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
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Notable releases include updates to GNOME and KDE Plasma, a new version of the Amarok music player, alongside important distributions like Parrot OS 6.4, and more. Here are some of the big news items from this week:
- GNOME 49 Alpha is now available, disabling the X11 session by default.
- Parrot OS 6.4 has been released, offering new tools and the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.
- Wayland 1.24 introduces several new features.
- OBS Studio 31.1 now supports multitrack video on Linux.
- KDE Plasma 6.3.6 brings bug fixes and improvements.
Moreover, Ubuntu 24.10 has reached its end of life, prompting users to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04. System76 has launched its new Adder WS laptop equipped with powerful hardware.
Other Noteworthy Developments
- Calibre 8.6 enhances database restoration performance.
- GParted Live 1.7.0-8 improves block device ordering mechanisms.
- CachyOS July 2025 update finally allows users to choose their shell during installation.
New Distributions Released
This week’s new Linux distributions include:
- CachyOS 250713
- EasyOS 6.108
- Manjaro Linux 25.0.5 (available for Xfce, KDE Plasma, and GNOME)
- GParted Live 1.7.0-8
Software Updates
Several applications and kernel updates were released this week, including:
- Linux kernel 6.15.6
- OBS Studio 31.1.1
- ImageMagick 7.1.2-0 for both GCC and Clang builds.
Looking Ahead
Next week, we expect more updates from KDE with KDE Plasma 6.4.3 and additional exciting news from the Linux ecosystem.