Hi all,
I’m very much a Linux newbie. I originally read that Nobara was great for gaming (and it is) but I’ve read even better things about Bazzite and want to give it a whirl.
My question is, am I able to download it to a usb and just do a clean install without issues or do I have to do anything beforehand. I originally installed Nobara using btrfs if that makes any difference.
Like I said I’m really new at this, hopefully it’s ok to post this here but if not please let me know where would be more appropriate.
Keep in mind that Bazzite runs an entirely different approach as Nobara, as it is immutable. You won’t be able to use yum/dnf to manage packages and flatpak is the preferred way to add software. To add systemwide new packages/applications you need to use rpm-ostree instead of yum/dnf.
Good to know. I use flatpak in Nobara atm too. My main concern with being totally new to this would be not being able to install Bazzite over Nobara. It’s a steep learning curve for me but I do enjoy things like that.
Another thing to note, it seems that immutable is the future of linux. The Fedora project roadmaps the Atomic desktop taking over the traditional Workstation. OpenSUSE also looks to be moving to it as the default in Leap 16. Being new to the ecosystem might be advantageous because you don’t have the old habits.
Hopefully without adding too much confusion, using rpm-ostree to add systemwide new packages/applications is generally to be avoided, keep your main OS clean and stable (thankfully bazzite has done the heavy lifting here for you already for all the gaming stuff, codecs etc). General apps (office, media etc) are usually installed via flatpak (using kde discover or gnome software).
If / when you want to explore the deeper (CLI / obscure things without flatpaks) Linux world open a terminal and enter
distrobox-create --name fedora-mutable --image fedora:latest --home ~/fedora-mutable distrobox enter fedora-mutableYou can now go ahead and use dnf, install whatever with no risk of breaking your main system. But wait, there’s more, ‘exit’ out of fedora-mutable, type
distrobox-create --name arch --image archlinux:latest --home ~/arch distrobox enter archYou now have all the AUR (Arch User Repository) at your disposal, install practically any Linux program in existence, and use ‘distrobox export’ to put it in your main OS applications list. It’s pretty glorious. Remember to make homes for your distroboxes so they don’t pollute your main home.