9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 19th, 2025
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 19th, 2025, brings news about Zorin OS 18, Firefox 144, Tails 7.1, GStreamer 1.26.7, GNOME 49.1, Calibre 8.13, PeaZip 10.7,…
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Xubuntu’s Website Was Hacked, Served Malware Downloads
The official Xubuntu website was comprised at the weekend, briefly serving up Windows malware to users who were trying to download the distro. Users who…
GIMP Announce Official Snap Package for Ubuntu
It’s always been easy to install GIMP on Ubuntu (it’s in the repos), but installing the latest stable release? Well, that just got easier too…
digiKam 8.8 Adds Support to Automatically Use Monitor Color Profiles on Wayland
digiKam 8.8 open-source digital photo management software is now available for download with various new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new! The post digiKam 8.8…
PeaZip 10.7 Open-Source Archive Manager Introduces an Image Viewer
PeaZip 10.7 open-source archive manager is now available for download with a new image viewer component and various improvements. Here’s what’s new! The post PeaZip…
Dracut in Ubuntu: What it is & Why it Matters (or Doesn’t)
Ubuntu 25.10 uses Dracut for booting — not that you’d notice. But as this foundational switch is a headline mention in release reviews and recaps…
Calibre 8.13 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Library Export on Linux
Calibre 8.13 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with improved library export on Linux distros that mount /tmp in RAM and other changes.…
Thunderbird 144 Update Delivers Assorted Fixes
The new Thunderbird 144 release brings a assorted fixes to users of the open-source desktop e-mail client, including fixes for Microsoft Exchange accounts. You’re reading…
OpenStack Flamingo Pays Down Technical Debt as Adoption Continues to Climb
The OpenStack cloud infrastructure project keeps on going, 15 years after it was first created as a joint effort of NASA and Rackspace. Today the…
Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration
Cairo-Dock, previously known as GLX-Dock, is a dock-like application that comes with many applets that can be detached from the dock to act as desktop…
Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout
Starting with Alpine Linux 3.23, any new installation will be /usr-merged, with /lib, /bin, and /sbin being symbolic links to their /usr counterparts. This will…
Artix Linux Drops GNOME Desktop Support Over Systemd Dependence
Artix Linux maintainers announce the end of GNOME desktop support, citing systemd dependence as the key breaking point. The post Artix Linux Drops GNOME Desktop…
Best Free and Open Source Software: September 2025 Updates
Here are the latest updates to our compilation of recommended software. We’ve increased the number of roundups this month despite focusing again on hardware reviews.…
openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS
Based on the SUSE Linux Framework One (formerly Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP)) and powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, openSUSE Leap 16 is designed to…
OpenSSL 3.6 Officially Released with LMS Signature Verification Support, More
Highlights of OpenSSL 3.6 include LMS signature verification support as per [SP 800-208] in both the FIPS and default providers, and support for EVP_SKEY opaque…