Bazzite gets a new app store, newly supported devices, improved WiFi and more
The popular Linux gaming image Bazzite has a July 2025 update out with some interesting new features and expanded device support.
For new devices the ASUS ROG Z13 2025 is now fully supported along with the ONEXPLAYER X1 Mini Pro too. There’s also a Linux kernel version bump to 6.15.4, with a few of their own fixes added in for hardware support.
One addition that sounds quite interesting is the new WiFi service IWD (iNet Wireless Daemon) from Intel, which can solve various issues they listed including:
- Periodic WIFI scanning causing latency jumps/freezes while streaming games (e.g., Sunshine).
- Slower WIFI compared to Windows on mesh networks.
- Network dropouts in busy areas or under dense mesh networks.
It’s not enabled by default though.
A big change for Bazzite’s Desktop Mode is the new app store named Bazaar. It has a pure focus on Flatpak, so it’s a good fit for projects like Bazzite. They said it allows them to directly curate recommendations too, it has better performance than other app stores and they’ve tweaked it to remove certain Flatpaks like Steam that would cause problems.
See more in the Bazzite post.
I definitely need to personally get Bazzite installed on something soon. I’ve been planning to build a living room SteamOS box for a while, I just need to push myself to actually do it.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
