This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian 13 is now in hard freeze, MIPS (MIPS64EL) architecture support dropped, RISC-V is promoted as a release architecture:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13-Hard-Freeze

Debian installer Trixie RC1 adds rescue support on Btrfs, Linux kernel 6.12, spice-vdagent is installed automatically on QEMU/KVM, Ext2 file system on PPC64EL architecture instead of Ext4, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Installer-Trixie-RC1

APT package manager 3.1 released with why/why-not commands, new solver default on Ubuntu, include/exclude options, HTTPS support for dselect, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-3.1-Released

KDE Plasma 6.4 will include time-of-day wallpapers, adaptive-sync disabled by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-TOD-Wallpapers

NixOS 25.05 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and 6.14, GNOME 48, initial COSMIC support, new `nixos-rebuild build-image` sub-command, nixos-rebuild-ng, rewritten nixos-option etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-05-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-and-6-14-kernels-gnome-48-and-more

Ubuntu 25.10 switches Chrony for Network Time Protocol (NTP) for better security:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Chrony

GNOME 50 dropping X11 support causes complications for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact

Tails 6.15.1 released with fixes for critical Tor browser vulnerabilities:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/tails-6-15-1-emergency-update-fixes-critical-tor-browser-vulnerabilities/

Wine 10.8 released with TIFF support, progress on PDB backend, boosted performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/wine-10-8-released-boosted-performance-tiff-support-pdb-backend-progress/

New Linux phone upcoming by the Divine D. project:
https://liliputing.com/divine-d-project-is-developing-a-linux-phone-with-a-rk3588s-processor/
(Hopefully it will be a relatively cheap phone to replace the aging PinePhone)

Phosh 0.47.0 released with status page for feedback quick settings, mobile data quick settings disabled when SIM is locked, bug fixes:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.47.0/

(FOSS news in comments)

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#APT3.0 #Paketmanager erschienen – das ist neu - #fosstopia:

Die #Linux-Welt verzeichnet einen bedeutenden Schritt: Der beliebte Paketmanager #APT geht in Version 3.0 an den Start. Die Veröffentlichung markiert den Beginn einer neuen stabilen Serie, gewidmet Steve Langasek, einem prägenden Mitgestalter von #Debian und #Ubuntu, der am 1. Januar 2025 verstarb.

https://fosstopia.de/apt-3-0-paketmanager/

#APT3.0 ist da! -

Ein Jahr ist es her, dass #Debian mit APT 2.9 mit mehr Farbe und gegliederter Darstellung für eine bessere Übersicht in #Debians #Paketmanager-Frontend sorgte. Einen Monat später stellte Debian- und Ubuntu-Entwickler Julian Andres Klode mit APT 2.9.3 einen neuen Solver vor.

https://linuxnews.de/apt-3-0-ist-da/

In #Debian, #APT3 gains features – but #KeepassXC loses them  

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/apt_gains_keepassxc_loses/

Changes to #APT - package manager used on #Debian-based #OperatingSystems look quite snazzy. Although dependable it has some catching up to do with regard to package management info/layout used to better effect elsewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0VMkE1toYg

#Linux #Software #Packages #Apt3