Welcome to Week Seven 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 (Feb 10 – 16).
Linux Distributions
On the Linux distributions front, we covered the update releases of the Arch-based EndeavoursOS and Debian-based Netrunner, plus designed for SBCs DietPi and the new rising star (with a BSD feel) Chimera Linux.
- EndeavourOS Mercury Brings Fixes, Dark Themes, and Improved Installer
- Debian-based Netrunner 25 “Shockworm” Released
- DietPi 9.10 Brings RISC-V Upgrades, Raspberry Pi Kernel Migration
- Chimera Linux’s New ISO Images Bring Plasma 6.3 and GNOME 47
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.
- KDE Plasma 6.3 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New
- KDE Frameworks 6.11 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
- Amarok 3.2.2 Launches as the Final Qt5 Release Before Moving to Qt6
- Kdenlive 24.12.2 Brings Bug Fixes and UI Improvements
- Fwupd 2.0.6 Brings Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes
- Calibre 7.26 Update Brings Enhanced Web Search, Metadata Fixes
- HandBrake 1.9.1 Arrives with Bug Fixes and Improved Subtitle Support
- Go 1.24 Released with Faster Performance, Better Tooling
- Darktable 5.0.1 Raw Photo Editing Tool Released
- FLAC 1.5 Debuts with Long-Awaited Multithreaded Encoding
- Immich 1.126 Brings Improved Search, UI Enhancements
- Fastfetch 2.36 Brings Better CPU & GPU Detection
Must-Reads You Can’t-Miss
Serpent OS is moving away from its “daemon” association, openSUSE is swapping AppArmor for SELinux, GNOME just launched a fresh new website, and Arch users are now rocking the KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop—more on all this below.
- No More Snakes: Serpent OS Rebrands as AerynOS
- openSUSE Tumbleweed Moves to SELinux
- GNOME Project Launches Revamped Website
- KDE Plasma 6.3 Desktop Environment Landed in Arch’s Repos
Tutorials That Make a Difference
This week’s guide is for anyone looking to effortlessly migrate their VirtualBox VMs from one host to another.
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 Firefox 135, Thunderbird 135, ONLYOFFICE 8.3, LibreOffice 25.2, OpenWrt 24.10, golden rules to pick your first Linux distro, Alpine Linux faces challenges, what is in store for Fedora in 2025, Arch can become an official WSL distro, how to keep track on your Internet speed, 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!
