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Coreboot 25.06 released with Xeon Emerald Rapids support, improved boot splash screen framework, support for new motherboards, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-25.

Libreboot 25.06 released with support for additional mainboards, fixes for the lbmk build system, etc.:
9to5linux.com/libreboot-25-06-

Proton Drive SDK is under development, to allow external developers to build new clients and integrate Proton Drive into their apps:
proton.me/blog/proton-drive-sd

French city Lyon to ditch Microsoft products, replace them with FOSS alternatives like Linux, ONLYOFFICE, NextCloud, Zimbra, Chamilo and Matrix:
news.itsfoss.com/french-city-r

www.phoronix.comCoreboot 25.06 Released With Xeon Emerald Rapids Support, Better Panther Lake
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Odysee presents new AR-based payment system, discontinues Stripe payment and LBC content boosting:
odysee.com/@Odysee:8/introduci
(Discontinuing LBC support probably means the platform won't be connected to the LBRY blockchain anymore. Also, content discoverability will be hurt pretty much, even if creators can get monetized, smaller creators will have a much harder time being discovered. I get that their new parent company Arweave is probably forcing them to switch to their crypto stuff and ditch LBRY, but it will probably just hurt the platform in the long run, especially because the new payment system requires signing up to an additional service, which many people are not a big fan of.)

Thunderbird 140 released with "Mark as Spam" and "Mark as Starred" actions for notifications, reorganized settings, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/thunderbird-140-

ONLYOFFICE Documents 9.0 for Android released with OCR support, DocSpace version history, Markdown and OpenDocument Graphics support, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/

Matrix 1.15 released with OpenID Connect support, richer information about rooms before joining, better room discovery, additional text formatting options for messages, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

7-Zip v25 released with faster compression, enhanced CPU support, improved legacy format handling:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/

HuggingChat is shutting down, will be replaced by another service better integrated into the Hugging Face ecosystem:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/

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OdyseeIntroducing: Decentralized Payments on Odysee - For Everyone, EverywhereView on Odysee: Introducing: Decentralized Payments on Odysee - For Everyone, Everywhere
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NVIDIA 580 Linux driver will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, X11 versions older than v1.17 will also be deprecated:
phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-L

Bash 5.3 released with a new form of command substitution that executes the command within the current shell execution context, GLOBSORT variable can be used to determine how the shell will sort results of pathname completion, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3

DXVK 2.7 released with Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications running atop the Vulkan API, other changes:
phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Rel

Alpine Linux developer Ariadne Conill announced Wayback, a new X11 compatibility layer on Wayland, utilizing a rootful XWayland server:
phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-

TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop available with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors:
9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris

Linux reaches 5% desktop marketshare in the US:
ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-

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www.phoronix.comNVIDIA Confirms 580 Linux Driver Is The Last For Maxwell / Pascal / Volta

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:
news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-m

SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:
phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-1

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/

Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:
9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux

Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu

Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:
ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabili

GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers

GNOME 49 Alpha 1 released with showing the workspace switcher on-screen display across all monitors, do-not-disturb quick setting, dedicated accessibility menu on the login screen, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-

KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:
phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wa

KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:
9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2

KDE Gear 25.04.3 released as the last update in the KDE Gear 25.04 series, with fixes for Dolphin, KClock, Gwenview, Itinerary etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3

Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:
ostechnix.com/debian-installer

Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:
phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-

New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:
phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux

AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):
phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-

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It's FOSS News · Another Radical Move as Fedora Now Wants to Drop UEFI Boot Support on MBRUEFI boot support for MBR could be removed in Fedora 43.
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GIMP 3.1.2 released as a development preview of the upcoming 3.2, with new Overwrite mode, support for importing Photoshop patterns, exporting to Krita‘s .kpl palette format, and more:
9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-promise

Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) launched with /e/OS 3.0, 5-year support, 12 user-replaceable parts, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB internal storage, dual-sim support. costs €649 + shipping:
news.itsfoss.com/murena-fairph

Blender 5.0 will include HDR support for Linux with Vulkan + Wayland:
phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-

Canonical's Multipass VM manager is now fully FOSS:
phoronix.com/news/Multipass-Fu

qBittorrent 5.1.1 released with improved Wayland support, General tab text selectable by default in WebUI, versioning added to local preferences, etc.:
9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-1-

