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Introduction

Quick start

Your first 10 minutes with SkillFishOS — from first boot to first game.

You’ve installed SkillFishOS (see Installation) and you’re at first boot. This page is a quick checklist to get going right away: everything else is already configured and working.

In one line

Power on → you’re already at the tuned desktop → connect a controller → add your games → play. No terminal, no setup.

1. First boot (it’s all ready)

On first boot you get a KDE Plasma 6 desktop with a steampunk theme, an optimized kernel, the SMU governor, the Stock profile, the gaming stack and snapshots already active. Top-right, the HUD shows CPU, GPU, temperatures, RAM, fan and connected Bluetooth devices in real time.

You don’t need to install drivers, set frequencies or enable anything: the system boots “at maximum compatibility”.

2. Connect to the network

Ethernet is managed by NetworkManager and ready to go. For Wi-Fi/Bluetooth use the network icon in the panel. A connection is needed for Steam, updates and the local AI.

3. Connect a controller

ControllerHow
DualShock 4Bluetooth: hold Share + PS until it flashes, then pair from the Bluetooth icon. It has the gyro.
Generic controllerOver USB with a data cable (not charge-only): seen as an Xbox 360 pad.

Details and troubleshooting → Gaming and Troubleshooting.

4. Add your games

  • Steam is already installed and integrated with gamescope/MangoHud. Sign in and install your games: Windows titles run via Proton.
  • Epic / GOG → Heroic.
  • Emulation → launch EmuDeck, pick your emulators, then play from the ES-DE frontend. ROMs, BIOS and keys are added by you (see the legal note in Gaming).

5. (Optional) Push the hardware

SkillFishOS boots in the Stock profile to be safe on any board. When you want more performance open the Tuner and move up a profile:

Stock → Performance → Turbo → Crazy

The Tuner tests each profile on your own BC-250 and automatically rolls back if the card can’t handle it. It’s the safe way to find your chip’s limit (see GPU & overclock).

6. (Optional) Turn on local AI

When you need an offline AI assistant, open the AI panel and start the Ollama + OpenWebUI stack. Remember: AI and heavy games should not be used together (same GPU and memory). With the stack off, the GPU goes back fully to gaming.

Things to know right away

  • Do not re-enable suspend: on the BC-250 it’s broken and the board won’t wake up (see Desktop).
  • Use a DisplayPort monitor or a passive adapter; active DP→HDMI adapters break audio.
  • You have a safety net: a Btrfs snapshot is taken before and after every update; if things go wrong, roll back from the GRUB menu → SkillFishOS snapshots (see Storage & snapshots).

What next?