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bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

That’s the first description on the website. It says it’s a cloud native Linux image that comes pre-installed with all the apps for gaming, e.g. Steam, Lutris, etc. I was asking a question as to why it’s better than SteamOS, as when I see cloud native I just assume it’s something designed for and around streaming. I may be misunderstanding its purpose, but that’s the impression I get from the site.

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Kbobabob@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The main advantages of Bazzite versus SteamOS is receiving system packages in updates at a much faster rate, choice of an alternative desktop environment, Waydroid support, layering system-level packages at your own risk without messing with the filesystem, and printing support.

From their FAQ page docs.bazzite.gg/General/FAQ/

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- pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Pretty much all linux distros have printing support
  
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  - Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Except SteamOS, as I discovered when I needed it badly.
    
    Still, I’m sticking to SteamOS on the deck and Bazzite for the desktop.
    
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cmhe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yeah, it seems to be a misunderstanding. They are using cloud tools to generate and update the base operating system.

“Better” is always relative. Personally I generally prefer not to use software that comes bundled with the hardware, that way I avoid any vendor lock in. The hardware vendor should not be in a position of deciding what I should or shouldn’t be able to do with their hardware, and software should be open to the customer, so that it does exactly what they want, not more or less.

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