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Proton Mail gets Newsletter view to manage all email subscriptions in one place:
proton.me/blog/proton-mail-new
(That's really cool. Now we can tell normies that Proton Mail has this feature and Gmail doesn't lol)

Proton Pass adds 14 new entry types, option to create custom types:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/
(Really tempting feature, but personally I would advise against storing every piece of sensitive data in one central database in the cloud. Proton can get hacked any time, like any other company, and also the new Swiss law can force them to hand over all that personal data in plain text, so you can mess up your privacy really badly. I'm not pointing fingers at Proton, but I think this update wasn't quite a good idea, it puts too much responsibility on them.)

Firefox 140 ESR released with unload tab feature, support for adding custom search engines in Search settings, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, "Select All" option for bookmarks on Android:
9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-

Firefox 141 beta is available with less memory usage on Linux, ability to drag a tab to the pinned tabs tray and drag it out to unpin it, etc.:
9to5linux.com/firefox-141-prom

Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech, an embedded/offline speech-to-text engine:
phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-Deep
(GNOME: *drops a feature every few releases*
Mozilla: Hold my beer. *drops a service each week*)

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Proton · Take charge of your inbox with Newsletters view | ProtonProton Mail's Newsletters view helps you manage email subscriptions, organize your inbox faster, and stay in control privately.

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Fedora proposal was made to discontinue 32-bit support in a two-step process, starting from 44, but it was withdrawn:
ostechnix.com/fedora-32-bit-i6

Fedora dropping 32-bit support would put Bazzite's future development at risk, due to breakages of essential Steam features:
news.itsfoss.com/fedora-could-

Fedora proposal was made to replace upstream X.Org server with XLibre, but the proposal was withdrawn:
phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-XL
phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibr

Hyprland plans to launch €5/month premium tier:
news.itsfoss.com/hyprland-prem

Kubuntu 25.10 won't include Xorg session by default:
news.itsfoss.com/kubuntu-25-10

Qt 6.10 will offer session-management-v1 protocol support for Wayland session restore/management, Plasma 6.5 will include clipboard sync support for the built-in RDP server, ability to copy QR code for clipboard items, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/KDE-Session-

KDE Plasma 6.4.1 released with an effect potentially triggering seizure disabled, text contrast and readability improvements, Discover improvements, bug fixes:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-pl

KDE Plasma to get improved initial setup tool:
news.itsfoss.com/kde-new-initi

postmarketOS 25.06 released with Alpine Linux 3.22 base, GNOME Mobile 48, Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47.0, and Sxmo 1.17.1, support for more devices, Systemd support, mobile-config-thunderbird:
9to5linux.com/postmarketos-25-

PipeWire 1.4.6 released with option to disable RAOP, improved ALSA plugin, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-6-a

Wine 10.11 released with preparations for NTSYNC support to improve gaming performance, more support for generating Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL, bug fixes for several games:
phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.11-R

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Mozilla discontinues Fakespot Deep Fake Detector:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozill

Organic Maps gets option to save planned routes and other improvements:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

CoMaps 2025.06.10 is now available on F-Droid with new UI and updated maps:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Proton Mail and Calendar gets option for adding notes when replying to event invitations:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

ONLYOFFICE 9.0 released with new themes, redesigned start screen, new Diagram Viewer tool, new supported formats (Markdown, OpenDocument Graphics, Excel binary workbook files) etc.:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyof

Immich 1.135 released with iOS home screen widgets, Google Cast support and album descriptions in mobile apps, opt-in Google Cast integration and new onboarding flow on web, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

ReactOS gets better support for fullscreen programs:
phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Full

Calibre 8.5 released with improved Kobo driver, new button in the Manage Data Files dialog to cancel remaining e-books when managing multiple ones, etc.:
9to5linux.com/calibre-8-5-open

Zed gets new multi-language debugger tool, supporting Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript and C/C++:
news.itsfoss.com/zed-debugger-

Git 2.50 released with multi-pack reachability, improved multiple cruft packs, ORT merge engine, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Servo gets animated GIF support, support for SVG images via HTML "img" tag, input type="color" support, better layout and CSS support, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Servo-May-20

