Welcome to week twenty-eight 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 (Jul 7 – 13).
Linux Distributions
We cover two updates in the field of Linux distributions: gamers-focused CachyOS and Parrot OS, designed for cybersecurity enthusiasts.
- CachyOS July 2025 Update Brings Shell Choice, Wayland Defaults
- Parrot OS 6.4 Lands with New Tools and Linux Kernel 6.12
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 ISO Image Writer Gets a Makeover
- Krita 5.2.10 Rolls Out with Bug Fixes Ahead of Major Feature Releases
- OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Windows on Arm Support
- Labwc 0.9 Wayland Compositor Released with wlroots 0.19 Support
- Miracle-WM 0.6 Released with Rounded Corners Support
- openSUSE’s Agama 16 Installer Brings Wayland Support
- Wine 10.12 Brings Optional EGL Backend
- KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Desktop Environment Released
- KDE Frameworks 6.16 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
- Calibre 8.6 E-book Manager Brings Faster Database Restores
- Multiple CVEs Patched in Latest Git Update
- Amarok 3.3 Music Player Adopts Qt6/KF6 and GStreamer
- Kdenlive 25.04.3 Wraps Up Series With Key Bug Fixes
- PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Adds Map-Based Location Editor
- Thunderbird 140 “Eclipse” Brings Native Experimental Exchange Support
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.
- Call for Support: Bottles Team Needs Funding to Sustain Development
- Wayback Becomes Part of the FreeDesktop.org Ecosystem
- Red Hat Offers Free RHEL Access for Business Developers
Hardware Updates
System76 has rolled out an update to its Adder Linux laptop line—a true powerhouse designed to meet the demands of even the most discerning users.
Tutorials That Make a Difference
We’ve added a new guide to our collection for anyone looking to tap into the enterprise-grade power of Rocky 10 for their containerization needs.
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of Jun 30 – Jul 6, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Bash Shell 5.3, Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer RC2, 7-Zip v25, KDE Plasma 6.4.2, Geany 2.1, Vivaldi Browser 7.5, Thunderbird 140 ESR, Let’s Encrypt Begins Supporting IP Address Certificates, Fedora Holds Off on Dropping i686, Copyleft-Next License Relaunches With New Backing, 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!
