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Arch Linux 2025.09.01 is out today as the first Arch Linux ISO release to be powered by Linux kernel 6.16, which should give users a boost when detecting hardware, especially on newer devices, but especially on older ones where previous Arch Linux ISOs failed to detect some of the components.

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CentOS as a group is a community of open source contributors and users which started in 2003 and has been sponsored by Red Hat since 2014. CentOS Linux versions up to CentOS Linux 8 are 100% compatible rebuilds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance with Red Hat's redistribution requirements. In 2020 it was announced CentOS Linux is being discontinued and replaced with CentOS Stream, a developer-focused distribution which acts as a middle-stream between Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Safe, ergonomic interoperability between Rust and C/C++ was a popular topic at RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Chandler Carruth gave a presentation about the different approaches to interoperability in Rust and Carbon, the experimental "(C++)++" language. His ultimate conclusion was that while Rust's ability to interface with other languages is expanding over time, it wouldn't offer a complete solution to C++ interoperability anytime soon — and so there is room for Carbon to take a different approach to incrementally upgrading existing C++ projects. His slides are available for readers wishing to study his example code in more detail.

Version 143.0 of the Firefox browser has been released. Changes include the ability to pin tabs by dragging them to the edge, previews in the camera permissions dialog, improved fingerprinting protection, and (optional) automatic deletion of files downloaded in private browsing mode.

The Socket.dev blog describes this week's attack on JavaScript packages in the npm repository.

A malicious update to @ctrl/tinycolor (2.2M weekly downloads) was detected on npm as part of a broader supply chain attack that impacted more than 40 packages spanning multiple maintainers.

The compromised versions include a function (NpmModule.updatePackage) that downloads a package tarball, modifies package.json, injects a local script (bundle.js), repacks the archive, and republishes it, enabling automatic trojanization of downstream packages.

There is some more information in this Krebs on Security article.

Version:next-20250916 (linux-next) Released:2025-09-16

Karton’s August 2025 progress report shows KDE’s virtual machine manager advancing with a new UI, SPICE integration, and streamlined VM creation.

The post KDE’s Virtual Machine Manager Moves Forward appeared first on Linux Today.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel and kernel-rt), Debian (node-sha.js and python-django), Fedora (chromium, cups, exiv2, perl-Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP, perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Session, perl-Plack-Middleware-Session, and qemu), Red Hat (container-tools:rhel8, podman, and udisks2), SUSE (cargo-audit, cargo-c, cargo-packaging, and kernel-devel), and Ubuntu (libcpanel-json-xs-perl, libjson-xs-perl, rubygems, sqlite3, and vim).

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the September 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 lead 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 September 2025 issue:

* ICYMI: UK Moves Forward With Ban From Paying Ransomware Attackers
* Wiki Pick: PkgProblemResolver
* GIMP Tutorial: Create Transparent Cutout Text
* Tip Top Tips: How To Use Joe’s Own Editor (JOE)
* PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner: Creamy Cajun Steak Alfredo
* Adding An Extra Hard Drive To Your PCLinuxOS
* And much more inside!

This month’s cover was created by Meemaw.

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This week, we celebrated Linux’s 34th birthday and also got some cool updates for the Wireshark network analyzer, fwupd firmware updater, DXVK Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux, LibreOffice office suite, QEMU virtualization software, as well as Armbian and AerynOS distros.

On top of that, I take a look at KDE’s initial system setup wizard coming in KDE Plasma 6.5. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for August 31st, 2025.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Lite 7.6, IceWM 3.9, QEMU 10.1, Portainer 2.33 LTS, Wine 10.14, COSMIC desktop hits initial setup completion, Bitnami ends free images, and more.

The post Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 35 (Aug 24 – 31, 2025) appeared first on Linux Today.

While still in alpha stage, AerynOS 2025.08 brings some updated components, including the latest GNOME 48.4 desktop environment, which is still the default for the live ISO. If you don’t like GNOME, you can install AerynOS with the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment or with System76’s Cosmic Alpha 7.

The post AerynOS 2025.08 Released with GNOME 48.4 and Mesa 25.2, KDE Plasma Support appeared first on Linux Today.

After 25 years, Kubuntu founder Jonathan Riddell says goodbye to KDE, sharing pride in his work and disappointment over how it ended.

The post Jonathan Riddell Leaves KDE After 25 Years with Mixed Emotions appeared first on Linux Today.

The long-time maintainer of libxml2, Nick Wellnhofer, resigns, with only critical regression fixes planned through 2025.

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It isn’t easy to figure out which of the many Linux apps out there are actually worth installing. Between endless GitHub projects, giant distro repositories, and half-abandoned apps, you can lose a whole afternoon just browsing before you even install anything.

So, I decided to cut through the noise. I’ve been checking my own workflows, looking at what’s actively maintained, and thinking about what’s genuinely fun or useful to explore when you’ve got a little downtime.

This week, I’ve pulled together six apps that are easy to install, practical for everyday use, and interesting enough that you’ll likely learn something new while trying them.

The post Top 6 Linux Apps You Should Install This Week (Sept 15-21) appeared first on Linux Today.

Powered by the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 43 beta ships with the soon-to-be-released GNOME 49 desktop environment for the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, as well as the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment on the Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop edition.

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The SBC is powered by the Allwinner A733 SoC, featuring a hybrid octa-core CPU (dual-core Arm Cortex-A76 and hexa-core Arm Cortex-A55 up to 2.0GHz), integrated 3 TOPS NPU, and Imagination BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU, providing AI and multimedia processing capabilities.

The post Radxa Cubie A7A Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction to the Series appeared first on Linux Today.

DebLight OS is a French Linux distribution based on Linux Mint Debian Edition, which combines the user-friendliness of Linux Mint with the stability of the Debian's latest stable release. It uses the lightweight LXDE desktop environment. The project's goal is to develop a general-purpose operating system and a productive desktop which would be both light on resources and easy to use for even less experienced Linux users. DebLight OS comes in three editions: Old (a very light variant built for 32-bit processors), Classic (a relatively light variant with a selection of commonly used applications), and Studio (the most complete system with an extensive list of software for a variety of computing tasks).

Fedora Linux (formerly Fedora, formerly Fedora Core) is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and owned by Red Hat. Fedora Linux contains software distributed under a free and open-source license and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora has a reputation for focusing on innovation, integrating new technologies early on and working closely with upstream Linux communities. The default desktop in Fedora Linux is the GNOME desktop environment and the default interface is the GNOME Shell. Other desktop environments, including KDE, Xfce, LXDE, MATE and Cinnamon, are available. The Fedora project also distributes custom variations of Fedora called Fedora spins. These are built with specific sets of software packages, offering alternative desktop environments or targeting specific interests such as gaming, security, design, scientific computing and robotics.

SparkyLinux is a lightweight, fast and simple Linux distribution designed for both old and new computers featuring customised Enlightenment and LXDE desktops. It has been built on the "testing" branch of Debian GNU/Linux.