The Bazzite gaming-focused Linux distribution has released unstable build 43.20260402.2, bringing a significant kernel update to version 6.19.10 alongside refreshed graphics drivers and desktop environments. This rolling release represents the latest snapshot of the Arch-based operating system designed for gaming handhelds and desktop PCs.
The update includes Mesa 26.0.3 for open-source graphics drivers, Nvidia Open 595.58.03 for newer GPUs, and Nvidia LTS 580.142 for long-term support hardware. Desktop users receive KDE Plasma 6.6.3 and GNOME 49.6, while gaming-specific components see updates to Gamescope 137, OpenGamepadUI 0.45.0, and InputPlumber 0.75.2. The firmware package has been updated to the 2026-03-09 release.
Current Bazzite users can rebase to this unstable branch using the bazzite-rollback-helper tool with the command "bazzite-rollback-helper rebase unstable" for the latest build or specify the exact version number for this specific release. As an unstable build, this version is intended for testing and may contain bugs not present in stable releases.
