A fully-featured Bazzite-based gaming and development environment

DistinctionOS embraces the philosophy of abundance. a curated experience built for creators, gamers, and tinkerers who want it all, out of the box.

Rebase your existing system to DistinctionOS:

# Using bootc (recommended)
sudo bootc switch ghcr.io/phantomcortex/distinctionos

# Using rpm-ostree
rpm-ostree rebase ostree-unverified-registry:docker://ghcr.io/phantomcortex/distinctionos:latest

After reboot, run the first-time setup:

ujust distinction-install

• xpadneo - Enhanced Xbox controller support with full Bluetooth functionality

• Cider - Premium Apple Music client (requires license)
• Audacity Freeworld - Full codec support for audio editing
• dcraw - RAW image format support with thumbnail generation
• ImageMagick DDS thumbnailer - Texture file previews

• Docker & Docker Compose
• Flatpak Builder
• FreeRDP (for remote Windows applications)
• Pandoc (universal document converter)

• zoxide - Smart directory navigation (z command)
• dysk - Modern disk usage analyzer
• advcp/advmv - Progress bars for copy/move operations
• Video thumbnail generation
• HEIC image format support

• Kora icon theme (custom build)
• Coordinated GTK styling
• Now shipping with hyprland! (Themeing not included)

DistinctionOS is for those who want:

• A complete, ready-to-use system without manual configuration
• Gaming performance with development tools side-by-side
• Professional applications without hunting through repositories

If you prefer minimalism and building from scratch, this isn't your distribution—and that's perfectly fine.

• Developer Documentation - Build process, architecture, contributing
• AI Assistant Context - Complete project context for AI tools

Special Thanks:

• Fedora Project - The foundation of it all
• Universal Blue - Bazzite, Bluefin, and the image template
• Bazzite - The direct parent of this project
• Community Examples: Amy OS, vst-name's Aurora DX, m2OS, bOS, Homer, VeneOS