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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights from June 15th, 2025
The 244th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup highlights significant updates and releases in the Linux community for the week ending June 15, 2025. This week saw a major update for the Sway tiling Wayland compositor, as well as Canonical’s announcement regarding the removal of the X11 session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release. Notably,…
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Discover ASCII Emojis Effortlessly with this GNOME Shell Applet
Finding ASCII Emoji Easily with a GNOME Shell Applet There are two types of people: those who have memorized how to type ASCII art like the famous table flip and those who’ve been relying on copying it from a single Stack Overflow post for years. For me, I kept a plain text file full of…
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High Tide: The GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL Client for Linux Now Available on Flathub
High Tide, the GTK4/libadwaita client for TIDAL, has officially launched on Flathub, making it much easier for Linux users to access the app. Previously, users had to manually download the latest Flatpak file from the project’s GitHub page, but with its recent addition to Flathub, it is now a verified application—particularly beneficial for Linux Mint…
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PeaZip 10.5 Released: Discover the Major Performance Enhancements in Your Favorite File and Archive Manager
PeaZip 10.5 has been released, marking a significant update to the open-source file and archive management software. This latest version introduces a range of performance enhancements, particularly aimed at improving the user experience in handling files and archives. The update, following the previous 10.4 release, boasts faster speeds and reduced memory usage when opening archives.…
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Ubuntu 25.10 Embraces Innovation: Introducing a New Rust Library in Default Installs
A new Rust-based library has been integrated into Ubuntu 25.10, also known as ‘Questing Quokka,’ aimed at enhancing Canonical’s hardware support, particularly for Ubuntu Pro users. The rust-hwlib package is part of the hardware-api project developed by Canonical’s Hardware Certification team. This library is designed to assist the Ubuntu pro-client in retrieving machine information and…
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KDE Frameworks 6.15: Enhancing Accessibility in Plasma’s System Settings App
The latest release of KDE Frameworks, version 6.15, has been announced, showcasing significant enhancements that focus on accessibility and user interface improvements within the KDE Plasma desktop environment. One of the foremost improvements includes enhanced support for right-to-left languages, such as Arabic and Hebrew. This change is particularly noticeable in search and password fields within…
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Kali Linux 2025.2 Released: Explore the Revamped Kali Menu and 13 New Hacking Tools!
Offensive Security has announced the release of Kali Linux 2025.2, the second update in 2025 for this Debian-based distribution designed for ethical hacking and penetration testing. This update arrives three months after the previous release, Kali Linux 2025.1. Among the key features of Kali Linux 2025.2 is a completely redesigned Kali Menu, which now aligns…
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Introduces Power Warnings to Ensure EU Compliance
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is set to incorporate new power management notifications to comply with recent EU regulations regarding energy consumption. As part of this initiative, the GNOME Control Center will issue a warning whenever users turn off the automatic suspend feature. The notification reads: "Disabling automatic suspend will result in higher power consumption. It is…
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Rocky Linux 10: Your Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Is Here!
Rocky Linux 10 has been officially released as a free alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. This new version introduces significant changes, including support for the 64-bit RISC-V architecture and the deprecation of 32-bit applications. Key features of Rocky Linux 10 include the integration of a DHCP client within the NetworkManager, enabling administrative privileges…
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Apple Launches New Linux Container Tool for macOS: A Game Changer for Developers
Apple recently unveiled its new open-source container tool designed for macOS, catering specifically to developers who work with Linux containers. This release coincides with WWDC, amid various announcements and updates related to Apple’s software ecosystem. The tool, named container, is developed using Swift and is optimized for Apple silicon and the upcoming macOS 26 Tahoe.…
