Welcome to the 40th week 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 29 – Oct 5).
Linux Distributions
The highlight of the week is the new openSUSE Leap 16. But it’s not the only release worth talking about — the latest Raspberry Pi OS and the still-in-development AerynOS also brought a few pleasant surprises. Curious what they are? Check out the stories below to find out.
- openSUSE Leap 16.0 Released, This Is What’s New
- Raspberry Pi OS Based on Debian 13 Now Available for Download
- AerynOS Prepares ISO Release with COSMIC Beta Packages
Software Updates
Apart from the distro releases, here’s a summary of the latest open-source software updates that earned a spot in our news.
- KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta Released, This Is What’s New
- Immich Reaches First-Ever Stable Release with Version 2.0
- Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Released Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Wine 10.16 Brings Fast NTSync Support
- Latest NVIDIA Linux Driver 580.95 Released with Bug Fixes
- Steam’s Oct Client Update Rolls Out With Exploit Mitigation
- Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Base
- OpenSSL 3.6 Released with New FIPS, LMS Signatures
- MuseScore Studio 4.6 Notation App Released with VST3 Support on Linux
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 Showcases a Redesigned Menu
- Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Active Users Worldwide
- Brave Browser Introduces Ask Brave, Merging Search and AI
- Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs
- Artix Linux Drops GNOME Desktop Support Over Systemd Dependence
- Free Software Foundation Names Ian Kelling as New President
- Free Software Foundation Turns 40, Unveils LibrePhone
- Eric S. Raymond: Codes of Conduct Are a Disaster
- OpenTofu Introduces Ephemeral Support for Safer Secrets Management
- Open Printer Promises Freedom From Proprietary Cartridges
- NixOS Moderation Team Resigns in Protest of SC Interference
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week, I put out two new guides—as expected, one walks you through upgrading to the new Leap 16. The second one’s about security — how to keep track of who logs in to your server over SSH.
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of Sep 22 – 28, you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta and COSMIC Desktop Beta, Kali Linux 2025.3, Linux Kernel 6.17, Fish Shell 4.1, Kitty Terminal 0.43, OBS Studio 32, RPM 6.0 Package Manager, PostgreSQL 18, Ladybird Browser Gains Cloudflare Support, 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!
