Welcome to week thirty-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 (Sep 8 – 14).
Linux Distributions
It was a pretty quiet week for distro updates, with just one release to talk about—Garuda Linux.
Software Updates
However, when it comes to software updates, there is a lot to say. Here’s a summary of the latest ones that earned a spot in our news.
- VirtualBox 7.2.2 Maintenance Update Brings USB, Networking, and GUI Fixes
- Hyprland 0.51 Released with Reworked Gestures, New Options
- GStreamer 1.26.6 Brings Fixes for Spotify, Vulkan, and V4L2
- Budgie 10.9.3 Released with GNOME 49 Alignment
- Samba 4.23 Released with SMB3 Unix Extensions Enabled by Default
- Libadwaita 1.8 Arrives Alongside GNOME 49 with Improved Shortcuts and Styling
- Wine 10.15 Released with Unicode 17 Support
- Proxmox Datacenter Manager 0.9 Beta Arrives with Debian 13
- Immich 1.142 Brings Default Beta Timeline, New Resume-All Button
- KDE Plasma 6.4.5 Desktop Environment Released
- KDE Frameworks 6.18 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
- KDE Gear 25.08.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
- NetworkManager 1.54.1 Released with Global DNS Overwrite
- Fwupd 2.0.16 Released with New Search Feature
- PipeWire 1.4.8 Released with FireWire Low-Latency Fixes
- openSUSE’s Agama Installer 17 Released with UI Improvements
- Steam’s Sept Client Update Boosts Overlay Performance in Vulkan/D3D12
- PeerTube 7.3 Brings Multilingual Emails, Custom Branding Options
- LibreOffice 25.2.6 Rolls Out with 37 Bug Fixes
Must-Reads You Can’t Miss
There was also some exciting news from the Linux and FOSS ecosystem, so stay tuned and don’t miss out. Here are the highlights.
- Linux Mint Confirms LMDE 7 Beta Release This Month
- Bcachefs Transitioning to DKMS Packaging: What Users Need to Know
- The Apache Software Foundation Unveils New Oak Leaf Logo
- Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Dracut as Default Initramfs Tool
- Libreboot Joins SPI as an Official Associated Project
- AlmaLinux 10 Enables CRB Repository by Default Ahead of 10.1 Release
- AI Revives 25-Year-Old Linux Kernel Driver for Legacy Tape Backup
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of Sep 1 – 7, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Debian 13.1, KDE Linux Alpha, Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara”, Linux Kernel Runtime Guard 1.0, Calibre 8.10, Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release, Mozilla Confirms Firefox 32-Bit Linux Support Will End in 2026, GNOME 49 Brings Back GDM X11 Sessions, Bazaar Is the Flatpak Store GNOME Always Needed, GIMP 3.2 Takes Shape, 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!
hi Bobby Borisov , fyi, pag 2 of news skips some days, like if it were not pag 2 but pag 3