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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Key Highlights from July 13th, 2025
The 248th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup brings you the latest happenings in the Linux community for the week ending July 13, 2025. If you missed last week’s roundup, you can catch up with it here. Highlights of the Week This week, we are grateful for the continued support from our readers through donations,…
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Are Chrome OS and Android Merging? Here’s What You Need to Know!
In a recent interview, Sameer Samat, Google’s president of the Android Ecosystem division, hinted at an upcoming merger between Chrome OS and Android. He emphasized the need to combine the two operating systems, aiming to create a unified platform that better reflects modern user needs and behaviors, especially in the context of increased laptop usage.…
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Introducing Rio: The Fast, WebGPU-Powered Terminal for Ubuntu
Terminal emulator applications are prevalent across Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, and while they may seem interchangeable at first glance, each offers unique features tailored to different user preferences. Recently, a terminal emulator called Rio has garnered attention due to its innovative use of technology. What Sets Rio Apart? Rio is a terminal emulator created using…
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CachyOS July 2025 Update: Users Can Now Choose Their Preferred Shell During Installation!
The CachyOS development team has launched the July 2025 ISO snapshot of this popular Arch Linux-based distribution, introducing a much-anticipated feature: users can now select their preferred shell during installation. The new options include cachyos-fish-config and cachyos-zsh-config. Should users not select either, the system will default to Bash, while Fish remains the default configuration. Additionally,…
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Canonical’s Ambitious Plan: A Fully Functional Ubuntu Desktop on RISC-V for Version 25.10
Canonical is gearing up to introduce a fully functional desktop session for the RISC-V architecture with the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) release. This development comes on the heels of Canonical’s recent decision to limit support for various RISC-V hardware, raising the required RISC-V ISA profile family from RVA20 to RVA23. As a result, nearly…
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Calibre 8.6.0: Unlocking a Dramatic Speed Boost for Your eBook Database
Calibre, the widely-used cross-platform e-book management tool, has released version 8.6.0, which significantly enhances database performance. This update introduces a groundbreaking method for restoring databases using SQLITE savepoints, drastically reducing the time required to recover large libraries. One user reported that their restoration time improved from over five hours to just five minutes for a…
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Enhance Your GNOME Experience: Customize Shell Notifications with This Must-Have Extension
You might have observed that Ubuntu’s GNOME Shell lacks extensive notification customization options by default. Typically, notifications are positioned at the top center of the screen just below the Date menu in a standardized manner, which generally suffices for most users. However, for those seeking more control over the display and management of notifications, there…
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KDE Frameworks 6.16 Boosts Plasma’s GPU Detection for Enhanced Performance
The KDE Project has released KDE Frameworks 6.16, enhancing the functionality of its add-on libraries for Qt, which are essential for KDE applications and the Plasma desktop environment. This update introduces several key improvements, including refined detection of the most powerful GPU available, enabling users to easily select the optimal GPU for running applications. In…
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Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack: A Game-Changer with Major Mesa Upgrade
Existing users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS are set to receive an updated hardware enablement (HWE) stack this month, ahead of the anticipated release of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS scheduled for next month. Canonical regularly backports newer Linux kernels and graphics drivers from interim releases to its long-term support versions, maintaining the relevance and performance of older…
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Introducing System76’s Adder WS: A Powerhouse Linux Laptop with Intel Core Ultra i9 and NVIDIA 50 Series Graphics
System76 has announced the release of a new version of its Adder WS Linux-powered laptop, now featuring cutting-edge hardware including the Intel Core Ultra i9 275HX CPU and NVIDIA 50 series GPUs. This updated version marks more than a year since the last refresh and introduces several new specifications aimed at enhancing performance. The Adder…
