Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update

Bazzite Linux is easily one of the most popular gaming-focused Linux builds to run on handhelds and gaming PCs, with a major new update launching soon. With Bazzite being based on Fedora, they're gearing up towards the upcoming Fedora 44 release that's due next week. So we can look forward to many improvements there.

For the Bazzite April 2026 update the main highlights in testing include:

• 6.19.10 OGC Kernel
• Mesa 26.0.4
• SBOMs (Which now power our changelogs), Build Attestation, OpenSSF security scanning, and signed ISOs.
• Images reduced by 1GB thanks to moving in-image QEMU and ROCM to Bazzite-DX for users who need them
• A brand‑new rechunker that further shrinks image size, with Red Hat’s Chunkah and ZSTD compression coming soon for even leaner images and updates
• Expanded steering wheel support via additional drivers.
• Built in support for Elgato 4K capture cards
• Access to the latest and greatest ASUS Linux patches for use with ASUSCtl
• New brew installer for Sunshine via ujust. Sunshine is no longer preinstalled in-image.

Even more improvements are coming, as detailed by founder Kyle Gospodnetich as they're trying to bring some more parts of Bazzite in line with work on SteamOS from Valve which includes:

1. An OpenGamepadUI‑based overlay for options not exposed in the Steam UI
2. Accurate changelogs displayed directly in the Steam Update UI
3. A smoother update experience from game mode
4. The latest gamescope with additional fixes from the OGC branch and working streaming on Nvidia hardware.
5. TDP control entirely through the Steam UI and powered by SteamOS-Manager and PowerStation
6. Numerous bug fixes for the Legion GO 2 and other recent handhelds thanks to Input Plumber.

Our plan is for the -deck images to receive all of these enhancements, plus the Fedora 44 base and new kernel, slightly later. This gives us time to test across our large ecosystem of supported handhelds with community feedback. We appreciate your patience and support during this transition, and we’ll announce when these images are ready for broader testing.

Source: Bazzite Forum