Why do these Steam Deck competitors never have trackpads? How do you expect me to navigate a desktop, and Windows at that, without at least one trackpad?

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I've been using Bazzite Desktop Edition for about a month and have had zero issues. ISO is kind of big, but I didn't have any issues flashing and installing. Setup was very easy, so it didn't take me long at all to get going again after having replaced my Kubuntu install. It helps that picking up where I left off with my programs is as easy as copy pasting my Flatpak files into the .var folder. If I had a non-Deck handheld PC, or wanted to setup a tiny PC to hook up to my TV for emulation, I would put Bazzite with Gaming Mode on it.

I use Aurora on my laptops since I don't use Steam on those. Like Bazzite-KDE, it's a modified Kinoite. Also like Bazzite, it's very easy to set up and get going.

I really like what the guys over at Universal Blue are doing. I was very hesitant about changing to another distro from Kubuntu, as I've used it for several years and my system was very stable. However, Canonical's further push into Snaps (they made CUPS a Snap in 24.10!), I had to leave Kubuntu behind. Discovering Bazzite and Aurora was quite timely, and I'm very pleased that they've been working so well. Bazzite (and Aurora) have been so stable and zero maintenance that it's boring; which is what I want.

Also, being Fedora-based means I get newer drivers and stuff than Ubuntu, but without being bleeding edge like Arch. After my experience running EndeavourOS for just about a year, I've sworn off using Arch or anything Arch-based. SteamOS on my Deck is the sole exception.

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I already donate to KDE monthly. I am glad to donate to KDE, as I am big fan of their software.

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I already left a report on Sonic x Shadow on ProtonDB. Only issue I've run into with the game is that it crashes every time I select 'Options' from the menu in Shadow Generations. I believe this is an issue specifically with my Intel Arc A770, as I do not have the same problem on my Steam Deck.

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I switched to Bazzite as my daily driver on my desktop. I've been quite satisfied with it.

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Should've been done years ago. I, for one, do not want an ARM takeover. Locked bootloaders, and unable to easily install whatever Linux distro I want. No thank you.

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I think it's the right call. Don't be like a lot of the retro handheld makers, or Ayaneo, who seem to release new models all the time.

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Now Bruce can enjoy his Vegemite sandwich and Tim-Tams in the Outback while still being able to play his favorite PC games.

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I had to leave Kubuntu behind, sadly, but if I was still using it then I'd have no problem upgrading to 24.10 from 24.04. I ran several interim releases of Kubuntu prior to 24.04, and had no issues.

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I migrated to Bazzite and Aurora last week from Kubuntu, and both are at Fedora 40 right now; which uses Plasma 6.1. I wasn't sure what to expect, but Plasma 6.1 has been pretty stable so far. Even on Plasma 5.27, I would still occasionally get an issue where Wayland would crash and take my entire desktop with it, requiring a hard reboot. Haven't encountered that yet on Plasma 6.

KDE guys are doing good work.

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