I've been using Mint on an old PC for a while and I recently switched over to Bazzite and upgraded the graphics card. After days of troubleshooting I finally got the video to output to my TV and monitor. The monitor works fine on the HDMI but the GPU and TV couldn't figure how to talk to each other, so I would either get no video or the resolution would be locked to 480p 4:3. The fix was to use a DP 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 connector for the TV and HDMI directly to the monitor and now I can get at least 1080p 16:9. But now I have the problem that the PC won't detect audio on the TV. Old GPU worked fine with video and audio.

Reddit suggested reinstalling Bazzite with the TV connected as the primary display.

The old GPU was a MSI rx580, new GPU MSI rx 6750 xt. PC is Dell Precision T3600

Monitor Dell 27in and TV is a Sony 65in OLED

Any help would be appreciated

I have a Steam Deck and am seriously considering installing Bazzite instead of the stock SteamOS, and I plan to do the same when the Steam Machine comes out, but some things weren't clear to me after reading through the documentation.

In general, I want Bazzite because I prefer Gnome over KDE, use multiple game launchers (GOG, Steam, and standalone applications through itch.io), want to install software from the terminal and not flatpaks, and dislike how SteamOS boots straight into Gaming mode as this prioritizes Steam over other libraries.

One thing gives me pause, though, and that's how games run worse in SteamOS Desktop mode due to Gamescope being inaccessible without gaming mode, but am unsure if this also applies to Bazzite. I'd want to be sure I'm not gimping my Steam Deck by installing Bazzite without Steam Gaming Mode.

1. I understand that Steam Gaming Mode is an optional add-on for the Bazzite-Deck variant 2 image. Can I still use Gamescope, MangoHud and FSR on Desktop mode if I do not install Steam Gaming Mode (variant 1)?
2. Will I lose access to controller interface compatibility and shortcuts in Desktop mode if I go with variant 1 and not Bazzite-Deck?
3. Is there a way to revert to SteamOS if Bazzite-Deck isn't working for me?

Edit: I currently add non-Steam games to Steam and am looking for a Desktop mode alternative for that method, if it exists.

Made the switch a few weeks ago. Had some installation issues which I think was due to usb things. It might have been graphics but graphics were perfectly fine once installed. Thought I had an issue with appimages but it was a thing with chrome. Mucked around with running outside of steam only to find it had a super steam solution. I have to say I am loving it. I have not really had to change anything as its window manager is laid out in a way that makes getting around easy and its easy to install things if I want. Previously I used an out of the box distro because I liked being able to burn a disc or do other common things right after installation without mucking about but im sold on ease of installation being just as good. I love the idea of the core system being an image and for now its looks like this will be my os of choice. If I change it will likely be because I want to get further away from redhat.

Would love to see how @phosh looks as the default shell on @bazzite. The work on stevia and soft keyboards in general looks to be more mature in phosh land.

When I use KDE connect on my android phone, I cannot type uppercase characters. When I shift to uppercase on the phone, I can send the character to the PC, but it will be lowercase there.

Context, I am using Bazzite on AMD with GeForce through a 4k TV, so console style set up.

So I tried using the steam in game keyboard instead but have two further issues there:

1. The in game overlay UI scale is tiny compared to how big picture looks when not playing a game. Pre launch everything is a nice size for a 43" display, but in game all the UI is tiny

2. The in game keyboard won't actually input any text in the game - I'm triggering this via the new steam controller for what it's worth (steam button and x)

Any suggestions?

Posting this here because this was what worked for me. Have heard others have additional issues but hopefully this helps someone.

@bazzite help me, I'm confused. I thought the deck version wasn't out. First picture is from April 29th, second from today. In between it was no update available. "Recurring" bug?

9.1 GB is pretty big for an ISO. I don't think I've ever waited 2 hours to download a distro

What is a good alternative that's easy to use?

