Im a total child in terms oft Linux distros. Since im sick of Microsoft i decided to switch my gaming completely to Linux (Xbox to Tower with bazzite, switch to steamdeck). Im quite happy that i installed the distro by my self and found the place where i was able to change the keyboard layout. Because i want to play in my livingroom form the couch i got a bluetooth keyboard. The mouse i already have connected perfectly the keyboard didnt. I tried finding a solution online but soon realised that i have to learn to read the Linux lingo.
Can please someone teach me or point me in the right direction were i can learn the basics. Treat me like i know nothing about distros (because i dont) and PC (because i barely do).
This is also to try the Linux community. Show me what you got.
Edit: First of all, im very happy how this turned out. You people are very kind. I did manage to connect everything and got it running. Now i need to find out why dota 2 isnt running smothly.
Bazzite is a fine pick for someone who just wants to game. It is immutable so much lower chance of screwing up the system, and is based on Fedora Silverblue.
As I understand it, Endeavour is explicitly not for new users and instead is recommended as a new step for someone already familiar with a more beginner friendly distro?
There is no such thing man. It just works really. But I am not trying to sell this distro, just saying that an immutable distro for a beginner is much more of a black box than any of the “advanced” distros people are afraid of. sure if you are luck and everything works with the immutable, awesome. if it doesn’t? then you need the “advanced” stuff anyway. and by that I mean read some documentation.
While I’m a happy EndeavourOS user, I don’t think Arch-based distros are for beginners, even if they work perfect, which they are most of the time. The problem is the most part. Because a beginner can’t fix a problem, even a simple one if they have no idea about Linux. It doesn’t have problems often, but even one time is enough for beginners and it’s a deal breaker.
But is this any different than what is happening here with a supposedly beginner friendly gaming distro?
“Having a problem”-wise, probably not. However you most likely won’t see immutable distro won’t boot problem. This is not the case with Arch. To be fair, aside from gaming, I’m getting close to recommend more of the stable side of the distros to beginners, like LMDE or pure Debian.
Don’t know man, my two cents are to go with a distro that has good established documentation. Also if you want to learn you have to break your system. You are probably right, I had a different path ending up with endeavor.
Also, if op managed to get the Bluetooth mouse going there is no reason why his Bluetooth keyboard is not working.
I think Bazzite is a good distro for a beginner wanting specifically something to game on, but going for something common works too. I probably wouldn’t suggested Ubuntu to anyone these days but you can’t deny the long history of forum posts that come up whenever you search your problem.
It’s a nice thought, but his mouse is working and his keyboard is not, that’s why he’s asking.
I keep reading their documentation and wow oh wow! This is from their FAQ:
Is this another fringe Linux distribution?¶ Bazzite is not a Linux distribution in the traditional sense. Yes, it is a Linux operating system that is distributed for the public to use however it is a custom Fedora Atomic Desktop image with a recipe on top of it. Universal Blue images are a proof of concept of using containerized workflows with transactional and in-place operating system updates, and Bazzite exists by being gaming focused with inspiration from SteamOS. Bazzite is a Fedora Atomic Desktop installation, but with the aid of Universal Blue's tooling, adds packages, services, drivers, etc. to the base image of it. Bazzite is using a new "container-native" approach that Fedora has been testing, and we are taking full advantage of it. The team is utilizing the Open Container Initiative (OCI) to build the images, and are adding packages, services, and kernel modules to existing Fedora operating systems. Unlike traditional Linux distributions, most of the maintenance and security updates are done upstream by Fedora and Universal Blue contributors while the primary Bazzite maintainers only have to focus on creating a great experience for an OS geared towards playing video games. Bazzite provides several images that all get the same additions and fixes through updates at the same time unless specified otherwise. There can be a hypothetical scenario where everyone involved with Bazzite could stop maintaining the project at once and it will still continue to receive updates directly from upstream until the scheduled builds are broken. The purpose of Bazzite is to be Fedora Linux, but provide a great gaming experience out of the box while also being an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck and other handheld devices.This screams beginner distro to me!
ok OP what model keyboard do you have? maybe I should have started with this.
my point i was trying to make is: these days if you want to use linux and game, just install a “normal” distro without fear of what you read online. 99% of the stuff about arch based distros (except for maybe arch itself, i don’t have experience with pure arch) is simply fearmongering. stuff just works. Want to connect a mouse? Done. Keyboard? No problem. Same can be said about distros like mint and such. I wouldn’t bother with ubuntu these days.
i keep seeing so many comments about stuff that breaks and doesn’t work in linux but this is just not the case! unless you break it. in windows stuff would work, or not depending on how old the equipment was. there wasn’t much you could do about it. in linux you have options provided you don’t jump feet first into an immutable distro intended mostly for gaming.
my extra point is: ditch bazite and switch to a saner distro!