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CachyOS July update available with option to choose shell during installation (selection between Fish, Zsh, default to Bash), KDE Plasma defaulting to Wayland, fwupd added to GNOME and KDE Plasma editions, support for Lenovo Legion Go handheld, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-july-2025-update-finally-lets-users-choose-the-shell-during-installation
SparkyLinux 7.8 released with updated Linux kernel, DEs and other packages, bug fixes:
https://betanews.com/2025/07/16/ditch-windows-11-sparkylinux-7-8-is-the-lightweight-alternative-to-microsofts-os-youve-been-looking-for/
Rescuezilla 2.6.1 released with Ubuntu 25.04 base, Image Explorer and Firefox re-enabled, ability to specify NFS version, improved touchpad support, workaround for the “umount: /tmp/rescuezilla.ntfs/mount: target is busy” error, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/rescuezilla-2-6-1-swiss-army-knife-of-system-recovery-adds-ubuntu-25-04-support
Wine 10.12 released with optional EGL backend in X11 driver, support for Bluetooth LE services, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/wine-10-12-adds-optional-egl-backend-in-x11-driver-and-support-for-bluetooth-le-services/
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Debian 13 final freeze set for 27 July, official release for 9 August:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.0-Release-Date-Aug-9
KDE Plasma 6.4.3 released with improved automatic screen scale calculator on Wayland, accessibility improvements, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-3-improves-the-automatic-screen-scale-calculator-on-wayland
KDE Plasma 6.5 will include rounded bottom corners for windows:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Rounded-Bottom-Corners
(Rounded corners are everywhere. You can't escape them lol)
Plasma Bigscreen sees active development again, thanks to Plasma Mobile contributor Espi:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv
Clear Linux OS shutting down due to financial issues of Intel:
https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716
("Rest assured that Intel remains deeply invested in the Linux ecosystem, actively supporting and contributing to various open-source projects and Linux distributions to enable and optimize for Intel hardware." Shutting down Clear Linux OS isn't the only thing affecting Linux though. See next linked article.)
Intel WMI Slim Bootloader "SBL" firmware update driver for Linux being orphaned due to departures:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SLM-Driver-Orphaned
Linux Mint monthly report: Linux Mint 22.2 planned with HWE kernel, fingerprint authentication, theme updates, accent color support, improved libAdwaita compatibility, improved Wayland support; LMDE 7 planned with Debian 13 base, OEM support; blog comment moderation made more strict to eliminate politics:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860
Hyprland 0.50 released with new render scheduling, legacy renderer dropped, explicit sync support always used by default, "no screenshare" option to black out any window during screen-sharing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.50-Released
Slackware turns 32:
https://ostechnix.com/celebrating-slackware-linux-32nd-anniversary/
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KDE veröffentlicht Plasma 6.4.3 mit zahlreichen Verbesserungen https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-4-3/ #KDE #KDEPlasma #KDEPlasma6.4.3 #LinuxDesktop
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Initramfs vulnerability lets attackers with physical access compromise encrypted systems by entering incorrect password several times and accessing the debug shell on Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 systems:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-security-initramfs-bypass-encryption
Linux kernel 6.15.6 and 6.12.37 LTS deliver TSA (Transient Scheduler Attacks) mitigations:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15.6-Linux-6.12.37-LTS
Wayback is now hosted on FreeDesktop.org:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-FreeDesktop.org
System76 Adder WS laptop available with Intel Core Ultra i9 and NVIDIA 50 series:
https://9to5linux.com/system76s-adder-ws-linux-laptop-gets-intel-core-ultra-i9-and-nvidia-50-series
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openSUSE considering to drop 32-bit ARM support, announced a survey to ask users whether they still rely on 32-bit ARM hardware support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Deciding-32-bit-ARM
(I think it's a good thing that at least they ask their users directly, and don't just drop the proposal if there's a strong pushback like what Fedora did.)
KDE Frameworks 6.16 released with improved recognition of the most powerful GPU, support for showing the newest files first in open/save dialogs, inertial scrolling (a.k.a. kinetic scrolling) for all scrollable views in all QtQuick-based KDE applications when scrolled using a touchpad, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu
Ubuntu 24.10 reaches EOL, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-04
Ubuntu 25.10 will ship with a fully functional desktop session on RISC-V:
https://9to5linux.com/canonical-plans-for-a-fully-functional-desktop-session-on-risc-v-with-ubuntu-25-10
Ubuntu changes boot process on Raspberry Pi, to improve system recovery and reliability:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-raspberry-pi-boot-process-change
Fedora proposal raised to include Zstd-compressed Initrd by default for space savings and faster boot:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Initrd-Zstd-Compress
Parrot OS 6.4 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, new Goshs and ConvoC2 tools, updated hacking tools, Firefox 140 ESR, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-4-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-new-tools
Rhino Linux 2025.3 released with RPK2 package manager, new UBXI KDE Desktop package based on Plasma 6:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/rhino-linux-2025-3-debuts-rpk2-package-manager-and-kde-plasma-6-option/
Bottles project faces funding issues, asks for donations:
https://news.itsfoss.com/bottles-need-support/
Phosh 0.48.0 released with new lockscreen plugin to interact with all running media players that use the MPRIS protocol, Cell Broadcast dialogs enabled by default, bug fixes, GTK4 preps, etc.:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.48.0/
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GNOME 48.3 bringt zahlreiche Verbesserungen und Fehlerbehebungen https://fosstopia.de/gnome-48-3/ #Gnome #Gnome48.3 #GnomeShell #GnomeShellUX #LinuxDesktop
KDE veröffentlicht finales Update der Plasma 6.3 Serie https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-3-6/ #KDE #KDE6.3.6 #KDEPlasma #LinuxDesktop #Plasma
Wayland 1.24 offiziell veröffentlicht – Fokus auf Feinschliff https://fosstopia.de/wayland-1-24/ #LinuxDesktop #Wayland #WaylandDisplayServerProtokoll
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NVIDIA 580 Linux driver will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, X11 versions older than v1.17 will also be deprecated:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-Linux-Driver-Last-HW
Bash 5.3 released with a new form of command substitution that executes the command within the current shell execution context, GLOBSORT variable can be used to determine how the shell will sort results of pathname completion, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3
DXVK 2.7 released with Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications running atop the Vulkan API, other changes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Released
Alpine Linux developer Ariadne Conill announced Wayback, a new X11 compatibility layer on Wayland, utilizing a rootful XWayland server:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland
TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop available with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus
Linux reaches 5% desktop marketshare in the US:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/
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Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-mbr-support-drop/
SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-16-Installer
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/
Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download
Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-riscv-rva23-support
Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:
https://ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabilities-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/
GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Approved-49
GNOME 49 Alpha 1 released with showing the workspace switcher on-screen display across all monitors, do-not-disturb quick setting, dedicated accessibility menu on the login screen, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-49-Alpha-1
KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wayland-PIP
KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more
KDE Gear 25.04.3 released as the last update in the KDE Gear 25.04 series, with fixes for Dolphin, KClock, Gwenview, Itinerary etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series
Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/debian-installer-trixie-rc-2-released/
Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs
New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-July-2025
AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-2025
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