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Proxmox Backup Server 4.0 is out now, featuring Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.14, and native support for S3-compatible object storage.

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Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.16 kernel series, PorteuX 2.2 is here a little over two months after PorteuX 2.1, adding a patch to Xorg Server to make tear-free (vsync) available in the modesetting kernel driver, which is used for all graphics cards.

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Darktable 5.2.1 is here about one and a half months after Darktable 5.2 with base support for the Nikon D200 (12bit-compressed), Nikon D5300 (12bit-compressed), Panasonic DC-GH7 (4:3), Pentax K-r (PEF), and Samsung GX-1L cameras.

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Coming more than three months after 4MLinux 48.0, the 4MLinux 49.0 release is powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, uses the Mesa 25.1 graphics stack, features support for Bcachefs installations in UEFI mode, and improves support for mobile devices via Bluetooth and PTP/MTP protocols.

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From bulletproof backpacks to banning file downloads: why our fight against 3D printed guns keeps missing the point—and what policy leaders should really be asking.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Kernel 6.16, HeliumOS 10, NetworkManager 1.54, GNU Binutils 2.45, Arch AUR under fire, Plasma 6.5 automatic light/dark theme, and more.

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KDE Plasma 6.5 introduces long-awaited automatic day/night theme switching, plus dynamic wallpapers, UI tweaks, and more bug fixes.

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The third monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10, code named Questing Quokka, is released. Learn about the exciting new features of Ubuntu 25.10.

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July 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the August 2025 issue. With the exception of a brief period in 2009, The PCLinuxOS Magazine has been published on a monthly basis since September, 2006. The PCLinuxOS Magazine is a product of the PCLinuxOS community, published by volunteers from the community. The magazine is led by Paul Arnote, Chief Editor, and Assistant Editor Meemaw. The PCLinuxOS Magazine is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share-Alike 3.0 Unported license, and some rights are reserved. All articles may be freely reproduced via any and all means following first publication by The PCLinuxOS Magazine, provided that attribution to both The PCLinuxOS Magazine and the original author are maintained, and a link is provided to the originally published article.

In the August 2025 issue:

* ICYMI: Decade Old Vulnerability Found In Sudo
* Wiki Pick: Cron Jobs
* Inkscape Tutorial: The New LPE Tool
* How To Install The Typst.vim Plugin
* PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner: Chicken Tortilla Casserole
* Good Words, Good Deeds. Good News
* Install Easy Flatpak Manager On PCLinuxOS
* And much more inside!

This month’s cover was created by parnote.

Download the PDF (3.9 MB)
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StarDict plugins on Debian 13 leak selected X11 text over HTTP to Chinese dictionary services, exposing potentially sensitive data.

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Debian Installer Trixie RC 3 is out as the final RC before Debian 13’s release, bringing kernel updates and mirror tweaks.

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FSF’s big summer fundraiser is over and it’s now time for rolling up the sleeves to get those orders shipped!

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Archinstall 3.0.9, a guided installer for Arch Linux, adds U2F authentication, LUKS iteration tweaks, and Bluetooth support.

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GNU C Library 2.42 is out, bringing ISO C23, POSIX.1-2024, faster malloc tcache, and dozens of bug fixes and CVE patches.

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GNU Binutils 2.45 adds SFrame V2 support for s390x and major enhancements for RISC-V, Armv9.6, LoongArch, and x86.

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DietPi is a lightweight Debian based Linux distribution for SBCs and server systems, with the option to install desktop environments, too. It ships as minimal image but allows to install complete and ready-to-use software stacks with a set of console based shell dialogs and scripts.

The source code is hosted on GitHub: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi
The main website can be found at: https://dietpi.com/
Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DietPi

The project released the new version DietPi v9.15 on July 28th, 2025.

The highlights of this version are:
New images for Orange Pi 3 (non LTS version)
New script converting Debian Bookworm to Trixie (Trixie scheduled on 2025-08-09)
NanoPi R5C: MAC address is now static (also after rebooting)
Moonlight (GUI): Unlocked for all ARM and RISC-V systems (excluding ARMv6 RPi)
Unbound: Improvements of installation and cron-job setting
Fixes for Dietpi-Display, DietPi-Dashboard, microblog.pub, Ampache, File Browser, Octoprint
The full release notes can be found at: https://dietpi.com/docs/releases/v9_15/

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CD and DVD writers are a thing of the past. You are not likely to find them in modern-day laptops. If your goal is to create a bootable medium, then creating a bootable USB drive from an ISO file remains your best option.

There are quite a number of tools that can help you create a bootable USB drive. Some will even go further and let you create a multi-boot USB drive where you get to choose the OS that you want to install.

Here are some of the widely-used utilities for creating a bootable USB drive from an ISO file in Linux desktop systems.

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Based on the recently released Linux 6.16 kernel series, the GNU Linux-libre 6.16 kernel promises to clean up blob loading and even an inline blob in newly introduced drivers for Intel QAT 6xxx crypto, ST vd55g1 sensor, ath12k AHB Wi-Fi, Aeonsemi AS21xxx, and MediaTek 25Gb Ethernet PHY, as well as to clean up blob names in new Qualcomm and MediaTek ARM64 devicetree files.

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Vulnhuntr is an open-source tool that finds remotely exploitable vulnerabilities. It uses LLMs and static code analysis to trace how data moves through an application, from user input to server output. This helps it spot complex, multi-step vulnerabilities that traditional tools often miss.

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