Welcome to Week Five of Linuxiac’s 2025 Weekly Roundup—your trusted resource for all things Linux & open source. Here’s a summary of all the major Linux and FOSS highlights during the past week (Jan 27 – Feb 2).
Linux Distributions
On the Linux distributions front, we’ve got updates for five well-known names: the systemd-free Void and Nitrux, the security-focused Parrot, the gaming-oriented CachyOS, and the KDE-centric KaOS.
- Void Linux February ISO Adds Apple Silicon Support
- Nitrux 3.9 Released, Streamlines Power Management
- CachyOS Introduces Propeller Optimization and NVIDIA Blackwell Support
- Parrot OS 6.3 Released with Enhanced Security, New Tools
- KaOS 2025.01 Released with Plasma 6.2 and KDE Applications 24.12
Software Updates
Apart from the distro releases, here’s a summary of the latest open-source software updates, earning a spot in our Linux & FOSS news this past week.
- Hyprland 0.47 Lands With HDR Support and Squircles
- TrueNAS SCALE 24.10.2 Delivers Improved Stability and Enhanced Features
- GParted 1.7 Released with Bcachefs Support and NBD Recognition
- GStreamer 1.24.12 Improves Performance Across Platforms
- OPNsense Celebrates 10 Years with the 25.1 “Ultimate Unicorn” Release
- Krita 5.2.9 Brings Stability with Key Crash and Performance Fixes
- Mozilla Thunderbird 134 Brings Real-Time Notifications
- ISD Is a New Tool Offering a User-Friendly Approach to Systemd Management
- openSUSE’s New Agama Installer Now Supports Slowroll
Must-Reads You Can’t-Miss
The Linux kernel keeps growing, Alpine is changing its funding model, Let’s Encrypt dropped some unexpected news, a new open-source smartwatch is on the way, and Microsoft is launching an open-source database. Check out all the details in the links below.
- Linux Kernel Surpasses 40 Million Lines
- Alpine Linux Expands Funding Model with Open Collective Support
- Let’s Encrypt Phases Out Certificates Expiry Notifications
- Google Releases Pebble Smartwatch Code as Open Source
- Microsoft Launches an Open-Source DocumentDB Database
Hardware Updates
System76 has just unveiled its updated Meerkat Mini PC, starting at $799.
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week’s guide is for all developers who bet on Arch as their go-to platform for Java development.
Well, that was all. If you missed last week’s news, you can catch up by checking out our previous weekly wrap-up, where you’ll find kernel 6.13, Solus 4.7, Debian 13 freeze scheduler, VirtualBox 7.1.6, Wine 10, Vivaldi 7.1, MySQL 9.2, and many more.
Needless to say, keep an eye on Linuxiac—it’s the perfect way to stay updated on all the latest from Linux and FOSS.
Wishing you a fantastic week ahead!
