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Bazzite or Fedora for Skyrim modding (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 days ago by mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I'm going to making the plunge to Linux on my main gaming PC soon and I'm trying to make the final decision between Bazzite or Fedora. I've done enough customization on my Steam Deck that I know Bazzite will handle almost all of my use cases for this system, with one potential loose end.

I'm getting back into Skyrim modding and am planning to pull my portable Mod Organizer 2 install over. I've seen guides on it for Linux, so that's not as much of a concern. But, I'm wondering if it'll be a problem with Bazzite, as it's an immutable distro.

I have 3 drives on the system: 1 for the OS and 2 for storage. The MO2 install is very large between its internal downloads folder and tons of installed texture mods. Because of that, most of the modding will be done off of one of the storage drives. I'll also need some extra software like Microsoft C++ compiler.

Am I going to be fighting Bazzite the entire time with this setup? I'd prefer to run Bazzite if it won't be a hassle, but I'm not opposed to running Fedora if need be

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The "immutable" thing shouldn't be a problem I'd think. Games installed through e.g. steam aren't affected by that — it just does its own thing creating a wine prefix for the game somewhere in your home directory. You should be free to do whatever you like in there.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Games installed through e.g. steam aren't affected by that

I'm not worried about Skyrim not working, I'm worried about Mod Organizer 2 not working

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago

MO2, in this situation, is just another Steam "game". You just add MO2 as a non-Steam game to your Steam library. Set your favourite Proton flavour as the compatibility tool for it, and then figure out how to configure the Proton prefix to make everything work.

Another possibility is to use Jackify to install a modlist for Skyrim. Will be easier, but costs one month's Nexus Mods Premium subscription. Jackify also supports flatpak versions of Steam.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah by "do whatever you like" I mean install MO2, edit the registry, run dyndolod, mess around with system dlls, whatever. One thing I've just learned about that might be useful: https://github.com/SulfurNitride/NaK

[–] amlor@piefed.social 12 points 4 days ago

No, it will not be a problem. I have modded gog skyrim version and all it needs is wine/proton.

[–] ClipperDefiance@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

I found a guide on setting up Bazzite for modded Skyrim. I don't know how accurate or up to date it is because I don't have Skyrim, but it's probably a good place to start.

Another option is Nobara. It's Fedora-based and gaming focused, while not being immutable. Additionally it's developed by Glorious Eggroll himself.