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Bazzite 44.20260511 Ships Custom Kernel and Steam Controller Wake Fixes

Bazzite's latest stable image swaps in a custom ogc2.1 kernel, fixes Steam Controller wake from sleep, and updates Mesa, Gamescope, and Nvidia drivers across all images.

Linux 7.1-rc2 Fixes Two-Year-Old Steam Deck OLED Audio Bug

Linux 7.1-rc2 finally fixes a two-year-old audio bug on the Steam Deck OLED and brings AMD GPU fixes, NTFS improvements, and AI-driven sched_ext patches.

Steam Deck OLED Finally Gets Audio Fix in Mainline Linux Kernel After Two Years

A DMI quirk finally restores audio on the Steam Deck OLED in mainline Linux, fixing a regression that has persisted since the 6.8 kernel cycle.

Steam on Linux Holds at 4.52 Percent After Record March Surge

Linux gaming on Steam settled at 4.52 percent in April 2026 after March's record 5.33 percent peak, with SteamOS Holo accounting for roughly 23 percent of Linux gamers.

Proton 11.0 Beta Arrives With Wine 11.0 Rebase and a Wave of Newly Playable Games

Proton 11.0 Beta 1 rebases on Wine 11.0 with updated DXVK and VKD3D, making Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and several classic Capcom titles playable on Linux for the first time.

Bazzite 43.20260415 Ships Mesa 26.0.4, KDE 6.6.4, and a Revamped Setup Portal

Bazzite's latest stable image delivers Mesa 26.0.4, KDE 6.6.4, a revamped setup portal with one-click troubleshooting, and a Steam Deck keyboard fix.

Bazzite Gaming Linux Distro Updates to Linux Kernel 6.17.7, KDE Plasma 6.6.3

Bazzite gaming Linux distribution updates to kernel 6.17.7 with Mesa 26.0.3, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, and Nvidia 595 drivers alongside live ISO mount fixes.

Steam on Linux Surpasses 5% Market Share for the First Time

Steam on Linux hit an all-time high of 5.33% in the March 2026 Steam Survey, crossing 5% for the first time and more than doubling its macOS counterpart, with roughly a quarter of Linux players on SteamOS.

Bazzite Linux Gaming Distribution Updates to Kernel 6.19.8, Mesa 26.0.3

Gaming-optimized Linux distribution Bazzite pushes unstable build with kernel 6.19.8, Mesa 26.0.3 graphics drivers, and updated Gamescope session components.

Bazzite Gaming Linux Adds InputPlumber Input Management System

Bazzite gaming Linux distribution adds InputPlumber unified input management system alongside kernel 6.17.7 and Mesa 26.0.2 graphics drivers.

Mesa Developers Consider Per-Game Optimization Profiles for Linux Graphics Drivers

Valve-backed Mesa developers are exploring per-game optimization profiles and shader tuning for Linux graphics drivers, a technique long used on Windows to boost gaming performance.

Steam Survey Shows Linux Gaming Share Drops to 2.23% in February

Linux gaming on Steam dropped to 2.23% in February after hitting 3.58% in December, likely due to a reporting anomaly tied to Chinese language user data.

Linux 7.0 Gets EFI Fix for Steam Deck's Rotated Display

A new kernel quirk fixes corrupted console rendering on Steam Deck by detecting when GRUB's rotated display mode confuses frame-buffer drivers.

AYANEO NEXT 2 Brings AMD's Strix Halo APU and 9-Inch OLED to Handheld Gaming

AYANEO's NEXT 2 crams AMD's most powerful mobile APU and a 116Wh battery into a 9-inch OLED handheld, starting at $2,300.

MANGMI Pocket Max Launches With 7-Inch 144Hz OLED and Snapdragon 865 at $200

MANGMI's new Pocket Max brings a 7-inch 144Hz OLED and Snapdragon 865 to the retro handheld market, starting at $200 during early bird pricing.

Linux 6.19 Finally Brings Temperature Monitoring to Apple Silicon and Steam Deck

Linux 6.19 adds native hardware monitoring for Apple Silicon Macs and Steam Deck, plus expanded ASUS motherboard support.

Steam on Linux Hits 3.2% Market Share as Platform Continues Upward Trend

Linux gaming reaches 3.2% on Steam, up from 2% just a year ago, as Steam Deck and Proton drive adoption ahead of new Valve hardware.

Review: Steam Deck OLED Outshines Legion Go and ROG Ally X in Handheld Battle