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End of 10 - Windows ten is ending. Microsoft wants you to buy a new computer. But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again? (endof10.org)

submitted 1 day ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] dave@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

whats bazzite like installed on a desktop system? is there a hotkey that lets you switch between the steamdeck mode and the desktop?

[–] Beryl@lemmy.ml 4 points 22 hours ago

There's a desktop iso available for Bazzite with either Gnome or KDE plasma and both work normally.

[–] usernameunnecessary@lemmy.zip 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Same experience as Steam Deck. It boots to a sort of Big Picture mode, and in the Power Menu you have an option to "switch to desktop". They are separate modes and I believe you get logget out from either in order to switch to the other. It's fast though.

Note that there are a couple of iso download options depending on what experience you want with Bazzite, I chose the one that most closely resembles the Deck's.

Before this I had tried Ubuntu and I had lots of issues out of the box, with VRR, crackling sound and other stuff. Bazzite worked out of the box, and required nrarly zero setup. There are minor issues, but nothing even close to a dealbreaker - for instance the default audio device on boot was always the PS5 controller's speaker, so I disabled it (I'm sure there are better solutions), or Steam always shows there's an update (even though you might be on the latest version).

[–] PolarKraken@programming.dev 2 points 12 hours ago

FWIW I boot Bazzite in desktop mode with two 27" displays and have been very happy. Mixed use, not nearly as much gaming as it's really intended for most of the time, and occasionally patchy experience but (un-)usually great. So many quality of life little doodads.

For instance, the screens brighten and dim effortlessly with my scroll wheel on a widget in the taskbar, just by default. Discovered it by accident lol, what else don't I know?!

It's excellent. Folks should use it.

[–] mitram2@lemm.ee 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I believe bazzite offers that feature if you want it. You either select it during download or installation

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 23 hours ago

No, it works just like Steam Deck.