Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-mbr-support-drop/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-m</span><span class="invisible">br-support-drop/</span></a></p><p>SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-16-Installer" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-1</span><span class="invisible">6-Installer</span></a></p><p>OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/</span></a></p><p>Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux</span><span class="invisible">-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download</span></a></p><p>Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-riscv-rva23-support" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu</span><span class="invisible">-riscv-rva23-support</span></a></p><p>Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabilities-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabili</span><span class="invisible">ties-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/</span></a></p><p>GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Approved-49" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers</span><span class="invisible">-Approved-49</span></a></p><p>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.:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-49-Alpha-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-</span><span class="invisible">Mutter-49-Alpha-1</span></a></p><p>KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wayland-PIP" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wa</span><span class="invisible">yland-PIP</span></a></p><p>KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2</span><span class="invisible">-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more</span></a></p><p>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.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3</span><span class="invisible">-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series</span></a></p><p>Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/debian-installer-trixie-rc-2-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/debian-installer</span><span class="invisible">-trixie-rc-2-released/</span></a></p><p>Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-</span><span class="invisible">Newcomers-LLMs</span></a></p><p>New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-July-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux</span><span class="invisible">-July-2025</span></a></p><p>AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-</span><span class="invisible">2025</span></a></p><p>(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Fedora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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