crackajack
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Installed Bazzite recently. The install file size is rather big, imho. I know Lubuntu is supposed to be a lightweight distribution but what the fuck is in the installer for Bazzite, since on first glance it's the same thing. Out of the box all Linux desktops I ever tried looked not really different or better than Win, most definitely more boring than Vista/Aero. Is Steam and Proton 4GB alone? Meanwhile Ubuntu is without that included also rather big... I guess the times were my 1GB stick was enough for Linux are long past... why does everything explode so much in recent years?
They have support for Secure Boot but stupid. Instead of just configuring it correctly, you have to google it yourself, like everything in Linux, once you get no correct boot... just include that activation with that password "universalblue" somewhere automatically instead of installing an OS into an unbootable state without a clear how to proceed error message on screen. duh? That's already a no go for the average user.
Where are the options to not write Windows into the Boot manager? The whole thing was supposed to be on separate drives to not have any interference. I did not plan on seeing GRUB ever, just like I don't want to see whatever the Windows equivalent is on the other drive.
I don't like Ubuntu, and I think gnome in general, so I went with Bazzite's regular desktop environment which is KDE. First thing that annoys me are that the windows look inconsitent. Steam comes with Windowslike window buttons, red X for close like good old Windows XP or current 11, while Firefox comes with those Ubuntu/gnome buttons ie orange small circles. Did anyone ever check this ever? How hard can it be to direct both, and any app, to the same graphics?
Installed only one game and after compiling Vulkanshaders for some time, it runs. Incl ray tracing. Nice. Even though it is a mostly online game with maybe some anticheat stuff running. While I am also on non gaming Nvidia Pro hardware.
Not sure I am digging the Steam grey for everything. I suppose the Bazzite handheld big picture gnome version might even be more grey?
That should be configurable somewhere though.
Lubuntu feels fine for hardware that isn't gaming ready anyway, I guess Xubuntu too, but not sure about being happy with Bazzite (ie Fedora). Unstable Arch and anything bleeding edge sounds terrible from the get go. Might give Mint or Debian a try, was so far anyway just a test install.
They have support for Secure Boot but stupid. Instead of just configuring it correctly, you have to google it yourself, like everything in Linux, once you get no correct boot... just include that activation with that password "universalblue" somewhere automatically instead of installing an OS into an unbootable state without a clear how to proceed error message on screen. duh? That's already a no go for the average user.
Where are the options to not write Windows into the Boot manager? The whole thing was supposed to be on separate drives to not have any interference. I did not plan on seeing GRUB ever, just like I don't want to see whatever the Windows equivalent is on the other drive.
I don't like Ubuntu, and I think gnome in general, so I went with Bazzite's regular desktop environment which is KDE. First thing that annoys me are that the windows look inconsitent. Steam comes with Windowslike window buttons, red X for close like good old Windows XP or current 11, while Firefox comes with those Ubuntu/gnome buttons ie orange small circles. Did anyone ever check this ever? How hard can it be to direct both, and any app, to the same graphics?
Installed only one game and after compiling Vulkanshaders for some time, it runs. Incl ray tracing. Nice. Even though it is a mostly online game with maybe some anticheat stuff running. While I am also on non gaming Nvidia Pro hardware.
Not sure I am digging the Steam grey for everything. I suppose the Bazzite handheld big picture gnome version might even be more grey?
That should be configurable somewhere though.
Lubuntu feels fine for hardware that isn't gaming ready anyway, I guess Xubuntu too, but not sure about being happy with Bazzite (ie Fedora). Unstable Arch and anything bleeding edge sounds terrible from the get go. Might give Mint or Debian a try, was so far anyway just a test install.
