Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 24 (Jun 9 – 15, 2025)

Welcome to week twenty-four 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 (Jun 9 – 15).

Linux Distributions

We cover two updates in the field of Linux distributions, RHEL’s replacement, Rocky, and the security-focused Kali:

• Rocky Linux 10 Released, This Is What’s New
• Kali 2025.2 Introduces 13 New Tools, Revamped MITRE-Based Menu

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.

• KDE Frameworks 6.15 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
• Archinstall 3.0.8: Breaking Changes, Bug Fixes, and New Features
• PeaZip 10.5 File Archiver Released with Faster Performance and New Features
• Void Linux Releases XBPS Package Manager v0.60
• Rspamd 3.12: Faster, Smarter, and More Secure Spam Filtering
• Wine 10.10 Fixes Issues in Steam, F.E.A.R, and Stalker
• GNU Nano 8.5 Command-Line Text Editor Released
• Gitea 1.24: New APIs, Smarter Markdown, and Better Admin Tools
• Audacity 3.7.4 Patches Critical Crashes and Rendering Issues
• DXVK 2.6.2 Brings Targeted Fixes for VR, Intel GPUs, and Game-Specific Bugs
• Kdenlive 25.04.2 Video Editor Brings Subtle Workflow Enhancements
• MariaDB 11.8 LTS Lands with Vector Search and Extended Timestamp Support
• Docker Desktop 4.42 Ships with Native IPv6, MCP Toolkit Integration
• Sway 1.11 Wayland Tiling Window Manager Released

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.

• End of Windows 10: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
• Nitrux Linux Drops NX Desktop and Plasma, Embraces Hyprland
• GNOME 49 Will Require Deeper systemd Integration
• Apple Launches a Swift-Powered Docker Alternative for macOS
• Ubuntu Joins the Movement: X11 Officially Being Phased Out

Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of June 2 – 8, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Rocky Linux 9.6, Oracle Linux 9.6, VirtualBox 7.1.10, KDE Gear 25.04.2, Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4, Ubuntu Touch OTA-9, KDE Encourages Windows 10 Users to Switch to Linux, XLibre Xserver, 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!