{"id":3559,"date":"2026-01-26T04:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-january-25-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:00:55","slug":"9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-january-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-highlights-from-january-25-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights from January 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 276th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup delivers key updates in the Linux world for the week ending January 25th, 2026. This week saw a few significant announcements including a maintenance update for GIMP 3.0, the release of MX Linux 25.1, Mozilla\u2019s launch of an official Firefox RPM package for Linux, a new GNU Guix release after three years, and an ISO update for CachyOS.<\/p>\n<h3>Notable News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mozilla has introduced an official Firefox RPM package designed for RPM-based Linux distributions.<\/li>\n<li>MX Linux 25.1 has been released, featuring dual-init support while being based on Debian 13.3 and using the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel.<\/li>\n<li>Slimbook has unveiled its latest Linux computers, including the Slimbook ONE mini PC and Slimbook Executive laptop.<\/li>\n<li>A recent Steam client update now includes support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro controller.<\/li>\n<li>GNU Guix 1.5 has been released, which incorporates KDE Plasma 6.5 and GNU Linux-libre 6.17 kernel.<\/li>\n<li>The January 2026 ISO release of CachyOS features KDE\u2019s new Plasma Login Manager.<\/li>\n<li>GIMP 3.0.8 has been released, bringing enhancements to Wayland support and font handling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Linux Distributions Released This Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn77.cachyos.org\/ISO\/desktop\/260124\/cachyos-desktop-linux-260124.iso\">CachyOS 260124<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/liya-2025\/files\/Mahi\/march-v3\/Liya-2.5-x86_64-v3.iso\">Liya Linux 2.5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/extix\/files\/extix-26.1-deepin-25.0.10-refractasnapshot-5220mb-260123.iso\">ExTiX 26.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ftpmirror.gnu.org\/gnu\/guix\/guix-system-install-1.5.0.x86_64-linux.iso\">Guix System 1.5.0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/openmediavault\/files\/iso\/8.0.7\/openmediavault_8.0.7-amd64.iso\">OpenMediaVault 8.0.7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/files.kde.org\/neon\/images\/user\/20260122-0747\/neon-user-20260122-0747.iso\">KDE neon 20260122<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/linuxsoft.cern.ch\/centos-stream\/10-stream\/BaseOS\/x86_64\/iso\/CentOS-Stream-10-20260119.0-x86_64-dvd1.iso\">CentOS Stream 10-20260119<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/sourceforge.net\/projects\/mx-linux\/files\/Final\/Xfce\/MX-25.1_Xfce_x64.iso\">MX Linux 25.1 Xfce<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Additional versions of MX Linux 25.1 (KDE Plasma, Fluxbox, and more) also released this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Linux Applications, Drivers, and Kernels Released This Week<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.saswata.cc\/gimp\/gimp\/v3.0\/linux\/GIMP-3.0.8-x86_64.AppImage\">GIMP 3.0.8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/OpenTTD\/OpenTTD\/archive\/refs\/tags\/15.1.tar.gz\">OpenTTD 15.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/hyprwm\/Hyprland\/releases\/download\/v0.53.3\/source-v0.53.3.tar.gz\">Hyprland 0.53.3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/kernel\/v6.x\/linux-6.18.7.tar.xz\">Linux kernel 6.18.7 LTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Additional updates to many popular applications and libraries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Upcoming<\/h3>\n<p>Next week is expected to include a new Arch Linux ISO release, along with potentially more exciting updates in the Linux ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more developments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 276th edition of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup delivers key updates in the Linux world for the week ending January 25th, 2026. 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