kaum Performance. D.h. bei den Alternativen wäre es SteamOS

#Fediverse #Linux #Bazzite #CachyOS #SteamOS #Windows

@pallenberg
Eigentlich gehen meiner Meinung nach alle aktuellen Linuxe (also keine LTS) für gaming.
Ich würde sogar rolling release Distros empfehlen, da fort die aktuellen Fortschritte am schnellsten kommen.
Allerdings könnte es bei den NVIDIA CS treibern ab und zu Probleme geben. Welche dann da die besseren sind wird jedes mal anders sein.
Tipp: installiere deine bevorzugten einfach auf nen schnellen USB stick und teste sie ne Woche.

#Fediverse #Linux #Bazzite #CachyOS #SteamOS #Windows

@pallenberg würde #Bazzite empfehlen, ist am einfachsten zu warten und steamos Recht ähnlich
Steamos braucht meines Wissens AMD Hardware