This is the old documentation, please view the new documentation.
Important Installation Notes:
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Use a download manager if the direct download fails or is downloading too slow.
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A physical wired keyboard is recommended.
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Create a User Account with a username and a user password if you have a keyboard.
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Make sure to only select the appropriate drives to avoid losing data on others, and it is best practice to safely remove any external drives before proceeding.
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Secure Boot is supported on most hardware, but you must enroll our key.
Choose Your Hardware:
*Indicates that Steam Gaming Mode is intended for this device and ships with the ISO.
Issues Installing Bazzite?
The workarounds detailed in the guide are also useful for downloading a smaller ISO size.
View the Troubleshooting Guide for installation workarounds.
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What are the setting to use in Rufus? I could not get the image to boot, so obviously I created the bootable USB wrong.
I am not actually that familiar with Rufus and currently do not have access to a Windows installation, or have hardware capable of running it in a VM. However I can recommend trying to flash the ISO again with Balena Etcher or Fedora Media Writer. Both have Windows ports.
I installed Bazzite with the root option enabled (didnāt RTFM). Is that going to be a problem?
You should be fine, but if you start noticing major issues I would backup and reinstall. If you setup a user with a password, then it should be fine. Root privileges are not really needed with a system like this.
We wouldnāt offer the option, but post-installation user setup is only available currently in GNOME, so we have to include user setup in the installer and that requires the option of a root account in the Anaconda installer.
I have a couple questions. Iāve installed on my ROG ally and all is well except it doesnāt sleep properly. The fans are still on? Also is there a way to turn off CPU boost?
Thanks!
Iāve installed on my ROG ally and all is well except it doesnāt sleep properly. The fans are still on?
That issue is sporadic and weāre looking into it. These sleep issues may be related to other issues when dual booting Windows on the Ally. Iām not sure if you did that, but thereās also been reports that network issues have occurred on Bazzite if you didnāt shut down properly on Windows on the Ally, and that may be related to your sleep issues.
Also is there a way to turn off CPU boost?
CPU Boost does not work with Bazzite regardless. We use the new AMD scheduler which doesnāt have support for using CPU Boost anyways. You can read more about that here:
My new Onexplayer X1 (Intel Ultra 155h) just arrived today, installed Bazzite (Handheld Deck version) and when Game Mode, Steam looks flipped to left 90Ā°. Any mode to put it on landscape?
Can you open an issue here and be sure to fill out the Hardware section? A picture of the deviceās rotation would also help. Thanks!
Keyboard an Mouse doesnt Work in Setup assistent . Steam Deck
Wired keyboard/mouse? Which Steam Deck model?
Wired Keyboard and Mouse
Steam Deck LCD
Are you sure your USB hub is powered and working correctly with the mouse/keyboard outside of the installer?
Yes, it works outside of the installer. I can still select the USB stick using the keyboard, but then there is no recognition except for the touchscreen.
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Does the tab key work in the installer for navigation at all?
FYI the anchor link at the top of the post regarding rebasing doesnāt work. Should direct here: Bazzite Initial Setup and Installation Guide
TLDR of that is just run the new ujust _install-system-flatpaks
after the rebase to get the distroās opinionated flatpaks installed. Thatās a new feature from the pull request just merged today: feat: add command to support rebasing by noelmiller Ā· Pull Request #989 Ā· ublue-os/bazzite Ā· GitHub
This is a certified Discourse moment. When you open up the document from the āDocsā section, it works: Bazzite Initial Setup and Installation Guide
But when you open it in the thread or āview discussionā then it will load the doc page and you would have to click it again. Itās kind of silly, Iām aware.
I was also in a middle of a editing the installation guide in a draft here, and when I went to reply to you it opened up my installation guide draft. Platform has some quirks to it sometimes.
Thanks for adding that command. I havenāt been catching up with the new ISO stuff.
Thank you for all your help on this. Is this still true on version 3.6? I just installed on my ally x and the CPU boost toggle is there in the overlay (as is the CPU power settings of low/balanced/high) but when I try to change the setting it doesnāt stick (jumps back to balanced and CPU boost enabled. Are these actually disabled and thatās just a mislabeled element in the interface, or how can I turn those off?
Not sure if these settings are still accurate as of the most recent version since this response was from March!