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Bazzite

Bazzite is an immutable Linux distribution based on Fedora and designed with gaming in mind. It can run on desktop computers, the Steam Deck, and other handheld gaming devices.

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SmartOS

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9).

Technical Specs Comparison
BazziteSmartOS
FedoraBaseSolaris
flatpak / flatpak, rpmPackage Managerpkgsrc
systemdInit Systemother
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
44Latest Version
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 29, 2026Release DateJune 11, 2026
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
GNOMEKDE PlasmaNo Desktop
Desktops
GNOMEKDE PlasmaNo Desktop