{"id":2843,"date":"2025-07-15T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-key-highlights-from-july-13th-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T01:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:00:57","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-key-highlights-from-july-13th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-key-highlights-from-july-13th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Key Highlights from July 13th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s roundup, you can catch up with it <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-july-6th-2025\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Highlights of the Week<\/h3>\n<p>This week, we are grateful for the continued support from our readers through donations, comments, and shares. Your involvement helps us grow and improve our content.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/gnome-49-alpha-is-now-available-for-public-testing-disables-x11-session-by-default\">GNOME 49 Alpha<\/a><\/strong> is now available, disabling the X11 session by default.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ethical-hacking-distro-parrot-os-6-4-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-new-tools\">Parrot OS 6.4<\/a><\/strong> has been released, offering new tools and the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/wayland-1-24-is-now-available-for-download-with-new-features-and-improvements\">Wayland 1.24<\/a><\/strong> introduces several new features.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/obs-studio-31-1-released-with-multitrack-video-support-on-linux\">OBS Studio 31.1<\/a><\/strong> now supports multitrack video on Linux.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-plasma-6-3-6-released-with-numerous-improvements-and-bug-fixes\">KDE Plasma 6.3.6<\/a><\/strong> brings bug fixes and improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Noteworthy Developments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/calibre-8-6-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-database-restore-performance\">Calibre 8.6<\/a><\/strong> enhances database restoration performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/gparted-live-1-7-0-8-adds-mechanism-to-reduce-random-order-of-block-devices\">GParted Live 1.7.0-8<\/a><\/strong> improves block device ordering mechanisms.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/cachyos-july-2025-update-finally-lets-users-choose-the-shell-during-installation\">CachyOS July 2025<\/a><\/strong> update finally allows users to choose their shell during installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>New Distributions Released<\/h3>\n<p>This week&#8217;s new Linux distributions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn77.cachyos.org\/ISO\/desktop\/250713\/cachyos-desktop-linux-250713.iso\">CachyOS 250713<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/distro.ibiblio.org\/easyos\/amd64\/releases\/excalibur\/2025\/6.108\/easy-6.108-amd64.img\">EasyOS 6.108<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/manjarolinux\/files\/\">Manjaro Linux 25.0.5<\/a><\/strong> (available for Xfce, KDE Plasma, and GNOME)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/gparted\/files\/gparted-live-stable\/1.7.0-8\/gparted-live-1.7.0-8-amd64.iso\">GParted Live 1.7.0-8<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Software Updates<\/h3>\n<p>Several applications and kernel updates were released this week, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/kernel\/v6.x\/linux-6.15.6.tar.xz\">Linux kernel 6.15.6<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/obsproject\/obs-studio\/releases\/download\/31.1.1\/OBS-Studio-31.1.1-Sources.tar.gz\">OBS Studio 31.1.1<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ImageMagick\/ImageMagick\/releases\/download\/7.1.2-0\/ImageMagick-3fcd081-gcc-x86_64.AppImage\">ImageMagick 7.1.2-0<\/a><\/strong> for both GCC and Clang builds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Next week, we expect more updates from KDE with <strong>KDE Plasma 6.4.3<\/strong> and additional exciting news from the Linux ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 248th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup brings you the latest happenings in the Linux community for the week ending July 13, 2025. 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