Bazzite, the Linux gaming distribution built on Fedora, released unstable build 43.20260317.1 with several significant updates. The most notable change is the switch to nvidia-open as the default graphics driver for Nvidia users, moving away from the proprietary driver stack. This aligns with Nvidia's ongoing efforts to improve their open-source GPU kernel modules, which now offer feature parity with the closed-source drivers on newer hardware.
The update brings Linux kernel 6.19.8-200.ogc, up from 6.19.6-200.nobara in the previous build. Graphics stack updates include Mesa 26.0.2-3 for AMD and Intel users, while Gamescope reaches build 136.b6a368af-1. Desktop environment versions remain at GNOME 49.5-1 and KDE Plasma 6.6.2-1. The Nvidia proprietary driver version stays at 595.45.04 with a minor build increment to -3, while the LTS driver sits at 580.142-1.
The changelog shows Bazzite is pulling more packages from the Terra repository, suggesting tighter integration with that Fedora-based package ecosystem. Users on the unstable channel can rebase to this version using the included bazzite-rollback-helper utility, either by specifying the unstable branch or the exact build number 43.20260317.1.
