{"id":2959,"date":"2025-08-18T01:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-august-17th-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T01:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:00:58","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-august-17th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-august-17th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights from August 17th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 253rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup keeps you informed about significant events in the Linux world for the week ending August 17, 2025. This week&#8217;s news was relatively quiet due to developers taking a break during summer holidays, yet several noteworthy releases occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Key updates for the week included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NVIDIA<\/strong> released its 580 Linux graphics driver, enhancing Wayland support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>KDE Gear<\/strong> saw its 25.08 version launch, which brings numerous improvements for KDE app users.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VirtualBox<\/strong> announced the 7.2 release, offering initial support for the Linux kernel 6.17.<\/li>\n<li>Updates were made to <strong>GNOME<\/strong>, marking the arrival of version 48.4 with improved update notifications in GNOME Software, and releasing GNOME 49 Beta for public testing in celebration of GNOME&#8217;s 28th anniversary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SparkyLinux 8.0<\/strong> became one of the first distributions based on Debian 13 \u201cTrixie.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Grml 2025.08<\/strong> was notably released, coinciding with Debian&#8217;s 32nd birthday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In additional news, Debian GNU\/Hurd 2025 was released as a snapshot of Debian &quot;Sid,&quot; and the Debian Project celebrated its 32nd anniversary.<\/p>\n<h3>Notable Releases This Week<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>SDesk<\/strong> 2025.08.16<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grml<\/strong> 2025.08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peropesis Linux<\/strong> 3.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zephix Linux<\/strong> 8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bluestar Linux<\/strong> 6.16.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>BigLinux<\/strong> 2025-08-15<\/li>\n<li><strong>EasyOS<\/strong> 7.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mabox Linux<\/strong> 25.08<\/li>\n<li><strong>SparkyLinux<\/strong> 8.0 in various flavors (KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXQt, MATE, MinimalGUI, MinimalCLI)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manjaro Linux<\/strong> 25.0.7 in Xfce, KDE, and GNOME versions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Software, Drivers, and Kernel Updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DBeaver<\/strong> 25.1.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>lighttpd<\/strong> 1.4.81<\/li>\n<li><strong>PeaZip<\/strong> 10.6.1 (Both Qt and GTK versions)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shotcut<\/strong> 25.08<\/li>\n<li><strong>Podman<\/strong> 5.6.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Linux kernel<\/strong> updates (6.16.1, 6.15.10, 6.12.42 LTS, 6.6.102 LTS, 6.1.148 LTS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Python<\/strong> 3.13.7<\/li>\n<li><strong>VirtualBox<\/strong> 7.2<\/li>\n<li><strong>PostgreSQL<\/strong> 17.6<\/li>\n<li><strong>GNU Emacs<\/strong> 30.2<\/li>\n<li><strong>snapd<\/strong> 2.71<\/li>\n<li><strong>ImageMagick<\/strong> 7.1.2-1 (Both GCC and Clang)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Upcoming Releases<\/h3>\n<p>Look forward to <strong>Firefox 142<\/strong> next week, alongside potentially more exciting announcements in the Linux community.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete overview of distributions and packages released this week, you can refer to the following links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie\">SparkyLinux 8.0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/nvidia-580-linux-graphics-driver-released-promises-better-wayland-support\">NVIDIA 580 graphics driver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-gear-25-08-open-source-software-suite-released-with-many-improvements\">KDE Gear 25.08<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary\">GNOME 49 Beta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 253rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup keeps you informed about significant events in the Linux world for the week ending August 17, 2025. 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