Zen Browser 1.13b released with spaces for tabs instead of workspaces, updated Firefox base, Google Safe Browsing support:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

OMG! Ubuntu · Mozilla Axes its 'Deepfake' AI Detector Add-On - OMG! UbuntuMozilla is axing another project that was a perfect fit for a company whose founding mission is to make the web better. Next week, on June 26 2025, the

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Plasma 6.4 released, with revamped UI for Spectacle, per-virtual-desktop custom tile layouts, new HDR calibration wizard, support for new Wayland protocols, improved KRunner, etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-d

KDE Plasma development will focus on Wayland support, X11 support is only secondary, only critical bugs will be fixed, unless someone pays to fix less critical issues:
phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-

Flathub reaches 3 billion total downloads:
ostechnix.com/flathub-3-billio

Wine package on Arch becomes pure WoW64, dependency on multilib repository is dropped:
ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-

Wine 10.10 released with updated Mono engine, expanded capabilities for generating Windows Runtime metadata in the Windows Interface Definition Language (WIDL) tool, bug fixes for video games, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Linux kernel 6.16 RC2 released with driver fixes, bcachefs improvements etc.:
ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-1

NVIDIA 575.64 Linux driver released with a few bug fixes:
phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.6

XLibre 25.0 released with code clean-ups, new Xnamespace extension, Xnest ported to xcb, fixes for several CVEs, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/XLibre-25.0-

Security fixes for X.Org and XWayland:
phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server
phoronix.com/news/XWayland-24.

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Last week I shared a survey, in which you could tell your opinion about FosseryWeb, and choose a feature/improvement you would like to see the most.

In case you missed it, you can still submit it: cryptpad.disroot.org/form/#/2/

Let's see the answers per question:

Which site do you use?

- Original FosseryWeb - 3 votes
- FosseryWeb Min - 1 vote

How often do you use it (approximately)?

- Daily - 0 votes
- Weekly - 1 vote
- Monthly - 1 vote
- Very rarely - 2 votes

Which feature do you use the most often?

- Password generator - 1 vote
- Username generator - 0 votes
- CSS code minifier - 0 votes
- Articles - 1 vote
- Quizzes - 1 vote
- Programming cheatsheets - 1 vote
- BrainlessGPT - 0 votes

Which new feature/improvement would you like to see the most?

- Randomized quiz questions for all quizes and better questions for Privacy quiz - 3 votes
- Java cheatsheets - 1 vote

The rest (Python and SQL cheatsheets, download all cheatsheets of a language, JS object and DOM maniplation cheatsheets, improved keyboard navigation and screen reader support) got 0 votes. I may or may not implement those. But if you would like to see those features/improvements too, you can drop a comment.
For now, I'll implement randomized quiz question and better Privacy quiz question first, then Java cheatsheets (you can write topics you would like to see covered, in comment).

What do you like the most about FosseryWeb?

- "The owner of the website." - Thanks, I appreciate it!
- "The quizzes, because they are fun :DD" - Glad you like them. They will become even more fun soon when questions will be randomized.

Do you have any concerns about the site (e.g. privacy, something not working as you would expect, etc.)?

- "Not really."
- "No, i love you Man 💛" - Love you too

Is there anything you dislike about the site?

- "No, definitely not!"
- "Why would there be?"

Anything else you wish to share?

- "Yes, I am a Saab J 35A fighter jet." - Good for you, I guess

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Google stops using Pixel phones as reference devices for testing, device trees are missing from Android 16 source code release, making it harder for custom rom devs to port their roms to Pixel devices:
androidauthority.com/google-no
(Google doing their regular "boil the frog" thing... They started with giving Android app devs the option to block sideloading, then they announce to make the development process fully private, only push final releases to AOSP code base, and now this... We desperately need mobile Linux to become an Android replacement! (Although I don't really see that happening any time soon unfortunately.))

Mozilla shuts down the Orbit AI add-on for Firefox, replicates its functionality with built-in features:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/orbit-
(Yay, more AI crap to the browser... More work for LibreWolf devs to remove all that crap...)

