1st of September was the date I set myself to get away from Microsoft Windows. After 30+ years of using exclusively Windows, I have now officially uninstalled and removed all Microsoft products from my machines.

I'm on the right path, since I wanted a PC purely for writing documents, some light gaming & a little CAD work here and there for my 3D printing projects and, well, now I feel I can do that. Sad that Microsoft took the path they did, but they've been pushing me away for a while now - when I finally saw my Microsoft account was compromised and my online banking hit, I decided it was enough.

Now that I've got Bazzite installed, Steam too - I am wondering, what can I do to make my transition a little more familiar? I'm loving the fresh feel of Bazzite thus far, but I am struggling a little with some feelings of "jittery" behaviour. The mouse for example feels a little, "jagged" when moving?

Not sure how to say it. Scrolling feels delayed a little too, I am sure this is just teething problems for someone like me - 30 years plus stuck in one methodology is of course a habit hard to break but, I appreciate any tips.

Thanks!

Gov.

Hi all.

I am currently daily driving Bluefin GNOME on my AMD Ryzen 7 8845hs laptop. I use it mainly for software development.

However, I would like to do some light gaming as well and for that I was thinking of rebasing to Bazzite DX. But before I do that I wanted to ask community some questions:

1. Is Bazzite DX mature enough to be used as a daily driver?

2. Is it safe to rebase directly from Bluefin to Bazzite DX or should I consider a full reinstall of my system? I am planning to keep GNOME as the desktop environment.

3. Is Bazzite DX kept relatively up-to-date with the latest system and package versions?

4. Anyone done rebase directly from Bluefin to Bazzite DX? How did it go?

5. Should I expect any issues with my dev tools? I mostly use Docker and tools installed via Homebrew (kind, kubectl, flux, etc) and I use Dev Containers for specific toolchains.

Thanks in advance.

I want to know your suggestions where to find cool customizations for Bazzite. I know its a bit harder than other distros but maybe i‘ll find something satisfying 😁

I installed bazzite yesterday and now the mouse no longer works at all on cold boot, or if I restart the computer, if I wake the computer from sleep the mouse works, the only way to get the mouse to work after a restart or reboot is to remove the dongle and put it back in. Let me clarify that the mouse does come to life, the lights come on, etc. but the cursor is frozen. The mouse is only about 1 month old and I can't use it at all, I took an old mouse (Logitech G Pro) and it doesn't have any problems. With the help of AI, everything possible has been tried to find the fault and nothing helps, not funny at all.

I installed Bazzite a few days ago. I previously used EndeavourOS, so the concept of an immutable system is still new to me.

After the first startup, rpm-ostree status showed the May 15 deployment as the only one. I wasn't sure when the deployment would be updated automatically, so I triggered it manually through the Bazzite portal. The August 25 deployment was then rolled out.

Does the time span between May 15 and August 25 mean that no system updates (kernel, systemd, etc.) were performed during that period?

I just switched from nobara to bazzite, and I still have problems with WiFi. I use a tp-link AC3100 WiFi adapter, and sometimes, especially during downloads, the connection drops and I have to restart the pc

I have a bunch of DOC files that I need converted to PDF. Is there a command or an app to make it easier?

I updated my bazziteOS, after that I cannot access to Quick access Menu (where I can change power profiles (TDP like 10W silent, 25W performance, etc.) Is that normal? How can I fix that?

I'm on rtx 4060 and I've been wondering if shader cache is something that Bazzite configures automatically or if I should increase it myself.

I have a laptop msi thin 15 and i have HAD IT with windows 11, someone told me to try bazzite. is this compatible hardware?

Going to be honest, just getting into pc gaming and haven't tried linux in probably 7 years

hello, I've been using an original Legion Go (z1e) with a Razer Core X V2 + 9070XT with a 1000W power PSU on CachyOS and Bazzite 44 with a DP cable. Theyre connected by an Anker 14-1 TB5 power bank. Trying to repurpose parts from a desktop for a legion go centric setup. All my testing has been done on Bazzite 44 Desktop mode for the purpose of this post.

On cachyOS, it'd work sometimes but freeze on certain games and break entirely after a few minutes to an hour, max.

On Bazzite 44, I cannot get it to function at all. Ran the all-ways-egpu script and selected options 2 and 3. Doesnt work on boot (get a black screen), occassionally works on hotplug (until i open the app menu, where it subsequently crashes). it crashes before a game can even start or before i can even maximize steams window, so I'm sure its something outside of game related stuff (though i have gotten VRAM spikes that have crashed my system multiple times on cachyos).

