The 253rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup keeps you informed about significant events in the Linux world for the week ending August 17, 2025. This week’s news was relatively quiet due to developers taking a break during summer holidays, yet several noteworthy releases occurred.
Key updates for the week included:
- NVIDIA released its 580 Linux graphics driver, enhancing Wayland support.
- KDE Gear saw its 25.08 version launch, which brings numerous improvements for KDE app users.
- VirtualBox announced the 7.2 release, offering initial support for the Linux kernel 6.17.
- Updates were made to GNOME, marking the arrival of version 48.4 with improved update notifications in GNOME Software, and releasing GNOME 49 Beta for public testing in celebration of GNOME’s 28th anniversary.
- SparkyLinux 8.0 became one of the first distributions based on Debian 13 “Trixie.”
- The Grml 2025.08 was notably released, coinciding with Debian’s 32nd birthday.
In additional news, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 was released as a snapshot of Debian "Sid," and the Debian Project celebrated its 32nd anniversary.
Notable Releases This Week
- SDesk 2025.08.16
- Grml 2025.08
- Peropesis Linux 3.0
- Zephix Linux 8
- Bluestar Linux 6.16.0
- BigLinux 2025-08-15
- EasyOS 7.0
- Mabox Linux 25.08
- SparkyLinux 8.0 in various flavors (KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXQt, MATE, MinimalGUI, MinimalCLI)
- Manjaro Linux 25.0.7 in Xfce, KDE, and GNOME versions.
Software, Drivers, and Kernel Updates
- DBeaver 25.1.5
- lighttpd 1.4.81
- PeaZip 10.6.1 (Both Qt and GTK versions)
- Shotcut 25.08
- Podman 5.6.0
- Linux kernel updates (6.16.1, 6.15.10, 6.12.42 LTS, 6.6.102 LTS, 6.1.148 LTS)
- Python 3.13.7
- VirtualBox 7.2
- PostgreSQL 17.6
- GNU Emacs 30.2
- snapd 2.71
- ImageMagick 7.1.2-1 (Both GCC and Clang)
Upcoming Releases
Look forward to Firefox 142 next week, alongside potentially more exciting announcements in the Linux community.
For a complete overview of distributions and packages released this week, you can refer to the following links: