Welcome to week nineteen of Linuxiac’s 2025 Weekly Roundup—your trusted authority for all things Linux & open source. Here’s a summary of all the major Linux and FOSS highlights during the past week (May 5 – 11).
Linux Distributions
We cover two updates on the Linux distributions front: Clonezilla, a free and open-source disk cloning and imaging software, gets updated, and Raspberry Pi OS issues its latest update to the ‘Bookworm’ series.
- Stable Clonezilla Live Update Brings Kernel 6.14 and Btrfs v6.13 Support
- Final Bookworm-Based Raspberry Pi OS Released Ahead of Debian Trixie
Software Updates
Apart from the distro releases, here’s a summary of the latest open-source software updates that earned a spot in our Linux & FOSS news this past week.
- Kitty 0.42 Launches With Quick-Access Terminal
- Raspberry Pi Connect Goes Stable
- Flatpak 1.16.1 Arrives with Parental Control Enhancements
- KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Desktop Environment Released
- KDE Gear 25.04.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out
- KDE Frameworks 6.14 Is Out
- Hyprland 0.49 Introduces Fine-Grained Permissions
- Calibre 8.4 E-book Manager Brings KEPUB Enhancements
- Node.js 24 Drops MSVC, Embraces ClangCL on Windows
- Mesa 25.1 Lands with PanVK Feature Surge, Vulkan 1.4 Enhancements
- Fwupd 2.0.9 Introduces EFI Certificate Insights
- BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades
- PeerTube Mobile App v1 Is Out
- Fastfetch 2.42 System Information Tool Fixes Virtual Disk Bugs
Must-Reads You Can’t Miss
This week, there was some exciting news from the Linux and FOSS ecosystem, so stay tuned and don’t miss out. Here they are.
- Ubuntu 25.10 Will Default to Rust-powered sudo-rs
- openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations
- ‘End of 10’ Campaign Highlights Benefits of Linux Transition
- Debian Endorses “End of 10” Campaign, Calls for Broader Action on Dormant Packages
- Linux Mint’s Mint-Y Theme Gets a Modern Touch
Hardware Updates
System76 has rolled out an update to its Serval WS laptop line—a true powerhouse designed to meet the demands of even the most discerning users.
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of Apr 28 – May 4, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find openSUSE Leap 16 Beta, Tails 6.15, Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Kdenlive 25.04, Docker Desktop Lands on Microsoft Store, KDE Drops Plasma LTS Label, Redis Is Again Open-Source Software, Oregon’s Open Source Lab Appeals for Lifesaving Donations, and more.
Needless to say, keep an eye on Linuxiac—it’s the perfect way to stay updated on all the latest from Linux and Open Source.
Wishing you a fantastic week ahead!
