Desktop - Bazzite Desktop Customization¶

Overview¶

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

Quick Reference¶

Command	Description
`ujust restore-bazzite-breeze-gtk-theme`	Restore Bazzite GTK4 theme
`ujust ptyxis-transparency`	Set terminal transparency
`ujust toggle-user-motd`	Toggle terminal MOTD

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"