Bazzite Linux, a popular choice for people wanting to put Linux on their handhelds or living room PC, is getting two new editions designed to help developers.
Writing on their official forum, the two new editions will be Bazzite DX and Bazzite GDX. As developer NiHaiden said in the announcement:
Building upon the incredible work by the amyOS developers, we are officially announcing the creation of Bazzite DX and Bazzite GDX (Game Developer Experience).
Bazzite DX will be developer focused edition which will include general developer goodies, just like Bluefin DX or Aurora DX. This will be a general developer image, so it will be scoped to match our existing developer modes.
Bazzite GDX is the one we’re excited about the most. This will be a game-developer focused edition of Bazzite filled with awesome tools (like Godot) and whatever goodies the community builds with us. It’s purpose is to be a kickass game developer workstation.
They're now available in a prototype Alpha testing stage for any developer or user wanting to help test and give feedback on how to make it a success.
An interesting idea, and given the rise in popularity of Bazzite, it might make sense. Giving developers a similar stable platform to develop, test and play their games across a range of supported hardware. Even though Valve have SteamOS, they haven't put it out to the public yet, so Bazzite has really been picking up a lot of slack here. It will be interesting to see what they will bring to the table.
See more in the forum post.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Sonic Adventure mods (SADX and SA2) setup scriptin the features list of amyOS.
Having setup scripts for various modding tools combined with the overall stability for Bazzite would be a nice addition and simplify another pain point of Linux gaming.
I doubt Valve would bundle this stuff with SteamOS but at least community solutions can fill in the gaps.
Last edited by juxuanu on 13 Mar 2025 at 1:15 pm UTC
strangeralps 16 hours ago
Is there any edition of this that aims to be general purpose (or general programming purpose)? I'd guess this market niche is covered by immutable Fedora spins, but they have their painpoints and I'd love to try other options.
Bluefin works nicely on my two-in-one Chromebook for general computing. Bazzite on my desktop PC, while gaming oriented, works beautifully as an all-purpose spin.
These projects have become a revelatory solution for my computing needs and I'm grateful to the maintainers for their work.
CyborgZeta 11 hours ago
Is there any edition of this that aims to be general purpose (or general programming purpose)? I'd guess this market niche is covered by immutable Fedora spins, but they have their painpoints and I'd love to try other options.Yeah, that's what Bluefin (GNOME) and Aurora (KDE) are for. I have Aurora installed on my ThinkPads.
That said, Bazzite is perfectly usable as a daily driver. I installed the Desktop Edition on my PC to replace Kubuntu, and it does everything I need. I get a better gaming experience OOTB, while still being usable for daily tasks.
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