Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 18 (Apr 28 – May 4, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: openSUSE Leap 16 Beta, Tails 6.15, Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Wine 10.7, KDE drops LTS label, Open Source Lab needs your help, and more.
Bobby Borisov
Bobby, an editor-in-chief at Linuxiac, is a Linux professional with over 20 years of experience. With a strong focus on Linux and open-source software, he has worked as a Senior Linux System Administrator, Software Developer, and DevOps Engineer for small and large multinational companies.
Iconic Open Source Hub Appeals for Lifesaving Donations
Oregon State University's Open Source Lab may shut down without $250K in funding. Projects like Gentoo, Debian, Fedora, and many more rely on it.
Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs
Linux kernel developers target outdated CPU support, with major code cleanup and a push for streamlined x86 architecture support.
Wine 10.7 Released with Improved Write Watch Performance
Wine 10.7 is out now, featuring user fault fd support, float format conversion updates, PDB backend work, and 14 bug fixes.
Firefox Finally Did It
Thousands of users wanted it, so Firefox delivered it. Tab Groups are now live to help you declutter and stay organized while browsing.
KDE Drops Plasma LTS Label, Eyes Extended Support for All Releases
KDE discontinues Plasma LTS, moving toward more reliable support via longer regular releases, and introduces a smarter, opt-in telemetry system.
Welcome Back to the Open-Source Family, Redis
Redis in-memory data store returns to its open-source roots by adopting AGPLv3 in Redis 8 to address community concerns.
Tails 6.15 Update Drops Support for Legacy Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips
Tails 6.15 privacy-focused Linux distro updates Tor Browser to 14.5.1 and kernel to v6.1.135.
Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released
Libreboot 25.04 "Corny Calamity" open-source boot firmware debuts with a new YY.MM versioning scheme, broad distro support, and more.
openSUSE Leap 16 Beta Launches with Wayland and SELinux by Default
openSUSE Leap 16 Beta is now available, adopting SELinux by default, offering a stable base from SLE 16, kernel 6.12, GNOME 48, KDE 6.3, and more.