Welcome to week twenty-seven of Linuxiac’s 2025 Weekly Roundup—your go-to source for all things Linux & Open Source. Here’s a look at the biggest Linux and FOSS highlights from the past week (Jun 30 – Jul 6).
Linux Distributions
There hasn’t been much activity in terms of new Linux releases lately—the only standout being Rhino, a rolling-release distribution based on Ubuntu.
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.
- Bash Shell 5.3 Released with New Command Substitution
- Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer RC2 Now Available
- 7-Zip v25 File Archiver Released with Performance Gains
- KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Desktop Environment Released
- KDE Gear 25.04.3 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
- Geany 2.1 Lightweight IDE Brings Smoother UI, New Filetypes, and Theming Support
- DXVK 2.7 Drops Legacy Driver Support, Brings Performance Boosts
- Nginx Proxy Manager 2.12.4 Released with Certbot Enhancements
- Docker Desktop 4.43 Debuts Powerful Compose Bridge
- Vivaldi Browser 7.5 Lands with Colored Tab Stacks
- Thunderbird 140 ESR Focuses on Enterprise Needs
- Zabbix 7.4 Open-Source Monitoring Tool Released
- Steam’s June Client Update Brings Proton Default on Linux
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 are the highlights.
- Let’s Encrypt Begins Supporting IP Address Certificates
- COSMIC Desktop Lands in Void Linux
- Fedora Holds Off on Dropping i686, Citing Community Needs
- Ubuntu 24.10 Nears Its End of Life
- Copyleft-Next License Relaunches With New Backing and Renewed Mission
- Latest Tumbleweed Update Marks Myrlyn’s Introduction
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week, I focused entirely on the new AlmaLinux 10 release, putting together two guides: one on installing Docker and another on setting up the Google Chrome browser.
- How to Install Docker on AlmaLinux 10: A Step-by-Step Guide
- How to Install Google Chrome on AlmaLinux 10
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of June 23 – 29, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Oracle Linux 10, Deepin 25, Plasma 6.4.1, OBS Studio 31.0.4, Wine 10.11, PipeWire 1.4.6, Firefox 140, The Curious Case of XLibre Xserver, Torvalds Drops Bcachefs from Linux 6.17, Hyprland Launches Subscription Plan, Early Peek at GIMP 3.2, 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!
