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Version:6.12.43 (longterm) Released:2025-08-20 Source:linux-6.12.43.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.43.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.43

A tried-and-true step-by-step guide for a hassle-free upgrade to Debian 13 (Trixie) from Debian 12 (Bookworm).

The post How to Upgrade to Debian 13 (Trixie) from 12 (Bookworm) appeared first on Linux Today.

Debian 13 “Trixie” is here with RISC-V support, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, new security hardening, HTTP Boot, updated desktop environments, and over 14K new packages.

The post Debian 13 “Trixie” Released, This Is What’s New appeared first on Linux Today.

SliTaz GNU/Linux is a mini distribution and live CD designed to run speedily on hardware with 256 MB of RAM. SliTaz uses BusyBox, a recent Linux kernel and GNU software. It boots with Syslinux and provides more than 200 Linux commands, the lighttpd web server, SQLite database, rescue tools, IRC client, SSH client and server powered by Dropbear, X window system, JWM (Joe's Window Manager), gFTP, Geany IDE, Mozilla Firefox, AlsaPlayer, GParted, a sound file editor and more. The SliTaz ISO image fits on a less than 30 MB media and takes just 80 MB of hard disk space.

Plasma 6.5 desktop environment adds quick Bluetooth toggles, Flathub URL support in Discover, and faster firmware updates.

The post KDE Plasma 6.5 Highlights New Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Toggles appeared first on Linux Today.

Ken Jin welcomed EuroPython 2025 attendees to his talk entitled "Building a new tail-calling interpreter for Python", but noted that the title really should be: "Measuring the performance of compilers and interpreters is really hard". Jin's efforts to switch the CPython interpreter to use tail calls, which can be optimized as regular jumps, initially seemed to produce an almost miraculous performance improvement. As his modified title suggests, the actual improvement was rather smaller; there is still some performance improvement and there are other benefits from the change.

KDE Frameworks 6.17 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!

The post KDE Frameworks 6.17 Is Out to Improve Performance of All QtQuick-Based KDE Apps appeared first on Linux Today.

Here are some of the best self-hosted open source Notion alternatives that provide you more control over your workspace and privacy.

The post Best Open-Source Notion Replacements You Can Host on Your Own Server appeared first on Linux Today.

Version 25.8 of the LibreOffice open-source office suite has been released. Notable changes include several new functions in the Calc spreadsheet application, ability to export to the PDF 2.0 format, better PowerPoint font compatibility with Impress, and significant performance improvements. For a full list of changes, see the release notes on the Document Foundation wiki.

After more than two years of development, the Debian Project has released its new stable version, Debian 13 ("trixie"). The release comes with the usual bounty of upgraded packages and more than 14,000 new packages; it also debuts Advanced Package Tool (APT) 3.0 as the default package manager and makes 64-bit RISC-V a supported architecture. There are few surprises with trixie, which is exactly what many Linux users are hoping for—a free operating system that just works as expected.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (webkit2gtk), Fedora (firefox and libarchive), Red Hat (python3.11-setuptools and python3.12-setuptools), Slackware (mozilla), SUSE (apache2-mod_security2, cairo-devel, cflow, docker, glibc, go1.25, govulncheck-vulndb, gstreamer-0_10-plugins-base, jq, kernel, libarchive, libssh, libxslt, openbao, python-urllib3, systemd, and xz), and Ubuntu (apache2, libssh, libxml2, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-realtime, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, linux, linux-aws, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-realtime, linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-fips, linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-ibm-6.8, tomcat10, and webkit2gtk).

Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD.

Gnuinos is a spin of Devuan GNU+Linux consisting exclusively of Free Software (as defined by the Free Software Foundation) and a choice of several alternative init systems, such as OpenRC, Runit, s6 and SysV. The distribution ships with the GNU Linux-libre kernel. The project provides installation images for desktop and server deployments, as well as pre-configured live images with JWM, KDE Plasma, Openbox and Xfce desktops available for the i686 and x86_64 architectures.

GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader) is a boot loader software commonly used in Linux systems.

The post 5 Useful Free and Open Source Graphical GRUB Config Tools appeared first on Linux Today.

With GNOME 49, users will get a kind reminder now and then to support the project and its future improvements.

The post GNOME Plans New Donation Reminder Pop-Up in Upcoming Release appeared first on Linux Today.

Paper 7 is a 7-inch open-source e-paper frame with a Spectra 6 color display, Wi-Fi 6, months-long battery life, and full firmware customization.

The post Paper 7 Is an Open-Source E-Paper Frame with a Spectra 6 Display appeared first on Linux Today.

Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system is finally here and you can download it right now, right here. Check out the new features and improvements too!

The post Debian 13 “Trixie” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New appeared first on Linux Today.

This Step-by-Step guide explains how to upgrade to Debian 13 trixie from Debian 12 bookworm from command line.

The post How To Upgrade To Debian 13 Trixie From Debian 12 Bookworm appeared first on Linux Today.

Version:next-20250820 (linux-next) Released:2025-08-20

LinuxHub Prime is an Arch-based Linux distribution with a customised Openbox window manager as the default desktop environment. Its main feature is a unique installer that provides one-click installation options for several popular window managers and desktop environments, including Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, Hyprland, KDE Plasma, MATE, Qtile and Xfce. The installer also includes "Prime Builder", a tool for creating a custom respin of the distribution.