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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 39 (Sep 22 – 28, 2025)

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Catch up on the latest Linux news: COSMIC Desktop Beta, MX-25, Kali 2025.3, Kernel 6.17, Fish Shell 4.1, Kitty Terminal 0.43, RPM 6.0, Ladybird Browser gains Cloudflare support, and more.

Linux Kernel 6.17 Released, This Is What’s New

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Linux kernel 6.17 has been officially released, introducing new file system updates, security enhancements, and expanded hardware support.

Fish Shell 4.1 Released with Brace Syntax, Transient Prompts

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Fish shell 4.1 is now available with transient prompts, brace-based commands, smarter autosuggestions, and significant argparse upgrades.

Fedora Council Proposes Policy on AI-Assisted Contributions

OnSeptember 28, 2025
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Fedora Project seeks community input on a draft AI-assisted contributions policy designed to ensure responsible and ethical AI use.

Kitty Terminal 0.43 Brings Session Management

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Kitty 0.43 GPU-accelerated terminal emulator adds session management, cursor trail colors, blinking text, and improved macOS compatibility.

KDE-Centric KaOS 2025.9 Released with Plasma 6.4.5

OnSeptember 27, 2025
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KaOS 2025.9 arrives with Plasma 6.4.5, a new Midna theme, and early support for Plasma Login Manager, along with a full Qt6-only default installation.

OBS Studio 32.0.1 Fixes Browser Source Breakage

OnSeptember 27, 2025

The OBS Studio 32.0.1 hotfix resolves scene switching bugs, audio duplication problems, and browser source resource spikes.

ByteDance Engineers Propose Parker, a New Multi-Kernel Approach for Linux

OnSeptember 26, 2025
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ByteDance engineers propose Parker, a partitioned kernel RFC that enables multiple Linux kernels to run on a single system without traditional virtualization.