Linux Foundation launches FAIR package manager for WordPress, with API replacement and decentralized package management:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-foundat

LibreOffice 25.8 beta available with performance improvements, new functions for Calc, command to insert a paragraph break before tables in Writer, support for importing encrypted hybrid PDFs, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-

FreeBSD 14.3 released with backported improvements from 15, ZFS support updated against OpenZFS 2.2.7, driver and package updates:
phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-14.3

Audacity 3.7.4 released with improved effect preview, studio fade out and waveform rendering, other bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-4-i

Gitea 1.24 released with enforced Git configs, option for admins to enforce 2FA for their users, anonymous access to private and unlisted repositories, revamped file tree and Material icons, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Danish government ditches Microsoft products for FOSS alternatives like Linux and LibreOffice:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/denmar

Android Authority · AOSP isn't dead, but Google just landed a huge blow to custom ROM developersGoogle has confirmed it isn't discontinuing AOSP, but it's making a change that makes it harder for devs to build Android for Pixel phones.
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Linux kernel 6.14 reaches EOL, upgrading to 6.15 recommended:
9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-1

Linux kernel 6.15.2 released to fix serious CPU idle power regression:
phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15.2

Intel and RADV Radeon Vulkan drivers add initial VP9 decoding support:
phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-VP
phoronix.com/news/Mesa-RADV-Me

DXVK 2.6.2 released with improvements for various video games, new DXVK_FILTER_DEVICE_UUID environment variable, d3d9.hide{Amd,Intel,Nvidia}Gpu configuration options, etc.:
9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-6-2-impro

Wayland Protocols 1.45 released with background effects, pointer warp, experimental protocol for Session Management, etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Prot

GNU nano 8.5 released with saved anchors, new keystrokes, improved syntax highlighting etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu

Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-que

Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20

Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-

Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-dro
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)

Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-

GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alp

Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling

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OMG! Ubuntu · Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10thUbuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.

A new Timeline page got added to both FosseryWeb (fosseryweb.codeberg.page/timel) and FosseryWeb Min (fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/t) where you can take a look at how these sites improved over time, and what are the future plans for the sites.

Speaking of plans, I just created a survey where you can tell your opinion about the site, and there's also a question, where you can choose a feature/improvement which you would like to see the most. You can also write your own idea, which I'll add to the answers, so others can vote to it. The more vote a feature/improvement gets, the sooner it will be implemented. Most questions are optional to answer.
cryptpad.disroot.org/form/#/2/
The survey is available via Disroot's CryptPad service. Here you can read Disroot's Privacy Policy before answering the survey: disroot.org/en/privacy_policy
I set the survey to allow both anonymous submissions and providing a username optionally, account creation is also optional.

fosseryweb.codeberg.pageTimeline - FosseryWebLet's take a look at the evolution of FosseryWeb!
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FOSS NEWS

New Swiss law imposed by the Federal Department of Justice and Police would force services like Proton Mail and Threema to build backdoors into their services and hand over personal data in plain text, and might force users to hand over phone number or official ID:
news.itsfoss.com/swiss-privacy
(Seems like basically all governments around the world are out of control nowadays... Switzerland used to be a rare place with strong privacy laws but now it seems to be gone...)

PeerTube 7.2 released with clearer pagination, customizable columns, enhanced channel selection, improved visibility filters, reorganized video/live publication/update pages, video makers can now provide reasons when applying warnings to videos, improved handling of sensitive videos, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

/e/OS 3.0 released with refined parental controls (more control over app installations and screen time), new Murena Find search engine powered by Qwant, speech-to-text messaging support for Murena Workspace, Find My Device via SMS, better tablet support, detailed weekly reports on app tracking, new option to customize app geolocation access and show fake location for certain apps, new Murena Vault cloud storage powered by CryptPad:
news.itsfoss.com/e-os-3-0/

First preview release of Organic Maps fork CoMaps is available for Android:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Aegis 3.4 released with haptic feedback (device vibration) when token is about to expire, filters across multiple groups, warning prompt when saving any entry with a duplicate name and issuer, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

Ente Photos 1.1 released with daily memory notifications, enhanced home screen widgets, video streaming available on all platforms, option to share photos by tapping the 💚 icon, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

VirtualBox 7.1.10 released with initial support for Linux kernel 6.15 and 6.16, various bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-1

It's FOSS News · No More Safe Haven for Privacy? Switzerland Drifts Toward a Surveillance State Due to New Controversial LawsProposed privacy law changes, if passed in parliament, threaten Switzerland's reputation as a privacy haven.

