Welcome to week twenty-five 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 16 – 22).
Software Updates
Here’s a summary of the latest open-source software updates that earned a spot in our Linux & FOSS news this past week.
- KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New
- XLibre Xserver v25.0 (Beta) Marks Official Debut
- ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Launches with Sleek UI, AI Features, and Markdown Support
- Git 2.50 Lands: Say Goodbye to Recursive Merges Engine
- IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released with Faster Theme Loading
- Darktable 5.2 Raw Photo Editing Tool Released
- Calibre 8.5 E-book Manager Adds New Kobo Features
- Fwupd 2.0.12 Released with Thunderbolt Emulation
- Immich 1.135 Photo and Video Backup Adds iOS Home Screen Widgets
- Notepad Next 0.12 Adds Custom Toolbars, Multi-Shortcuts
- Dozzle 8.13 Real‑Time Docker Log Viewer 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.
- A Historic Photo: Torvalds and Gates Together
- KDE Confirms Ongoing Plasma X11 Support, But the Future Is Clearly Wayland
- KDE Plasma 6.3.5 Set to Debut with Debian 13
- Rocky Linux Still Lacks Major Version Upgrade Support—And That’s a Problem
- Plasma 6.4 on Arch Linux Requires Manual Package Installation
- Arch Linux Shifts to Pure WoW64 Builds for Wine and Wine-Staging
- KiCad Advises Linux Users to Stick with X11 for Professional PCB Design
- Amazon Linux 2023 Secures FIPS 140-3 Certification
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week’s guide is for everyone who wants to seamlessly upgrade their enterprise AlmaLinux 9 instances to the latest 10 release.
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of June 9 – 15, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Rocky Linux 10, Kali 2025.2, KDE Frameworks 6.15, Archinstall 3.0.8, XBPS Package Manager 0.60, Wine 10.10, Gitea 1.24, Sway 1.11, End of Windows 10: Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Nitrux Linux Drops NX Desktop and Plasma, Ubuntu Joins the Movement: X11 Officially Being Phased Out, 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!
