Mesa 25.1.6 and Mesa 25.2.0 RC1 are now available for Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Dawe - 17 Jul 2025 at 10:46 am UTC

Last updated: 17 Jul 2025 at 10:47 am UTC

Mesa 25.1.6 is the latest bug-fix release for the open source Linux graphics drivers, plus the first Release Candidate for the next feature-release.

The main changelog for Mesa 25.1.6 includes:

v3dv: regression in vkAllocateMemory importing gbm bo.

Vulkan WSI (and zink) use threads on X11 even when the X connection isn’t thread-safe.

sddm-greeter-qt segfault when using nvk+zink.

[regression][bisected] [FirePro W4100]: crashing/rebooting.

Descriptor set layout with binding flags fails due to indices not matching bindings.

piglit bindless texture tests crash.

[radeonsi] Artifacts in Team Fortress 2 (bisected).

eglgears_wayland segfault on zink+nvk with PRIME.

vn_renderer_virtgpu.c:13:10: fatal error: ‘xf86drm.h’ file not found.

brw: mad instruction printing broken on Gfx11.

radv: RGB9E5 rendering does not ignore alpha write mask.

Confidential issue #13431.

For Mesa 25.2.0 this will come with new hardware enabling, performance improvements and new features. All the new stuff will be covered here on GamingOnLinux when it's fully ready. As for when to expect the full release, the current release schedule for Mesa is below:

Branch	Expected date	Release	Notes
25.1	2025-07-30	25.1.7
	2025-08-13	25.1.8
	2025-08-27	25.1.9	Last planned 25.1.x release.
25.2	2025-07-23	25.2.0-rc2
	2025-07-30	25.2.0-rc3
	2025-08-06	25.2.0-rc4	or 25.2.0 final

Check out my guide on How to install, update and see what graphics driver you have on Linux and SteamOS.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Drivers, Mesa, Misc, Open Source

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1 comment

sonic2kk 40 minutes ago

Always nice to see stable fixes, but it's also good to note that Mesa-git is usually available and good to run. There were PPAs for Ubuntu and friends back in the day, I believe it's also available on Fedora in some capacity though I forgot the term for packages there (it can be used on Nobara a bit more easily iirc or maybe even by default). I use it from Chaotic AUR on Arch on my PC and laptop.

Being bleeding edge has its risks, but a nice option to call out for those (like me) who prefer the trade-off of stability for the latest and greatest. I haven't had any issues using Mesa-git on my Arch system personally.

Last edited by sonic2kk on 17 Jul 2025 at 4:23 pm UTC

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