Desktop - Bazzite Desktop Customization

Overview

Desktop appearance customization for Bazzite including GTK themes, terminal transparency, and message of the day settings.

Quick Reference

GTK Theme

Restore Bazzite Theme

# Restore default Bazzite Breeze GTK4 theme
ujust restore-bazzite-breeze-gtk-theme

Restores:

• Bazzite Breeze GTK4 colors
• Window decorations
• Widget styling
• Default Bazzite appearance

Use when:

• Theme got corrupted
• Changed themes and want to revert
• Fresh desktop appearance needed

Terminal Transparency

Set Transparency

# Set Ptyxis terminal transparency (0-1)
ujust ptyxis-transparency 0.8   # 80% opaque
ujust ptyxis-transparency 0.5   # 50% opaque
ujust ptyxis-transparency 1.0   # Fully opaque (no transparency)
ujust ptyxis-transparency 0.0   # Fully transparent

Values:

• 1.0 = Fully opaque (solid)
• 0.0 = Fully transparent
• 0.8 = Recommended for readability

Note: Ptyxis is the default terminal on Bazzite GNOME.

Message of the Day

Toggle MOTD

# Toggle user MOTD display on terminal
ujust toggle-user-motd

MOTD (Message of the Day):

• Shows system info on terminal open
• Welcome message
• Tips and notifications

Toggle:

• Enabled → Disabled
• Disabled → Enabled

Common Workflows

Clean Desktop Reset

# Restore default theme
ujust restore-bazzite-breeze-gtk-theme

# Reset terminal transparency
ujust ptyxis-transparency 1.0

Aesthetic Terminal

# Light transparency
ujust ptyxis-transparency 0.85

# Enable MOTD for info
ujust toggle-user-motd

Minimal Setup

# Disable MOTD
ujust toggle-user-motd

# Full opacity
ujust ptyxis-transparency 1.0

Manual Customization

GTK Themes

# List available themes
ls /usr/share/themes/

# Set theme (GNOME)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme "Adwaita"

# Set icon theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme "Adwaita"

Cursor Theme

# List cursors
ls /usr/share/icons/*/cursors

# Set cursor theme
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme "Adwaita"

Font Settings

# Set interface font
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-name "Cantarell 11"

# Set monospace font
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name "Source Code Pro 10"

Troubleshooting

Theme Not Applying

GTK4 apps:

# Restart GTK4 apps or:
# Log out and log back in

Check theme exists:

ls /usr/share/themes/ | grep -i breeze

Transparency Not Working

Check compositor:

# Wayland sessions have transparency support
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

Ptyxis specific:

# Check Ptyxis is running
pgrep ptyxis

MOTD Still Showing

Check config:

# MOTD config location
cat ~/.config/motd-disabled 2>/dev/null

Manual disable:

touch ~/.config/motd-disabled

Desktop Environments

Bazzite GNOME

Default desktop with:

• Ptyxis terminal
• Nautilus file manager
• GNOME extensions

Bazzite KDE

Alternative with:

• Konsole terminal
• Dolphin file manager
• KDE Plasma customization

Note: Some commands may differ on KDE.

Cross-References

• bazzite-ai:shell - Shell customization
• bazzite:gaming - Game Mode appearance
• bazzite:system - System cleanup

When to Use This Skill

Use when the user asks about:

• "GTK theme", "restore theme", "Bazzite theme", "Breeze"
• "terminal transparency", "Ptyxis", "transparent terminal"
• "MOTD", "message of the day", "terminal welcome"
• "desktop appearance", "customize desktop"