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Arch project to create new sponsorships policy, which defines two types of sponsorships:
news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-sp

elementaryOS 8 released with new gesture controller, improved multitasking view, notification when taking a screenshot with a keyboard shortcut, improved dock, etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings Linux kernel 6.14.6, QEMU 10.0, KDE Plasma 6.3.5, other updated packages:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/

CachyOS update fixes NVIDIA issues by detecting the GPU and atomatically installing the correct driver, brings new boot animation and GRUB theme, Cachy-Browser discontinued, Firefox with custom config becomes the default, Proton-CachyOS is now based on Proton 10:
betanews.com/2025/06/01/cachyo

Rocky Linux 9.6 released with enhanced image-building and delivery process, updated images, additional policy rules for SELinux, package updates:
9to5linux.com/rocky-linux-9-6-

UBports 20.04 OTA-9 released with VoLTE support out-of-the-box for more carriers, Waydroid 1.5.1, new font for emojis, support for newer emojis, bug fixes:
ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-ne

Malicious pull requests to the Linux kernel copying Linus Torvalds' patches and re-listing him as the author got prevented:
news.itsfoss.com/linus-kernel-

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It's FOSS News · Sponsorships Seem to Be Coming to Arch Linux!A proposal looks to introduce a transparent sponsorship process to Arch Linux.
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FOSS NEWS

PeerTube asks for donations to improve their new mobile app:
news.itsfoss.com/peertube-mobi

Organic Maps got forked due to transparency concerns, inclusion of proprietary components, CoMaps is born as a fully community-driven project:
news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-

Delta Chat now works in Firefox, no longer depends on Electron/Chromium:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/

Firefox 139 released with custom new tab wallpapers and background colors, improved upload speed, full-page translations on extension pages (for moz-extension:// URL scheme only), transparent PNG images stay transparent when pasted into Firefox:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozill

Firefox 140 beta available with Unload Tab feature to reduce memory and CPU usage, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, “Select All” option for bookmarks on Android:
9to5linux.com/firefox-140-ente

Thunderbird 139 released with "Mark as Read" and "Delete" actions for email notifications, enterprise policy implementation to allow granular in-app notification control, support for manually sorting folders in the folder pane, customizable row count for Cards View in the Appearance settings, various bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/thunderbird-139-

OBS Studio 31.1 beta available with Multitrack Video support on Linux and macOS, preview zoom controls, support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output, AV1 B-frame support for AMF, support for color format/space/range GPU conversion, etc.:
9to5linux.com/obs-studio-31-1-

VirtualBox 7.2 beta is available with Windows 11 Arm support, GUI improvements, source code available on GitHub:
phoronix.com/news/Oracle-Virtu

It's FOSS News · PeerTube Needs Your Help to Upgrade its Mobile AppPeerTube is raising funds to accelerate the development of its mobile app.
#WeeklyNews#News#FOSS
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GNOME 48.2 released with support for restoring tiled/maximized windows to the correct monitor, fix for the launch of terminal commands from the run dialog, other bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/gnome-48-2-deskt

GNOME Web gets WebKit features page in Settings, where experimental features can be tried out:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Web-To

KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta 2 available with reduced RAM usage by keeping less wallpaper copies, more device types supported by the Bluetooth widget, keyboard shortcuts for changing wallpaper etc.:
phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.5-L

AlmaLinux 10.0 released with continued for x86-64-v2 (despite RHEL 10 only supporting x86-64-v3), UEFI Secure Boot on ARM platforms, continued SPICE support, tech preview support for KVM virtualization on IBM POWER:
phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-10

KaOS 2025.05 released with Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.5, Qt 6.9, KDE Gear 25.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.14, Qt 5 support dropped, updated packages:
9to5linux.com/independent-dist

Xfce's xfwm4 window manager will get built-in Wayland compositor component using wlroots in Xfce 4.22:
phoronix.com/news/Xfce-xfwm4-M

Rhino Linux launches new community-driven UXBI KDE Plasma 6 port:
news.itsfoss.com/rhino-linux-u
(Oh no, KDE got unicorned lol)

Out-of-date OpenH264 causing security concerns on Fedora due to a high severity CVE:
phoronix.com/news/Fedora-OpenH

(FOSS news in comment)