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Isn't every distro a custom distro, by definition? Anyways, I get that this is a "risk" to consider, but installing a new distro isn't so bad that it should pr

Isn't every distro a custom distro, by definition? Anyways, I get that this is a "risk" to consider, but installing a new distro isn't so bad that it should prevent one from trying and using a currently extant distro if it works for them.

__aru 10mo ago
I'm not sure I'd define the atomic Fedora variants as "distros" in the traditional sense. This is a bit of an oversimplification, but Bazzite, Bluefin, etc, are basically just Dockerfiles that use Atomic Fedora as the base image. So you are basically getting a pre-built docker container that is "Fedora + various configs added on top", and then you are booting that docker image. Since it's just a container file, anyone could theoretically just fork the Bazzite repo, make some changes to the Dockerfile, then push it to github + let github actions build a custom docker image. So is that custom docker image a distro? Some would say yes, others would say no.
- dlivingston 10mo ago
  Interesting. So Bazzite could be, theoretically, remade as just a NixOS configuration file.
  - gfaster 10mo ago
    Ironically, I'm considering installing Bazzite alongside NixOS because it's proven to be nearly impossible to run SteamVR properly with how Steam is packaged
    - rounce 10mo ago
      From what I’ve seen so far from people I know who run Valve Indexes, Linux SteamVR performance is pretty poor compared with Monado+OpenComposite. Hopefully this situation changes with the release of the Frame, in which case I (and likely others) will be revamping the SteamVR package and NixOS modules as Monado may not fully support it for some time. Tl;dr: Run Monado w/ OpenComposite for the Index, it runs way better.
      - gfaster 9mo ago
        Dropping back here to say that I have been playing around with Monado + OpenComposite + WlxOverlay and while it's been plenty janky, it has actually usable performance when it works. Thanks for the information~
doctorpangloss 10mo ago
haha, is Windows a custom distro? is it going away anytime soon?
EliteGadget 10mo ago
They mean "custom" as "pre-configured to do <X>" where X is gaming. Generally most distributions are not pre-configured outside of a general suite of standard applications.

__aru 10mo ago

I'm not sure I'd define the atomic Fedora variants as "distros" in the traditional sense. This is a bit of an oversimplification, but Bazzite, Bluefin, etc, are basically just Dockerfiles that use Atomic Fedora as the base image. So you are basically getting a pre-built docker container that is "Fedora + various configs added on top", and then you are booting that docker image. Since it's just a container file, anyone could theoretically just fork the Bazzite repo, make some changes to the Dockerfile, then push it to github + let github actions build a custom docker image. So is that custom docker image a distro? Some would say yes, others would say no.

dlivingston 10mo ago
Interesting. So Bazzite could be, theoretically, remade as just a NixOS configuration file.
- gfaster 10mo ago
  Ironically, I'm considering installing Bazzite alongside NixOS because it's proven to be nearly impossible to run SteamVR properly with how Steam is packaged
  - rounce 10mo ago
    From what I’ve seen so far from people I know who run Valve Indexes, Linux SteamVR performance is pretty poor compared with Monado+OpenComposite. Hopefully this situation changes with the release of the Frame, in which case I (and likely others) will be revamping the SteamVR package and NixOS modules as Monado may not fully support it for some time. Tl;dr: Run Monado w/ OpenComposite for the Index, it runs way better.
    - gfaster 9mo ago
      Dropping back here to say that I have been playing around with Monado + OpenComposite + WlxOverlay and while it's been plenty janky, it has actually usable performance when it works. Thanks for the information~

doctorpangloss 10mo ago

haha, is Windows a custom distro? is it going away anytime soon?

EliteGadget 10mo ago

They mean "custom" as "pre-configured to do <X>" where X is gaming. Generally most distributions are not pre-configured outside of a general suite of standard applications.