Ive seen this issue replicated with a similar setup here: https://reddit.com/comments/1w3jr4w and I've seen some others have more success with 5000/6000 cards. The egpu worked more consistently on CachyOS with a 9060XT, but that card has a broken fan and I dont want to burn the card (or my house) down over video games 💀.

I've tried different USB4/TB5 cables and different dp cables (the combination ive been using worked okay for cachy). I'm aware the Legion Go USB4 ports cap out at 40gbps so TB5 is way overkill (same with the PSU) but i wanted to get something "futureproof."

has anybody else had this kind of trouble, or have any tips? the hardware should be good since its proven to have worked before, even if its spotty at times. Let me know if there's any logs i can attach to aid my troubleshooting. Thanks again.

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Hi,

I’m using an Xbox ROG Ally X with Bazzite, and since updating to the latest Bazzite version I’m having a suspend/resume issue.

Before the update, suspend worked normally.

Now, whenever I suspend the device, either:

by pressing the physical power button, or

from Steam > Power > Suspend

the device enters suspend for a moment, but then wakes up by itself almost immediately.

The physical power button itself works correctly, so this does not seem to be a button mapping issue.

What I have already observed:

The problem started immediately after updating Bazzite

It happens when suspending from the Steam menu too

The console wakes by itself without me pressing anything

The power button is otherwise working normally

Device: Xbox ROG Ally X

OS: Bazzite, latest available update

Desktop/Game Mode: Steam Gaming Mode

This looks like a possible regression related to suspend/wake handling on the Xbox ROG Ally X.

If useful, I can provide logs, hardware information, kernel version, Bazzite build version, and test different suspend methods.

Has anyone else seen this on the Xbox ROG Ally X after the latest update?

Thanks.

Can anyone help, I've installed bazzite on my steam deck but I can't get any control over the fans, I've installed decky and fantastic but it doesn't give me any access to fan control.

Any ideas?

Hi! I'm really new to any sort of OS's besides Windows, and I have alot of questions before switching from Windows 11. I'm using Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 if it matters in helping me.

1. Is there a way to bind stuff i use frequently?

I always use binds like:

Fn + F4 (muting/unmuting microphone)

Fn + Space (switching backlighting from on to off)

Fn + R (switches monitor Hz from 60 to 120).

Those are the main keybinds i use besides - Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Win + V (clipboard) but still would be nice to know them too.

2. Is there a Conservation Mode and/or support for Lenovo Vantage app?

I always use Conservation Mode, since I use my laptop for frequent gaming, so I won't kill my battery as fast. That's a really important feature for me that i use daily almost non-stop.

3. Is there an app like Voicemeeter Banana for Linux?

My built-in microphone always works weirdly, so I use this app when I call my friends/play any games that features voice that. It was the only program that helped me actually set my microphone the way I needed it too, unlike other ones I tried. So I hope it has compatibility with Linux or there is something similar to it.

Note: I'm mostly a visual learner and i would appreciate a video with help alot, since it would be much easier for me to understand and locate things

Hi ! I’ve been using bazzite for a while and I just wanted to ask how can I get my Ayaneo built in rumble to work in games , I can’t get it to work in anyway

I really wanted to stay on Bazzite 44, especially because I assumed the newer builds would improve performance and fix the controller issues, but on my ROG Ally X it has honestly just become more broken.

On 44.20260820, both joysticks were acting completely wrong in every game. Holding the left stick fully forward would make my character run, suddenly slow down/stop, then start running again. The right stick was affected too.

I rolled back to Bazzite 43.20260420 and the problem disappeared immediately.

Then I saw 44.20260831 was released, so I pinned my working 43 deployment and gave 44 another chance.

It IS better than 44.20260820, but still not right:

- noticeable controller/input delay

- joystick movement still doesn’t feel as responsive as 43

- after rebooting, my normal mouse controls on the Ally X disappeared

- touchscreen still works, but I basically lost the handheld mouse controls I was using before

- OpenGamepadUI/InputPlumber still feels way less reliable on my Ally X than the old setup

Going back to 43 makes the device feel normal again.

I’m not saying everyone has these problems, but for my Ally X, Bazzite 44 has been a downgrade so far. Every time I try a newer 44 build, I end up finding another input/controller issue.

At this point, replacing the old setup with InputPlumber + OpenGamepadUI feels like a mistake. 43 is way more stable and responsive on my Ally X.

