{"id":166777,"date":"2025-04-27T22:16:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=166777"},"modified":"2025-04-27T22:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:17:04","slug":"linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-17-apr-21-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-17-apr-21-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 17 (Apr 21 \u2013 27, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to week seventeen of Linuxiac\u2019s 2025 Weekly Roundup\u2014your trusted authority for all things Linux &amp; open source. Here\u2019s a summary of all the major Linux and FOSS highlights during the past week (Apr 21 \u2013 27).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linux Distributions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We had several updates on the Linux distributions front \u2013 OpenMandriva rolled out major version 6 of its point release, while Chimera, the BSD-inspired distro, introduced some big changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the gamer-focused CachyOS dropped its April update, and DietPi, the lightweight Debian-based system for SBC devices, launched version 9.12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/openmandriva-lx-6-0-launches-with-plasma-6-and-new-server-edition\/\">OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Launches with Plasma 6 and New Server Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/chimera-linux-introduces-key-bootloader-changes\/\">Chimera Linux Introduces Key Bootloader Changes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/cachyos-april-2025-fixup-release-adds-occt\/\">CachyOS April 2025 Fixup Release Adds OCCT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/dietpi-9-12-launches-with-fish-shell-support\/\">DietPi 9.12 Launches with Fish Shell Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the distro releases, here\u2019s a summary of the latest open-source software updates that earned a spot in our Linux &amp; FOSS news this past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/cosmic-desktop-alpha-7-released-next-stop-beta\/\">COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7 Released, Next Stop: Beta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/steam-client-update-brings-game-launch-stability\/\">Steam Client Update Brings Game Launch Stability<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/auto-cpufreq-2-6-brings-enhanced-tui-monitoring\/\">Auto-cpufreq 2.6 Brings Enhanced TUI Monitoring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/photoprism-ai-powered-photos-app-rolls-out-performance-boosts\/\">PhotoPrism AI-Powered Photos App Rolls Out Performance Boosts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/qemu-10-launches-with-multi-arch-improvements\/\">QEMU 10 Launches with Multi-Arch Improvements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wine-10-6-new-lexer-bcrypt-enhancements-and-27-bug-fixes\/\">Wine 10.6: New Lexer, Bcrypt Enhancements, and 27 Bug Fixes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/incus-6-12-container-and-virtual-machine-manager-released\/\">Incus 6.12 Container &amp; Virtual Machine Manager Released<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/gstreamer-1-26-1-released-with-key-bug-fixes-and-stability-enhancements\/\">GStreamer 1.26.1 Released with Key Bug Fixes and Stability Enhancements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/immich-1-132-brings-smoother-syncing-mobile-ui-enhancements\/\">Immich 1.132 Brings Smoother Syncing, Mobile UI Enhancements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/mysql-9-3-brings-enhanced-javascript-support\/\">MySQL 9.3 Brings Enhanced JavaScript Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Must-Reads You Can\u2019t Miss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, there was some exciting news from the Linux and FOSS ecosystem, so stay tuned and don\u2019t miss out. Here they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/fedora-43-to-remove-gnome-x11-support\/\">Fedora 43 to Remove GNOME X11 Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/arch-linux-officially-arrives-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux\/\">Arch Linux Officially Arrives on Windows Subsystem for Linux<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/installing-almalinux-on-windows-just-got-easier\/\">Installing AlmaLinux on Windows Just Got Easier<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/steam-will-stop-working-on-outdated-linux-systems-this-august\/\">Steam Will Stop Working on Outdated Linux Systems This August<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, that was all. If you missed our previous wrap-up for the week of April 14 \u2013 20, you can catch up by <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-16-apr-14-20-2025\/\">checking here<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-released\/\">Ubuntu 25.04<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/fedora-linux-42-released\/\">Fedora 42<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/manjaro-25-0-zetar-lands-with-gnome-48-plasma-6-3-and-more\/\">Manjaro 25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/truenas-25-04-fangtooth-open-source-nas-released\/\">TrueNAS 25.04<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/lxqt-2-2-released-with-enhanced-wayland-support\/\">LXQt 2.2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/virtualbox-7-1-8-released\/\">VirtualBox 7.1.8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kde-gear-25-04-apps-collection-released\/\">KDE Gear 25.04 Apps Collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/oracle-releases-unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-8\/\">Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/caddy-2-10-web-server-debuts-enhanced-tls-privacy\/\">Caddy 2.10 Web Server<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/nvidia-releases-linux-display-driver-v575-beta\/\">NVIDIA Linux Display Driver v575 Beta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/arch-says-goodbye-to-redis-adopts-valkey\/\">Arch Says Goodbye to Redis<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, keep an eye on Linuxiac\u2014it\u2019s the perfect way to stay updated on all the latest from Linux and Open Source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wishing you a fantastic week ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on the latest Linux news: COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7, OpenMandriva Lx 6, Fedora 43 to remove GNOME X11 support, Arch lands in WSL2, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":166786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6245,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-wrap-up","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}