Bazzite 45 has launched shortly after Fedora 45, rebasing on the new version with GNOME 51.1 and KDE Plasma 6.8.2. The release brings updated OGC Linux kernels—7.2.15 for AMD and Intel, and 6.18.60 for NVIDIA—alongside expanded hardware support for devices like the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20. Peripheral support has also grown, including the Logitech TrueForce racing wheel.
Mesa has been updated to 26.2.6, InputPlumber refreshed, and CoolerController moved to an official Docker container. XWaylandVideoBridge was removed for stability and KDE bug reduction. Other changes are minor back-end updates, except for one notable addition: Bazzite is now accepted by Epic Games as a signing key provider, and a Linux EAC V2 readiness checker has been integrated.
This tool automatically fetches the latest EAC V2 requirements and compares them against the system’s kernel and BIOS configurations—including kernel/module signing, Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, measured boot, IOMMU, kernel lockdown, kexec, and BPF LSM—alerting users to any incompatibilities. Behind the scenes, an updated extest library ensures proper Steam Input support in the new Steam 64-bit client, and Chunkah implementation has reduced build times and improved reliability, cutting image updates to as little as 100 MB. Looking ahead, the team plans to test Linux kernel 7.3.1 and implement HDMI 2.1 and VRR support, which will soon appear in the unstable Bazzite channel for early adopters.
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