Credit

As per the title, i'm posting the handoff of the fix for anyone who might be having any similar issues.

# JBL Quantum910 Wireless — Audio Fix Handoff

## Problem

Audio quality drops / glitches through the JBL Quantum910 Wireless USB dongle on Bazzite.

## Root Cause

USB autosuspend (power saving) was putting the dongle to sleep between packets, causing intermittent audio quality drops.

Confirmed via:

```bash

cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/power/control | sort | uniq -c

```

Several devices showed `auto` instead of `on`.

## Fix

Device identifiers:

- Vendor ID: `0ecb`

- Product ID: `2088`

Create a udev rule to force `power/control` to `on` for this specific device:

```bash

echo 'ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0ecb", ATTR{idProduct}=="2088", TEST=="power/control", ATTR{power/control}="on"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-jbl-no-autosuspend.rules

```

Apply the rule:

```bash

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

```

Then unplug and replug the dongle (or reboot).

## Important Note

This udev rule lives in `/etc/udev/rules.d/`, which is **wiped on OS rebase** (confirmed after rebasing to `bazzite-nvidia-open` and back). It must be **reapplied after every OS rebase**.

## Related (Not Fixed)

The headset's hardware game/chat mix knob does **not** work on Linux — JBL's QuantumENGINE software (which enables dual-channel game/chat mixing) is Windows/Mac only. This is a driver/firmware limitation, not something fixable via PipeWire configuration alone. Considered not worth pursuing further for now.

I'm having issue since a few days/weeks with my keyboard. My "accent" key are registering weirdly for reasons that I do not understand. I am talking about these little thingy ` ^ ¨, for exemple "è ê ë"

How they work are relatively simple. Press the key followed by the letter they should go to. so ` + e = è.

But nowadays, if I write too fast, my ` simply isn't registered. It seems to happens quite a lot when there's a letter before. like rèrerererererererere (I tried applying è here, but none but the first registered, but it would work if I slowed down) but if I try èèèèèèèè, then everything work well.

I swear it wasn't an issue before, but I am in no way knowledgeable enough to understand if something did or did not change and why it's now happening.

My layout is French (Canada)

I've followed the standard directions in setting up my .exe software in lutris, but I'm running into an issue with wine. I need to access a .wine file to locate my .exe file so that my runner can execute my game without software the installer everytime .. any tips?

Okay, I've used to be a Fedora Linux user for a long time, but couldn't use Linux desktops anymore for something like 10 years - although I do work with Linux servers (mostly Ubuntu nowadays) still.

Now I wanted to integrate a Linux desktop in my life again and I've decided to give Bazzite a try. It's my first immutable desktop Linux, and that's actually my main motivation (since I mostly game on GeForce Now, even on my work Macbook Air ... or consoles).

But since dnf doesn't work and rpm-ostree is last in the list of recommendations on installing software, I had to try something new. I installed a couple of things as Flatpaks through the Bazar and it seemed to work great.

But I then installed LM Studio and ... it doesn't start. When I press the button, nothing happens. Not even an error. Didn't find it in the applications either, nor does tab completion in the shell work (where I was hoping to see some error output).

Okay, not too surprised, I've tried Flatpak once before, when it was still pretty new I think, and it didn't work great for me either ... so I went back to native packages. So I tried Homebrew, which I know from my work mac and mostly works pretty well there. I tried both the cask from the built-in repo and the one from the ublue-os repo. The latter, which is also what the action in the Bazzite Portal would install, had an error and couldn't be installed, but the former installed fine.

But what now? Still don't see the application in the menu, still no task completion. Okay, Homebrew printed that it installed LM Studio to ~/Applications/LM Studio.AppImage and I can indeed start it with that path.

But surely I'm missing something, i.e. some step I should take so things in ~/Applications show up in the KDE menu (or the alt+F2 launcher), and maybe even tap completion works?

Okay, for the latter I can add ~/Applications to my path through my ~/.bash_rc ... but why is that not preconfigured? Should it work without doing this?

I guess I only made this post about LM Studio because I kinda wonder whether I missed something before going to Homebrew. But the rest are really questions / problems independent of LM Studio, I think, so looking for more general answers to those.

Edit: Okay, I went down a couple of rabbit holes on the Homebrew front. Turns out Homebrew Core just doesn't want to ship and .desktop files, thus no GUI apps in the applications menu. Kinda sucks, but I guess it is what it is. Taps can ship them, though, and ublue-os's lm-studio-linux app would indeed ship one ... but that's where the installation currently fails, which I've now reported as a bug.