Bazzite, the Fedora-based gaming-focused Linux distribution, has released unstable build 43.20260401.1 with updated core components including Linux kernel 6.19.10, Mesa 26.0.3 graphics drivers, and KDE Plasma 6.6.3. The update also brings Gnome 49.6, Nvidia's open-source driver version 595.58.03, and the long-term support Nvidia driver at version 580.142.
On the gaming front, this build includes Gamescope 137.7c5ebe99 for the compositor layer and OpenGamepadUI 0.45.0 for controller interface management. InputPlumber has been updated to version 0.75.2, while PowerStation reaches 0.8.1 for power management features. The distribution continues using firmware dated 2026-03-09.
Notable additions include a new ujust command to toggle REISUB (the Linux kernel's magic SysRq key sequence for emergency reboots), improved documentation for building custom Bazzite images, and better error handling in the live ISO installer. Users on the unstable branch can rebase to this version using the included bazzite-rollback-helper tool.
