In the last few weeks, we have gotten KDE Plasma sessions up and running on AerynOS. The session is mostly there but still needs a lot more testing
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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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Since migrating between storage devices is my new hobby, apparently, I now moved my /home directory back onto my SSDs in RAID1. The four HDDs in RAID10 are now my games drive. Nice and fast again. All devices are 1 TB.
What's cool about RAID10 is that it can be converted to RAID0 in-place. So when I out of game space and I don't care about keeping the install directories safe (mods, etc.), I can just double my capacity. Neat!
Se você é novo no mundo do Linux, já deve ter ouvido que aqui a liberdade é real.
E um dos melhores exemplos disso é a interface gráfica.
No novo artigo da Sociedade Pinguim, a gente explica o que é uma interface gráfica e te apresenta as melhores opções pra 2025, como GNOME, KDE, XFCE e mais.
Leia agora:
https://sociedadepinguim.com.br/interface-grafica-no-linux-explicada-o-guia-rapido-e-pratico/
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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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More (free?? Expandable?! Maybe, idk about the non-DS HD) game options on android and maybe apple but probably just android and Linux?! Linux is where I originally found it anyway.
I’m lining up episodes of The IT Guy Show covering X11 and Wayland — their quirks, legacy, and the future of the Linux desktop.
If you’ve worked with either (or both!), or just have strong real-world opinions on the state of display servers in Linux, I’d love to have you on.
Reach out or if you want, nominate someone awesome!
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
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Fedora proposal was made to discontinue 32-bit support in a two-step process, starting from 44, but it was withdrawn:
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-32-bit-i686-support-withdrawal-postponed/
Fedora dropping 32-bit support would put Bazzite's future development at risk, due to breakages of essential Steam features:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-could-kill-bazzite/
Fedora proposal was made to replace upstream X.Org server with XLibre, but the proposal was withdrawn:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-XLibre-Proposal
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Proposal-Withdraw
Hyprland plans to launch €5/month premium tier:
https://news.itsfoss.com/hyprland-premium/
Kubuntu 25.10 won't include Xorg session by default:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kubuntu-25-10-wayland-only/
Qt 6.10 will offer session-management-v1 protocol support for Wayland session restore/management, Plasma 6.5 will include clipboard sync support for the built-in RDP server, ability to copy QR code for clipboard items, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Session-Manage-Interial
KDE Plasma 6.4.1 released with an effect potentially triggering seizure disabled, text contrast and readability improvements, Discover improvements, bug fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-plasma-6-4-1-update-disables-a-seizure-triggering-effect
KDE Plasma to get improved initial setup tool:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-new-initial-setup-tool/
postmarketOS 25.06 released with Alpine Linux 3.22 base, GNOME Mobile 48, Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47.0, and Sxmo 1.17.1, support for more devices, Systemd support, mobile-config-thunderbird:
https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-25-06-linux-mobile-os-brings-support-for-new-devices-and-systemd
PipeWire 1.4.6 released with option to disable RAOP, improved ALSA plugin, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-6-adds-new-option-to-disable-raop-improves-the-alsa-plugin
Wine 10.11 released with preparations for NTSYNC support to improve gaming performance, more support for generating Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL, bug fixes for several games:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.11-Released
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KDE Plasma 6.4 released, with revamped UI for Spectacle, per-virtual-desktop custom tile layouts, new HDR calibration wizard, support for new Wayland protocols, improved KRunner, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
KDE Plasma development will focus on Wayland support, X11 support is only secondary, only critical bugs will be fixed, unless someone pays to fix less critical issues:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future
Flathub reaches 3 billion total downloads:
https://ostechnix.com/flathub-3-billion-downloads/
Wine package on Arch becomes pure WoW64, dependency on multilib repository is dropped:
https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/
Wine 10.10 released with updated Mono engine, expanded capabilities for generating Windows Runtime metadata in the Windows Interface Definition Language (WIDL) tool, bug fixes for video games, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/wine-10-10-released-with-updated-mono-engine-and-bug-fixes-for-several-games/
Linux kernel 6.16 RC2 released with driver fixes, bcachefs improvements etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-16-rc2-released/
NVIDIA 575.64 Linux driver released with a few bug fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.64-Linux-Driver
XLibre 25.0 released with code clean-ups, new Xnamespace extension, Xnest ported to xcb, fixes for several CVEs, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XLibre-25.0-Released
Security fixes for X.Org and XWayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-21.1.17
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-24.1.8-X.Org-21.1.8
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Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025
Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session
Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/
Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app
Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)
Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools
GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha-0-Packages
Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization
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