Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 39 (Sep 22 – 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…
Read MoreLinuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 39 (Sep 22 – 28, 2025)
System76 Releases COSMIC Beta Desktop Environment and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta
System76 launches COSMIC Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta with various new features and improvements, as well as updated components. The post System76 Releases COSMIC…
VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 Released with New Features
Since it was made free to download, install and use for whatever you want, VMware Workstation Pro (and macOS counterpart Fusion Pro) has continued to…
GStreamer 1.26.7 Improves Support for the NVIDIA Jetson AV1 Encoder
GStreamer 1.26.7 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed! The post GStreamer 1.26.7 Improves Support…
Mozilla Thunderbird 144 Updates the Flatpak Runtime to Freedesktop SDK 24.08
Mozilla Thunderbird 144 open-source email client is now available for download with an updated Flatpak runtime and various bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed! The post…
NordVPN Just Open Sourced Its Linux App GUI
NordVPN Linux app added a GUI earlier this year and today the company behind the popular privacy tool has open sourced the front-end. Since it…
Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More
A brand new version of Zorin OS, the user-friendly Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, is available for download. Zorin OS 18 is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS with…
Zorin OS 18 Officially Released, Specifically Tailored for Windows 10 Expats
Zorin OS 18 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.14. Here’s what else is new!…
Calibre 8.11 E-Book Manager Adds an “Ask AI” Tab to the Dictionary Lookup Panel
Calibre 8.11 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with an “Ask AI” tab to the dictionary lookup panel and other changes. Here’s…
Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 Released with Ubuntu Touch Upgrader, Rabbit R1 Support
Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 is now rolling out to all supported devices with support for the Rabbit R1 device, a new Ubuntu Touch upgrader, and various…
Raspberry Pi 500+ Launches as the Ultimate All-In-One PC Based on Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi 500+ launches as a complete desktop computer based on Raspberry Pi 5 16GB SBC and featuring a mechanical keyboard with RGB LEDs and…
Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.09 Arrives with Linux 6.16, KDE Gear 25.08
KaOS Linux 2025.09 independent distribution is now available for download with the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment. The post Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.09…
Linux Kernel 6.17 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Highlights of Linux 6.17 include support for ARM’s “Branch Record Buffer Extension” (BRBE), support for the AMD hardware feedback interface (HFI), Intel Wildcat Lake and…
Firefox 145 Is Out for Beta Testing as First Release to Drop 32-Bit Support on Linux
Firefox 145 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing as the first release to drop 32-bit support on Linux systems. Here’s what…
Fish Shell 4.1 Released with Brace Syntax, Transient Prompts
Fish shell 4.1 is now available with transient prompts, brace-based commands, smarter autosuggestions, and significant argparse upgrades. The post Fish Shell 4.1 Released with Brace…