Welcome to week twenty-one 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 19 – 25).
Linux Distributions
We cover four updates on the Linux distributions front: Three years after RHEL 9, version 10 has finally arrived. Alma has refreshed its ninth series, NixOS—popular among developers—has rolled out many updates, and Rhino Linux now includes a KDE desktop option.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)10 Released
- AlmaLinux 9.6 Released, Here’s What’s New
- NixOS 25.05 Lands with Kernel 6.12 and COSMIC DE Support
- Rhino Linux Unveils KDE-Based UBXI Desktop
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.
- Immich 1.133 Photo and Video Backup Solution Drops with Major Changes
- Terminator Linux Terminal App Updated After Prolonged Hiatus
- Sublime Text Code Editor Update 4200 Add Sidebar Flexibility
- PipeWire 1.4.3 Brings Netjack2 Fixes and MIDI Improvements
- Fwupd 2.0.10 Adds Support for Lenovo Legion Touchpad
- Steam’s May Client Update Improves Linux Game Recording
- Niri 25.05 Wayland Compositor Introduces Workspace Overview
- Vivaldi Browser 7.4 Lands with Per-Site Shortcut Control
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.
- A New Era: Microsoft Open Sources WSL
- Mozilla Shuts Down Pocket and Fakespot Services
- Rocky Linux 10 Adds Official RISC-V Support
- Fedora 43 Drops GNOME X11 Support, Goes All-In on Wayland
- Ubuntu 25.10 Brings Loupe and Ptyxis as Default Applications
- Authelia Authentication Server Achieves OpenID Certified Status
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 Debian 12.11, Nobara 42, Clonezilla Live 3.2.2, GIMP 3.0.4, Archinstall 3.0.5, Inkscape 1.4.2, Wine 10.8, Traefik Proxy 3.4, Grafana 12, Shotcut 25.05, Debian Trixie Enters Hard Freeze, Rust Celebrates 10 Years of Stability, Canonical Donates to Support Open Source Developers, 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!