:klingon: Bisher an Windows gefesselt: Dieses Linux könnte auch für Gamer den Ausstieg ermöglichen

:onewheelpintxy: Bazzite" macht Gaming unter Linux einfacher denn je – das kostenlose Betriebssystem unterstützt viele verschiedene Plattformen.

https://www.chip.de/news/software/bisher-an-windows-gefesselt-dieses-linux-koennte-auch-fuer-gamer-den-ausstieg-ermoeglichen/_1987ad46-dd6f-4576-b82f-e0d32c74716c.html

@CHIP_online @bazzite

I'm following this guide and trying to print anything, a jpeg, a webpage, results in this format page and then 100's of blank pages.

Why does everything on Linux have to be so hard?!

Hello! I've posted this in a few places but haven't had much luck finding an answer. I purchased the Acasis AC-VS2583 to use with Bazzite based on this OBS forum post. After some back and forth with Acasis support, I did find that the Kylin driver provided in their driver package did work to an extent, in that upon installation the capture card does appear and work in OBS for the remainder of that session, but will stop working if the computer is shut down or rebooted. I checked the status of the service using sudo systemctl status hwsuhdx1.service and got the following output:

× hwsuhdx1.service - Load HwsUHDX1Capture kernel module
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/hwsuhdx1.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2026-04-17 10:17:23 EDT; 1min 1s ago
Invocation: c37145d79144432688955cdd7031c593
Process: 1460 ExecStart=/bin/sh /usr/local/sbin/hws-load.sh (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 1460 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Mem peak: 4.6M
CPU: 67ms

Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1460]: hws-load: insmod /opt/HWS/ko/6.17.7-ba29.fc43.x86_64/HwsUHDX1Capture.ko
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1520]: insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /opt/HWS/ko/6.17.7-ba29.fc43.x86_64/HwsUHDX1Capture.ko: Permission denied
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1460]: hws-load: insmod failed; last Unknown symbol lines:
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1523]: egrep: warning: egrep is obsolescent; using grep -E
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1460]: hws-load: ERROR: failed to load module from:
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1460]: hws-load: /lib/modules/6.17.7-ba29.fc43.x86_64/updates/dkms/HwsUHDX1Capture.ko
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite sh[1460]: hws-load: /opt/HWS/ko/6.17.7-ba29.fc43.x86_64/HwsUHDX1Capture.ko
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite systemd[1]: hwsuhdx1.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite systemd[1]: hwsuhdx1.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 17 10:17:23 bazzite systemd[1]: Failed to start hwsuhdx1.service - Load HwsUHDX1Capture kernel module.

As a workaround, I can cd /opt/HWS/ko/6.17.7-ba29.fc43.x86_64 and run sudo insmod HwsUHDX1Capture.ko and then sudo systemctl start hwsuhdx1.service and get it working for the remainder of that session, but this is obviously not ideal. I did reach out to Acasis about this but they just told me to use AI to solve my problem, which was disappointing. I guess I'm wondering if anyone has gotten something like this working on Bazzite or would know how to properly load in a kernel module so that it runs with correct permissions on startup.

a way to install linux without a usb drive

https://github.com/rltvty2/ulli

very interesting! just double click an exe file and install linux

would be interesting if @bazzite or @linuxmint offered exe programs that does this type of install

I realise that my keyboard has some dodgy keys when I tried to use my administrator password, so I don't actually know for sure what it is 😬

A significant mistake! Luckily there's no real setup issues or anything and I'm happy to reinstall - the only thing on there is my steam downloads which will take ages to download again

Is there a way I can save those files and reinstall bazzite from my original thumb drive installer so that I can fix my mistake this time?

@bazzite Will Bazzite comply to age verification new laws?

Haven't booted my pc for a while, suddenly this showed up today?

Hi guys, As the title pretty much says, what is the correct way to keep your bazzite pc up to date with both software and hardware drivers? Do you just use the "updater" on their "marketplace" platform? Or is there a terminal code I should know of? (For instance, like OpenSUSE has the sudo zypper dup command)