Bazzite, the Fedora-based Linux distribution optimized for gaming and handheld devices, released unstable build 43.20260325.2 on 2026-03-25 with substantial updates to its gaming infrastructure. The release includes Linux kernel 6.19.8-200.ogc, Mesa 26.0.3-1 for graphics acceleration, and updated firmware dated 20260309-1, bringing the latest hardware support and performance improvements to the gaming-focused distribution.
The update advances several key gaming components, including Gamescope 136.b6a368af-1 for compositor functionality, OpenGamepadUI 0.44.3-1 for controller configuration, and InputPlumber 0.75.2-1 for input device management. PowerStation received a bump to version 0.8.1-1 for power profile management, while the SteamOS-Manager component updated to build 0~20260312.git81e1d50-1. Desktop environment users receive Gnome 49.6-1 and KDE 6.6.3-1, alongside Nvidia driver updates with the open kernel modules at version 595.45.04-4 and long-term support drivers at 580.142-1.
The release includes two notable fixes and additions. A commit ensures the gamescope-session-steam-plus launcher starts correctly, while another change adds Visual Studio Code and VSCodium integration hooks to the Bazaar application manager (version 0.7.12-3). Current Bazzite users can rebase to the unstable channel using the bazzite-rollback-helper tool with the command "rebase unstable" for automatic updates or specify the exact build number for version pinning.
