{"id":2811,"date":"2025-07-07T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-july-6th-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T01:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T01:01:01","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-july-6th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-july-6th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights and News from July 6th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for the week ending July 6th, 2025, highlights significant events in the Linux community, including various releases and updates. A special thanks goes out to contributors for their donations and continuous support.<\/p>\n<p>This week, notable news includes the release of Thunderbird 140, the second update for KDE Plasma 6.4, and a new Arch Linux ISO snapshot. The roundup features releases for applications like digiKam, KDE Gear, Geany, Libreboot, and DXVK.<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights, the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Linux laptop now comes equipped with AMD Ryzen CPUs, marking a significant advancement in hardware.<\/p>\n<h3>Hot news of the week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/digikam-8-7-adds-new-tool-to-perform-auto-rotation-based-on-content-analysis\">digiKam 8.7 adds a new tool for auto-rotation based on content analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/steam-client-now-enables-proton-by-default-for-games-without-native-linux-builds\">Steam Client now defaults to Proton for non-native Linux games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus\">TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux laptop launches with AMD Ryzen 9 CPUs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more\">KDE Plasma 6.4.2 improves various apps, including Kicker and Spectacle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download\">First Arch Linux ISO release with Linux 6.15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/thunderbird-140-adds-mark-as-spam-and-mark-as-starred-actions-to-notifications\">Thunderbird 140 introduces &#8216;Mark as Spam&#8217; and &#8216;Mark as Starred&#8217; in notifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/libreboot-25-06-open-source-bios-uefi-firmware-adds-more-hardware-support\">Libreboot 25.06 enhances open-source BIOS\/UEFI firmware support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series\">KDE Gear 25.04.3 is the final update in the 25.04 series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/debian-13-installer-now-supports-rescuing-of-btrfs-systems-installed-via-calamares\">Debian 13 installer supports rescuing Btrfs systems installed via Calamares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/dxvk-2-7-improves-support-for-god-of-war-watch-dogs-2-and-final-fantasy-xiv\">DXVK 2.7 enhances compatibility for popular games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/geany-2-1-open-source-ide-released-with-improved-ui-and-file-type-support\">Geany 2.1 debuts with improved user interface and file type support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other GNU\/Linux news of interest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/kaniini\/wayback\">Alpine Linux develops Wayback, an experimental X compatibility layer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/almalinux.org\/blog\/2025-06-26-epel-v2-now-covers-almalinux-10-stable\/\">AlmaLinux OS announces EPEL package builds for version 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bugs.launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/ubuntu-release-upgrader\/+bug\/2111715\">Canonical to discontinue support for existing RISC-V processors in Ubuntu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.rhinolinux.org\/news-22\">Rhino Linux is now officially sponsored by the UBPorts Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Linux distributions released this week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/rhino-linux-builder\/files\/2025.3\/Rhino-Linux-2025.3-amd64.iso\">Rhino Linux 2025.3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ftp.linux.edu.lv\/austrumi\/austrumi64-5.0.9.iso\">AUSTRUMI 5.0.9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/distro.ibiblio.org\/quirky\/woofq2\/easyos\/easy-6.101-amd64.img\">EasyOS 6.101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/files.kde.org\/neon\/images\/user\/20250703-1319\/neon-user-20250703-1319.iso\">KDE neon 20250703<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/os.tuxedocomputers.com\/TUXEDO-OS-202507021446.iso\">TUXEDO OS 20250702<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.edge.kernel.org\/archlinux\/iso\/2025.07.01\/archlinux-2025.07.01-x86_64.iso\">Arch Linux 2025.07.01<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/extix\/files\/extix-25.7-deepin25-refractasnapshot-5370mb-250701.iso\">ExTiX 25.7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/bluestarlinux\/files\/distro\/bslx-6.15.4-2-2025.06.30-x86_64.iso\">Bluestar Linux 6.15.4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/berryos\/files\/Berry%20Linux\/1.42\/berry-1.42.iso\">Berry Linux 1.42<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/linuxsoft.cern.ch\/centos-stream\/10-stream\/BaseOS\/x86_64\/iso\/CentOS-Stream-10-20250630.0-x86_64-dvd1.iso\">CentOS Stream 10-20250630<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/linux4m\/files\/48.0\/livecd\/updates\/4MLinux-48.1-64bit.iso\">4MLinux 48.1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Upcoming next week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>KDE Plasma 6.3.6<\/li>\n<li>Ubuntu 24.10 EOL<\/li>\n<li>KDE Frameworks 6.16<\/li>\n<li>GNOME 49 Alpha<\/li>\n<li>GNOME 48.3<\/li>\n<li>GNOME 47.8<\/li>\n<li>Other exciting releases!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete downloads and more news, visit the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-6th-2025\">9to5Linux Weekly Roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for the week ending July 6th, 2025, highlights significant events in the Linux community, including various releases and updates. 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