Welcome to week twenty 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 12 – 18).
Linux Distributions
We cover three updates on the Linux distributions front: Debian has rolled out the eleventh update to its “Bookworm” series, the gamer-focused Nobara just released version 42, and Clonezilla—known for disk cloning and imaging—also pushed out a fresh update to its current line.
- Debian 12.11 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates
- Fedora-Based Nobara Linux Goes Rolling
- Clonezilla Live 3.2.2 Released with Kernel 6.12 and Enhanced Ezio Options
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.
- GIMP 3.0.4 Is Out Focused on Fixes
- Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer Reaches First Release Candidate
- Celluloid 0.29 Video Player Fixes Nvidia Flickering and UI Glitches
- Wine 10.8 Improves TIFF Support and Shared Memory Handling
- Archinstall 3.0.5 Rolls Out with Encrypted Credentials
- Grafana 12 Observability Platform Released with Major Upgrades
- Inkscape 1.4.2 Lands with Bug Fixes, Format Enhancements
- IPFire 2.29 Core Update 194 Firewall Rolls Out with Kernel 6.12 LTS
- Traefik Proxy 3.4 Debuts with Distributed Rate-Limiting and Smarter Load Balancing
- Shotcut 25.05 Video Editor Adds Powerful Editing Tools
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.
- Google vs. Nextcloud: File Uploads Broken, Competition in Jeopardy
- Debian Trixie Enters Hard Freeze, Edging Closer to Release
- Microsoft Fixes Windows Update That Broke GRUB in Dual-Boot Systems
- Rust Celebrates 10 Years of Stability
- Ubuntu Maker Canonical Donates to Support Open Source Developers
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week’s guide is for everyone who wants to watch their Docker containers for updates.
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of May 5 – 11, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Raspberry Pi OS, Kitty 0.42, Plasma 6.3.5, KDE Gear 25.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.14, Hyprland 0.49, Calibre 8.4, Fwupd 2.0.9, BleachBit 5.0, Fastfetch 2.42, Ubuntu 25.10 Will Default to Rust-powered sudo-rs, openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop, ‘End of 10’ Campaign, Linux Mint’s Mint-Y Theme Gets a Modern Touch, 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!
