9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: Highlights from October 12th, 2025

The 261st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here, summarizing key events in the Linux landscape for the week ending October 12th, 2025. If you missed the previous roundup, you can catch up with everything happening in the GNU/Linux and open-source realms here.

Highlights of the Week

This week brought significant updates and releases, including:

• Ubuntu 25.10 (codenamed "Questing Quokka") and LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 were officially launched.
• Wireshark 4.6, a major update to the well-used network protocol analyzer, became available.
• The first Release Candidate of Linux kernel 6.18 was announced, alongside critical updates for GIMP, LibreOffice, ClamAV, PipeWire, KDE Gear, and KDE Frameworks.
• Additionally, System76 released its first laptop featuring the new COSMIC desktop.

Important Announcements

• GIMP 3.0.6 now includes enhanced support for Photoshop brushes.
• The ClamAV 1.5 open-source antivirus engine was released with notable new features.
• Ubuntu 25.10 is available for download with the new Linux 6.17 kernel, and improvements have been made in all official flavors.
• Linux kernel 6.16 reached its end of life, urging users to upgrade to Linux kernel 6.17.
• Linus Torvalds announced the first Release Candidate for Linux kernel 6.18.

New Linux Distributions Released This Week

• Linux Mint Debian Edition 7
• Ubuntu 25.10
• Other distributions such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and many more can also be downloaded from their respective links.

Apps, Drivers, and Kernel Updates Released This Week

• ImageMagick 7.1.2-6
• Linux kernel 6.17.2 and other kernel versions
• OpenSSH 10.2p1
• Notable updates for Docker, Chromium, Wireshark, and many others are included in the week’s updates.

Looking Ahead

Next week promises more excitement with the anticipated releases of Mozilla Firefox 144, Zorin OS 18, GNOME 49.1, and GNOME 48.6, along with other potential developments in the Linux community.

For full details and links to downloads, make sure to check the respective announcements for each package and distribution.

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