Bazzite + Bluefin? + Question about rebasing

I've recently read about the Bazzite-dx-nvidia package and I am very interested. What happens if I have been using Bazzite for a while a then rebase to the bazzite-dx image? Alternatively is there a way to combine the gaming compatibility and capability of bazzite with the integration for development purposes in bluefin? Thank you
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HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
when you rebase from bazzite to bazzite-dx you just add the dx stuff when you rebase from bazzite to bluefin you cause unexpected issues since KDE and gnome stomp on each others files in your home folder. rebasing from bazzite-gnome to bluefin is fine
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
If I rebase to bazzite-gdx, what happens to my personal files and installed apps?
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
gdx doesnt have anything yet personal files are not touched distroboxes are not touched flatpaks are not touched brew installs are not touched
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
Good to hear Do you know of a distro or a universal blue spin that mixes the gaming aspect from Bazzite and Development setup from bluefin? Preferably KDE. The closest I've found is the Bazzite-dx but I'm not sure if that's it
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
closest would be bazzite dx but all it is atm is bazzite + docker and steam gamemode as a selectable login session and nested gamemode for development and testing
CaramelCorn
CaramelCorn•4w ago
it also has vs code built in to the host, which might matter for some people that don't want it in a container
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
I was almost tempted to switch to aurora-dx and activate developer mode. Would that be better than bazzite-dx?
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
bazzite-dx is still pretty barebones in comparison to aurora-dx
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
So what about doing the other way around? If I rebase to (or fresh install) aurora-dx, what shall I do to make it more gaming oriented? Like bazzite is. I don't think installing steam, lutris, and heroic game launcher are the end of the story
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
Check the containerfile on GitHub would be the short answer 🙂
Xen4n
Xen4n•4w ago
I game on Fedora through flatpak Steam, Bottles and HeroicLauncher. Works good. Think, that on Aurora it will work the same.
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
cant do VR in steam flatpak or use gamemode, other than that i dont remember what other limitations it has
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
On the main page it says there are extra drivers for hardware compatibility. I guess that's why my wifi adapter started working with bazzite.
HikariKnight
HikariKnight•4w ago
dx has nothing extra driver wise than normal bazzite
Arenin
AreninOP•4w ago
Okok
Uhinf
Uhinf•6d ago
Sorry to bump this but I figured that it would fit here. Is it possible to rebase from bluefin to bazzite too? Since this works i d assume i can rebase to bazzite-gnome?
asen23
asen23•6d ago
yes make sure to rebase to gnome image
Uhinf
Uhinf•6d ago
Great, thanks! Also since i couldnt find anything about it. Does some kind of info exist that explains the differences between bluefin and bazzite as an example? Like bazzite having some optimization for games or something. From what i ve seen bluefin is more of a workstation thing and bazzite for gaming but other than that i havent really found anything
asen23
asen23•6d ago
i dont think a comprehensive comparison exist, but yeah the idea is bazzite is more gaming oriented while bluefin is catered toward general user
Uhinf
Uhinf•6d ago
That would be this one correct? rpm-ostree rebase ostree-unverified-registry:ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-gnome:stable
asen23
asen23•6d ago
yes but dont use unverified registry rpm-ostree rebase ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-gnome:stable
Uhinf
Uhinf•6d ago
Oh i just copied that from the github Where is the difference?
asen23
asen23•6d ago
one is signed and have verification, basically like http vs https
Uhinf
Uhinf•6d ago
Ah got it! Thanks again :D

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