{"id":2474,"date":"2025-04-21T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-updates-from-april-20th-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T01:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T01:00:50","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-updates-from-april-20th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-updates-from-april-20th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights and Updates from April 20th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for the week ending April 20, 2025, features significant updates and news from the Linux landscape. This week saw major releases from popular distributions including Fedora Linux, Ubuntu, and Manjaro, alongside the launch of the KDE Gear software suite and the LXQt desktop environment. Additionally, several maintenance releases for notable applications like PipeWire, PeaZip, MX Linux, VirtualBox, Nitrux, and GNOME were announced.<\/p>\n<p>Significant highlights from this week include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PeaZip 10.4 introduced UI enhancements to the open-source archive manager.<\/li>\n<li>qBittorrent 5.0.5 brought various improvements to the BitTorrent client.<\/li>\n<li>MX Linux 23.6 was released, based on Debian 12.10 and powered by the Linux kernel version 6.14.<\/li>\n<li>PipeWire 1.4.2 added extra MIDI checks to mitigate 100% CPU usage on older kernels.<\/li>\n<li>PanVK, the open-source Vulkan driver for ARM Mali GPUs, achieved Vulkan 1.1 compliance.<\/li>\n<li>T2 Linux SDE 25.4 was released, including the latest AMD ROCm for RISCV-64 and ARM64 architectures.<\/li>\n<li>Manjaro 25.0 &quot;Zetar&quot; debuted with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3.<\/li>\n<li>The long-awaited release of Fedora Linux 42, powered by Linux kernel 6.14 and featuring the GNOME 48 desktop.<\/li>\n<li>VirtualBox 7.1.8 introduced initial support for Linux kernel 6.14.<\/li>\n<li>The end of life was reached for the Linux 6.13 kernel series, reinforcing the need for users to upgrade to the newer 6.14 kernel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Linux distributions released this week include various versions of Ubuntu, including 25.04 and its official flavors like Kubuntu and Xubuntu, as well as other distributions like EasyOS 5.9, Voyager Live 25.04, and Fedora Linux 42.<\/p>\n<p>Users can also check out the latest available applications, drivers, and kernels released this week, underscoring the continued evolution of the Linux ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h3>Noteworthy Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/peazip-10-4-open-source-archive-manager-released-with-ui-enhancements\">PeaZip 10.4 Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/mx-linux-23-6-is-out-now-based-on-debian-12-10-and-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14\">MX Linux 23.6 Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/fedora-linux-42-is-out-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14-and-gnome-48-desktop\">Fedora Linux 42 Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new\">Ubuntu 25.04 Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/manjaro-25-0-zetar-released-with-xfce-4-20-gnome-48-and-kde-plasma-6-3\">Manjaro 25.0 Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/kernel\/v6.x\/linux-6.14.3.tar.xz\">Linux Kernel 6.14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for the week ending April 20, 2025, features significant updates and news from the Linux landscape. 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