Bazzite
A gaming-focused, image-based system that's hard to break.
Best for: Gamers who want a console-like, low-maintenance experience.
- Base
- Fedora Atomic
- Package manager
- rpm-ostree, Flatpak, Homebrew (plus ujust helper commands)
- Release model
- image-based
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Desktops
- KDE Plasma, GNOME
Pros
- Gaming tools preinstalled (Steam, Lutris and others)
- Read-only system with atomic updates and easy rollbacks
- Separate images with Nvidia drivers included
Worth knowing
- Software is installed differently from traditional distros (Flatpak, Homebrew, layering)
- Less flexible for deep system changes
Try Bazzite before you install it
Download the official image from bazzite.gg, write it to a USB stick with a tool such as balenaEtcher or Ventoy, restart, and pick the USB stick from your boot menu. Choose the “try” option and nothing on your computer changes.
Last verified October 28, 2026 (high confidence). Confirmed against Bazzite docs and repo: Fedora Atomic base, KDE and GNOME images, Steam Gaming Mode variants for handhelds and HTPCs.