{"id":3069,"date":"2025-09-15T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-september-14th-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T00:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T00:01:13","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-september-14th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-and-news-from-september-14th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights and News from September 14th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 257th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup has been released, delivering updates on key developments in the Linux community for the week ending September 14, 2025. If you missed last week&#8217;s roundup, you can catch up on all the GNU\/Linux and open-source news <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-september-7th-2025\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who supported us with donations and provided continual engagement through comments, shares, and feedback.<\/p>\n<p>This week has been lively with several notable releases including updates for KDE Plasma, KDE Gear, Steam Client, Puppy Linux BookwormPup64, PipeWire, VirtualBox, and more. Additionally, exciting new Linux laptops from Slimbook and upcoming features in LMDE 7 are discussed.<\/p>\n<h3>Hot News of the Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kodi-22-piers-promises-hdr-passthrough-on-opengl-and-hdr-on-wayland\">Kodi 22 \u201cPiers\u201d<\/a> introduces HDR passthrough for OpenGL and Wayland.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-plasma-6-4-5-fixes-brightness-flickering-issues-with-amd-gpu-drivers\">KDE Plasma 6.4.5<\/a> fixes brightness flickering issues associated with AMD GPU drivers.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/steam-client-adds-advanced-options-to-the-in-game-overlay-for-amd-nvidia-gpus\">Steam Client<\/a> enhances its in-game overlay with advanced options for AMD and NVIDIA GPUs.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/ubuntu-25-10-is-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-17-ahead-of-the-beta-release\">Ubuntu 25.10<\/a> is now powered by Linux kernel 6.17 ahead of its beta release.<\/li>\n<li>The release of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/puppy-linux-bookwormpup64-10-0-12-is-out-based-on-debian-12-12-bookworm\">Puppy Linux BookwormPup64 10.0.12<\/a>, based on Debian 12.12 \u201cBookworm,\u201d has also been noted.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/hyprland-0-51-wayland-compositor-adds-fully-configurable-trackpad-gestures\">Hyprland 0.51<\/a> Wayland compositor adds fully configurable trackpad gestures.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/tuxedo-computers-now-supports-fully-automated-installations-of-debian-13\">TUXEDO Computers<\/a> now offers automated installations for Debian 13.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/fwupd-2-0-15-adds-support-for-nvidia-connectx-6-connectx-7-and-connectx-8-nics\">Fwupd 2.0.15<\/a> expands its support to NVIDIA ConnectX-6, ConnectX-7, and ConnectX-8 NICs.<\/li>\n<li>The release of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5linux.com\/kde-gear-25-08-1-released-with-more-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps\">KDE Gear 25.08.1<\/a> includes further enhancements for KDE applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Noteworthy Updates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samba.org\/samba\/history\/samba-4.23.0.html\">Samba 4.23<\/a> arrives with enhanced support for SMB3 Unix extensions and SMB3 Over QUIC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Latest Releases<\/h3>\n<p>A number of Linux distributions were launched this week, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/voyagerlive\/files\/Voyager-13.1-debian-amd64.iso\">Voyager Live 13.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/puppex\/files\/puppex-trixie64-uefi-cinnamon-943mb-250913.iso\">Exton PuppEX 250913<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/q4os\/files\/stable\/q4os-6.1-x64.r1.iso\">Q4OS 6.1 KDE Plasma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/files.kde.org\/neon\/images\/user\/20250911-1321\/neon-user-20250911-1321.iso\">KDE neon 20250911<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Upcoming Next Week<\/h3>\n<p>Anticipated releases include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firefox 143<\/li>\n<li>Fedora Linux 43 Beta<\/li>\n<li>GNOME 49<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned for continued news and updates as the Linux landscape evolves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 257th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup has been released, delivering updates on key developments in the Linux community for the week ending September 14, 2025. 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