is there absolutely anything else i should know before proceeding? like any glitches, what should i

is there absolutely anything else i should know before proceeding? like any glitches, what should i do if i crash or get errors, do updates equire restarts etc...

WWoodsBeatle is there absolutely anything else i should know before proceeding? like any glit...

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:51 AM

do updates equire restarts

OS Updates do, other app updates do not.

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:51 AM

But restarting to install updates is not like Windows, it's just like a regular update. No extra "Update installing..." stuff.

mervius•8/19/24, 3:51 AM

some updates in discover to want restarts to take effect

VValerie > do updates equire restarts OS Updates do, other app updates do not.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:51 AM

thanks Crush and Kyle

Mmervius some updates in discover to want restarts to take effect

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:51 AM

That'll probably be firmware updates.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:52 AM

how can i supprot bazzite and linux overall? such as posting glitches and stuff

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:52 AM

do i copy something in the discord

mervius•8/19/24, 3:52 AM

well for linux in general, there's really only the mailing list iirc

WWoodsBeatle how can i supprot bazzite and linux overall? such as posting glitches and stuff

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:52 AM

Screenshots if you can, if you do need to take a picture of the screen just make sure it's legible.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:53 AM

whats the key shortcut

WWoodsBeatle whats the key shortcut

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:53 AM

It'll probably be printscreen by default but you can change it

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:53 AM

mervius•8/19/24, 3:54 AM

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:54 AM

if i change PC parts, will linux recognize them (RAM, SSDs etc...)

WWoodsBeatle if i change PC parts, will linux recognize them (RAM, SSDs etc...)

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:54 AM

Yup, only thing you kind of need to worry about is GPU, but even switching to or from the Nvidia image is very easy.

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:55 AM

Linux is a LOT more forgiving with hardware changes.

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:55 AM

You could use the same SSD on 5 computers and it'd still be fine.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:55 AM

got it

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:56 AM

going back to the microSD, i heard that is automatically formatted. i just wanna make sure that wont happen

WWoodsBeatle going back to the microSD, i heard that is automatically formatted. i just wanna...

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:56 AM

It shouldn't. You should have to manually do that.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:56 AM

and also, if i put bazzite on another microSD card, would it run better than a flash drive?

WWoodsBeatle and also, if i put bazzite on another microSD card, would it run better than a f...

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:56 AM

Do not put an OS on a MicroSD card, or flash drive.

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

The installer is fine, the actual OS install is a nono.

mervius•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

ehh

mervius•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

I think that'd depend on what OS it is and what it's doing

axum•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

Flash drives and Micro SD cards / regular SD cards suffer from both the data saved on them being unreliable and also often very slow read and write speeds.
So you will be significantly slowing down how fast bazzite can work, as well as risking your data by running it off of either a flash drive or MicroSD card.

Mmervius I think that'd depend on what OS it is and what it's doing

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

Ok, we're talking about Bazzite. Do not install Bazzite on an SD card.

mervius•8/19/24, 3:57 AM

TempleOS is probably fine on a micro sd card

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:58 AM

A USB SSD is fine, I've done that. Not a typical flash drive.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:58 AM

ok i understand. so i should put it on the D drive (SSD). i was worried about data loss, but Kyle assured me that won't happen so long as each OS is on a different drive

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:58 AM

Kyle's cool

WWoodsBeatle ok i understand. so i should put it on the D drive (SSD). i was worried about da...

Valerie•8/19/24, 3:59 AM

What's your drive setup right now?

axum•8/19/24, 3:59 AM

As a general reminder for any operating system, you should be backing up important files somewhere besides your own computer in case of a fire or a something going catastrophically wrong.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 3:59 AM

i have C (4tb) and D (2tb) drives as well as a 1tb microSD

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:00 AM

laptop btw

WWoodsBeatle i have C (4tb) and D (2tb) drives as well as a 1tb microSD

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:01 AM

Putting it on the D Drive would be best. But remember if you don't mess with paritioning the data on that drive will be erased.

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:01 AM

ok so i partition the D drive before installing bazzite or after?

WWoodsBeatle ok so i partition the D drive *before* installing bazzite or after?

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:02 AM

Before, you can shrink the partition. I'm assuming it's formatted for Windows right now?

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:02 AM

yes

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:02 AM

Not with Windows on it, just for use with it?

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:02 AM

yes

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:03 AM

Give me a second, I believe there's a way to shrink NTFS drives from within Windows but I've not used it for a while

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:03 AM

take your time

axum•8/19/24, 4:04 AM

probably easiest is to pre-emptively shrink the partition in windows DiskManager

Aaxum probably easiest is to pre-emptively shrink the partition in windows DiskManager

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:04 AM

Beat me to it, but yeah this lol

Valerie•8/19/24, 4:05 AM

How much data are you using on that drive?

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:05 AM

ok i tried this but ran into an issue. Although i have 300gb of free space on D drive, it says i can only shrink volume to 630mb

axum•8/19/24, 4:05 AM

You'll probably need to defrag it then

WoodsBeatleOP•8/19/24, 4:05 AM

i did

axum•8/19/24, 4:06 AM

what is this windows showing?