Welcome to the 49th 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 (Dec 1 – 7).
Linux Distributions
This week delivered eight notable updates across the Linux world, and as always, I covered them in the articles below.
- Alpine Linux 3.23 Released With Kernel 6.18 LTS
- Rocky Linux 9.7 Released With Updated Toolchains
- Oracle Linux 10.1 Released With Security and Toolchain Updates
- GParted Live 1.7.0-12 Stable Release Drops 32 Bit Support
- Raspberry Pi OS December Update Adds Safe USB Drive Eject
- Proxmox Backup Server 4.1 Released With Kernel 6.17, ZFS 2.3
- Proxmox Launches Datacenter Manager 1.0 With Rust-Powered Interface
- Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.1 and 20.04 OTA-11 Bring VoLTE Expansion
Software Updates
Apart from the distro releases, here’s a summary of the latest open-source software updates that made headlines in our news.
- Linux Kernel 6.18 Released, This Is What’s New
- Audacity 3.7.6 Audio Editor Adds FFmpeg 8 Support
- VLC 3.0.22 Released With Qt6 Support, Dark Mode Option, and More
- OBS Studio 32.0.3 Fixes Crashes During Shutdown and Canvas Removal
- NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v590 Beta
- PeaZip 10.8 File Archiver Boosts RAR and TAR Support
- Calibre 8.16 E-Book Manager Introduces AI Book Insights
- Navidrome 0.59 Music Server & Streamer Introduces Scrobble History
- WordPress 6.9 Introduces Block-Level Notes, Faster Editing
- ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 Debuts AI Grammar Checks, Custom Hotkeys
- GStreamer 1.26.9 Brings Playback Stability Fixes
- Fwupd 2.0.18 Brings Reboot Notifications, Faster Firmware Searches
- TLP 1.9 Linux Power-Management Tool Adds New Profiles Daemon
- PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Adds Batch Edit Dialog
- Fastfetch 2.56 Arrives With Improved Config Loading and NUMA Detection
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.
- When Linus Met Linus: Insights from Torvalds’ Conversation with LTT
- Which Desktop Environment Do Arch Linux Users Prefer
- Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Nears Release with New Cinnamon Menu and Tools
- Linux 6.18 Is Now Listed as the New Long-Term Support Kernel
- Linux Kernel 6.19 Will Introduce the Terminus 10×18 Console Bitmap Font
- AlmaLinux Launches Media & Entertainment Special Interest Group
- Let’s Encrypt to Cut Certificate Lifetimes to 45 Days by 2028
- MinIO Ends Active Development, Steers Users Toward Paid AIStor
- Plasma 6.6 Continues To Shape Up With UI Cleanups, Smarter Hardware Support
- Ghostty Terminal Emulator Transitions to Non-Profit Status
- OASIS Approves ODF 1.4, Advancing Vendor-Neutral Document Standards
Hardware Updates
A new Linux phone is on the way, and TUXEDO Computers has rolled out Gemini 17 Gen4 INTEL to its Linux laptops line—a true powerhouse positioned as an affordable desktop replacement.
- Jolla Launches Community-Funded Linux Phone
- TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen4 Debuts as Affordable Linux Desktop Replacement
Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up from Week 48 of 2025 (Nov 24 – 30), you can catch up by checking here, where you’ll find EndeavourOS Ganymede, Solus 4.8, AlmaLinux 10.1, Rocky Linux 10.1, NixOS 25.11, Archinstall 3.0.14, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0, Wine 10.20, Tmux 3.6, Redis 8.4, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Roadmap Reveals GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Fully Wayland, Zypper Package Manager User Guide for openSUSE Users, 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!
