Save that .iso file somewhere easy, like your Downloads folder. 📥
- Grab a spare USB drive (at least 8GB, but bigger is better). Warning:
- Get Ventoy
- Unzip the download, then run the Ventoy app (
Ventoy2Disk.exeon Windows). - Plug in your USB, select it in the app, and click Install. – Ventoy is now on your USB! 🪄
- In your file manager, you will see two partitions
"Ventoy" - where you will store
.isofiles
"VTOYEFI" - where Ventoy, the utility stores its files)* - Move the installer image
.isofile into the Ventoy partition.
- Plug the USB into the PC you want to install Bazzite on.
- Restart your PC and enter the boot menu / UEFI setup screen (usually by spamming F12, F10, Esc, or Del – check your PC's splash screen or motherboard details).
- Pick your USB drive from the list (it'll say Ventoy).
- Ventoy will show a menu – select your Bazzite
.isoand hit Enter. - Choose "Bazzite Installer" when it asks. You're in! 🎮
- The installer is super user-friendly with a graphical wizard.
- Make it your only OS? Select your main drive and let it format.
- Dual-booting with Windows? Shrink your Windows partition first (in Windows Disk Management), then pick the free space.
- Want extra security? Turn on LUKS encryption – it'll ask for a password on boot. 🔒
- Follow the on-screen steps: pick language, timezone, create a user, etc. It'll handle the rest!
- In terminals, usually it is
Ctrl+Shift+CandCtrl+Shift+Vfor copy-pasting - Once you're on the Bazzite GNOME desktop, open a Terminal (search for it in the menu).
- Paste and run this script to finish setup:
curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MrGrappleMan/Fynelium-LX/refs/heads/main/script/main.fish" | fish
Some errors are expected. Allow inhibiting shortcuts if requested.
Sometimes your user password will be asked. Paste it whenever it is asked.
You may not like some preferences so 🪨 ➛ 🗿 as you like only after the reboot, as doing so during the script runs can result in errors 🤯
What to do with the drive? Keep it as a backup troubleshooting drive! You can move ISOs like UBCD Live, HBCD, or even Tails if ykyk