This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025

Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session

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

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

Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland
(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.):
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools

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

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.:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization

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LINUX NEWS

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

elementaryOS 8 released with new gesture controller, improved multitasking view, notification when taking a screenshot with a keyboard shortcut, improved dock, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/elementary-os-improves-window-manager-dock-multitasking-screenshot-capture-and-more/

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings Linux kernel 6.14.6, QEMU 10.0, KDE Plasma 6.3.5, other updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/opensuse-tumbleweed-update-brings-qemu-10-kde-plasma-6-3-5-and-security-upgrades/

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:
https://betanews.com/2025/06/01/cachyos-nvidia-fix-steam-deck-support-linux-browser-dropped/

Rocky Linux 9.6 released with enhanced image-building and delivery process, updated images, additional policy rules for SELinux, package updates:
https://9to5linux.com/rocky-linux-9-6-is-available-for-download-based-on-red-hat-enterprise-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:
https://ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-9-focal-release-3962

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

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LINUX NEWS

GNOME Foundation has a new executive director, Steven Deobald, an experienced software developer, who plans to focus on transparency about the operation of the foundation:
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

GNOME 49 will include Showtime instead of Totem as the default video player:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-49-replaces-totem-video-player-with-showtime
(It's time to make the switch I guess, Totem didn't really work, at least for me, it couldn't open videos, crashed quite a lot.)
(I remember a dev making an April's FOols joke that Showtime finally shows the time as the name suggests lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 will include new default theme with more blue-ish gray colors, to ensure that Adwaita programs look better on the system, XDG Desktop Portal XApp is tweaked to ensure that Adwaita programs follow accent colors:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-mint-22-2-default-theme-changes
(Oh no Mint, you accept the widely hated GNOME standards? What are you doing? lol)

Linux Mint 22.2 and LMDE 7 codenames revealed, 22.2 will be called "Zara", 7 will be called "Gigi":
https://betanews.com/2025/05/08/linux-mint-22-2-and-lmde-7-codenames-revealed/

openSUSE removes Deepin desktop from community repos due to lack of package maintenance consistency and security concerns:
https://news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-deepin-desktop-removal/

Ubuntu plans to ditch regular sudo for sudo-rs (written in Rust):
https://betanews.com/2025/05/06/ubuntu-linux-sudo-rust-sudo-rs/

Ubuntu 25.10 daily build are available for download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-25-10-daily-builds-download-testing

KDE Plasma 6.3.5 released with improved multi-screen support, NVIDIA GPU fixes, various other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-5-improves-support-for-multi-screen-setups-nvidia-gpu-users

KDE Frameworks 6.14 released with support for some archaic units for KRunner, revamped New Files dialog for the Dolphin file manager and other KIO-based apps, other improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-14-revamps-new-files-dialog-expands-krunner-unit-conversion

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

Linux Mint monthly news: Software Manager hides unverified Flatpaks by default, the upcoming 22 will feature Element webapp instead of discontinued HexChat:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4719

First Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.9 and ArchInstall 2.8 released:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-9-is-now-available-for-download

Debian 13 to utilize RAM based Tmpfs system for handling temporary files:
https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-13-tmp-mounting/

NixOS 24.05 released with Linux kernel 6.6, GNOME 46, Plasma 6, Lomiri support:
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-24-05-arrives-with-linux-6-6-lts-gnome-46-kde-plasma-6-and-lomiri

Kali Linux 2024.2 released with 64 bit date handling (from upstream Debian), GNOME 46, new tools, Kali NetHunter updates (e.g. Android 14 support):
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/

Wayland 1.23 released with enhanced buffer handling, enum validation, OpenBSD support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/5/wayland-1-23-released-with-enhanced-buffer-management-enum-validation-and-openbsd-support/

Proton Pass arrived to Linux (and macOS), with offline mode, passwordless unlock:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-all-devices

Results of 2024 Proton survey: users want option to send E2E encrypted email to non-Proton users 👍, AI features 👎, better VPN performance 👍, file saving from Mail to Drive, document editing, new browser 👍, new encrypted chat app:
https://proton.me/blog/2024-proton-survey-results

VLC 3.0.21 released with AMD VQ Enhancer Filter, Super Resolution scaling for AMD GPUs, improved Opus ambisonic support, VAAPI hardware decoding:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/06/vlc-adds-amd-vq-enhancer-filter

KeePass 2.57 released, it prevents screen caption in some cases for security reasons, now has option to set keyboard shortcut for 'Copy Group (Encrypted)' and 'Paste Group' options, uses KDBX 4/4.1 database:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/6/keepass-2-57-released-with-security-feature-to-prevent-certain-screen-captures-and-more/

Thunderbird implemented Material 3 design in K-9 Mail (which will be rebranded to Thunderbird):
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/6/thunderbird-team-improves-k-9-mail-with-material-3-design-and-android-14-enhancements/

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The Alpine Linux development team announced the latest stable release of Alpine Linux 3.13.0. Here is how to upgrade to Alpine Linux 3.13 from Alpine Linux 3.12 and older versions.

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https://ostechnix.com/how-to-upgrade-alpine-linux-to-latest-version/