I’m back just to say that I’ve added a new ujust margine-sunshine command to install Sunshine in the same way you can on Bazzite 🎉

It will be included in the next update

let me know ! 😀

is it possible to install sunshine like im bazzite with ujust setup sunshine?

Not with that exact command, no. ujust setup-sunshine is a Bazzite recipe, and Margine is built on Bluefin DX rather than Bazzite, so it does not ship it.

You can still run Sunshine. Try with the Flatpak: flatpak install flathub dev.lizardbyte.app.Sunshine.

Heads up that, unlike Bazzite’s recipe, the Flatpak does not auto-wire the system bits (uinput/udev for virtual input, capture permissions, the firewall ports), so you may need to set a couple of those up by hand. Alternatively you can layer the native RPM from LizardByte with rpm-ostree.

Maybe, in the future, I can set up a sunshine layer for margine with a dedicated ujust command…

you’re absolutely right, but I simply can’t find it on steam 😅

bluefin

is it possible to rebase from bazzite to margine?

A direct rebase from Bazzite GNOME to Margine should technically be possible, since both use the Fedora Atomic/bootc model, but I haven’t tested that specific path yet, so I can’t currently call it officially supported.

The safest route would be:

Bazzite GNOME → Bluefin DX stable → Margine

Rebasing between images that use the same desktop environment is generally supported, while switching from Bazzite KDE to Margine’s GNOME desktop is not recommended. Before rebasing, I would also remove any layered RPM packages or overrides that could conflict with the new image. Once you are on Margine, if gaming is important to you, I recommend installing the native gaming layer:

ujust margine-gaming-native

systemctl reboot

This installs the native RPM versions of Steam, Lutris, and RetroArch, which generally provide better Proton/Wine compatibility, anti-cheat support, VR integration, and driver matching than the Flatpak-based gaming layer.

Also, if Secure Boot is enabled, make sure to complete the Margine MOK enrollment after the rebase. The full procedure is documented here: https://margine.the-empty.place/docs/install-iso

Good question. The whole thing is built and managed as a bootc/OCI image on CI, and I documented every step (Containerfile, the kernel build and signing, the curated deltas, the build/test/release flow) in the handbook: https://margine.the-empty.place/handbook

Full source is on GitHub too: https://github.com/daniel-g-carrasco/margine-image

I understand why it might look suspicious. I created this account mainly to share Margine, since I’ve never really used social platforms to talk about my projects before. That’s why the profile is so new and empty. I’m a real person, though. English isn’t my first language, and I sometimes use AI to polish my wording, which probably explains some of the LLM vibes.

Well, you can call it a custom image if you feel “downstream image” isn’t the right term, but Margine is a downstream image in the same way that Bluefin and Bazzite are. Of course, I’m not claiming to have created a new Linux distribution from scratch.