{"id":167374,"date":"2025-05-04T22:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=167374"},"modified":"2025-05-04T22:44:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:44:58","slug":"linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-18-apr-28-may-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-18-apr-28-may-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 18 (Apr 28 \u2013 May 4, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to week eighteen 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 28 \u2013 May 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linux Distributions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We cover two updates on the Linux distributions front &#8211; openSUSE has rolled out the beta version of Leap 16, giving us an early look at what\u2019s coming in the final stable release. Meanwhile, the privacy-focused Tails project has released an update to its 6.x series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/opensuse-leap-16-beta-launches-with-wayland-and-selinux-by-default\/\">openSUSE Leap 16 Beta Launches with Wayland and SELinux by Default<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/tails-6-15-update-drops-support-for-legacy-broadcom-wi-fi-chips\/\">Tails 6.15 Update Drops Support for Legacy Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips<\/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\/firefox-138-now-available-for-download\/\">Firefox 138 Now Available for Download, Here\u2019s What\u2019s New<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/mozilla-thunderbird-138-released-heres-whats-new\/\">Mozilla Thunderbird 138 Released<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wine-10-7-released-with-improved-write-watch-performance\/\">Wine 10.7 Released with Improved Write Watch Performance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kdenlive-25-04-video-editor-lands-with-local-object-segmentation\/\">Kdenlive 25.04 Video Editor Lands with Local Object Segmentation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/libreboot-25-04-open-source-boot-firmware-released\/\">Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/docker-desktop-lands-on-microsoft-store\/\">Docker Desktop Lands on Microsoft Store<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/steam-client-update-fixes-dlc-recognition\/\">Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition<\/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 brought some exciting news from the Linux and open-source world and a rather troubling update about the Oregon State University Open Source Lab, which urgently needs financial support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/iconic-open-source-hub-appeals-for-lifesaving-donations\/\">Iconic Open Source Hub Appeals for Lifesaving Donations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/linux-kernel-to-drop-support-for-legacy-i486-and-early-586-cpus\/\">Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/mozilla-firefox-tab-groups-are-now-live\/\">Firefox Finally Did It<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kde-drops-plasma-lts-label-eyes-extended-support-for-all-releases\/\">KDE Drops Plasma LTS Label, Eyes Extended Support for All Releases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/welcome-back-to-the-open-source-family-redis\/\">Welcome Back to the Open-Source Family, Redis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kali-linux-users-must-manually-install-new-repository-key\/\">Urgent Update: Kali Linux Users Must Manually Install New Repository Key<\/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 21 \u2013 27, you can catch up by <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-17-apr-21-27-2025\/\">checking here<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/openmandriva-lx-6-0-launches-with-plasma-6-and-new-server-edition\/\">OpenMandriva Lx 6.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/cachyos-april-2025-fixup-release-adds-occt\/\">CachyOS April 2025<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/dietpi-9-12-launches-with-fish-shell-support\/\">DietPi 9.12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/cosmic-desktop-alpha-7-released-next-stop-beta\/\">COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/qemu-10-launches-with-multi-arch-improvements\/\">QEMU 10<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/mysql-9-3-brings-enhanced-javascript-support\/\">MySQL 9.3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/fedora-43-to-remove-gnome-x11-support\/\">Fedora 43 to Remove GNOME X11 Support<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/arch-linux-officially-arrives-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux\/\">Arch Linux Officially Arrives on WSL<\/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: openSUSE Leap 16 Beta, Tails 6.15, Firefox 138, Thunderbird 138, Wine 10.7, KDE drops LTS label,  Open Source Lab needs your help, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":167377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6245,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167374","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\/167374","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=167374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}