I’m looking to move to Linux, but I’ve seen there is a gaming bug related to the kernel. The issue is reportedly fixed in 6.9, but I can’t find the version used in the current release on GitHub.

I’m currently looking at Bazzite, but knowing how to locate the kernel version (prior to download) would be helpful for any distro.

  • Xqk@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    3 months ago

    Thanks for the link directly to the kernel.

    Do you know how to see what kernel is included in the release of a given distro? In other words, when I click download on the Bazzite website (or via GitHub), is it possible to know what kernel version I’m getting?

    • jrgd@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Bazzite pulls its kernel (fsync) from https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/sentry/kernel-fsync/packages/. In this case, it is based on kernel 6.8.1.

      For rpm-based immutable images, you can always check the project’s Containerfile for what package is being pulled for the kernel. On most normal distros, you can also boot into the live image, pull the package cache and check the latest package version for the kernel.

      EDIT:

      An example for fedora in this instance of ‘traditional distro’ would be to dnf makecache && dnf info kernel.