9to5Linux

9to5Linux is a tech blog established by Marius Nestor in 2020, focusing on the latest updates in Linux and Open Source. Marius Nestor, a freelance journalist and professional photographer, discovered his passion for GNU/Linux over 20 years ago. For the last 15 years, he has dedicated himself to reporting on Linux and Open Source, exploring numerous distributions and applications. At 9to5Linux, we deliver timely news, insightful opinions, helpful tutorials, and detailed reviews about Linux and Open Source.

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LibreOffice 25.2.4 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 52 Bug Fixes

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 25.2.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with more bug fixes. Coming five weeks after LibreOffice 25.2.3, the LibreOffice 25.2.4 point release addresses various bugs, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users in an attempt to improve the overall stability and reliability of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite.
KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.04.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.04 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps.
Wireshark 4.4.7 Network Protocol Analyzer Patches Security Flaw and Fixes Bugs

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Wireshark 4.4.7 has been released today as the seventh maintenance update to the latest Wireshark 4.4 stable series of this popular network protocol analyzer software for Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
Rocky Linux 9.6 Is Available for Download, Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The Rocky Linux release engineering team announced the general availability of Rocky Linux 9.6 (codename Blue Onyx) as yet another free alternative to the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 operating system. Rocky Linux 9.6 continues to enhance the image-building and delivery process with openSUSE‘s KIWI next-generation appliance builder.
Fwupd 2.0.11 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Thunderbolt 5 Smart Docks

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Fwupd 2.0.11 is out today as the eleventh maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility with support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes. Coming two weeks after fwupd 2.0.10, the fwupd 2.0.11 release adds support for the Lenovo Thunderbolt 5 Smart dock, a new check-reboot-needed command for scripts to use, support for reading the SELinux state in the report failure metadata, and support for the Dell dock ownership command.
Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 Adds UI Improvements, New Translations, and Bugfixes

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 has been released today as the latest stable version of this user-friendly tool for creating bootable media for Raspberry Pi devices, which brings various UI improvements, new translations, and bug fixes.
VirtualBox 7.1.10 Is Out with Initial Support for Linux 6.15 and 6.16 Kernels

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Oracle released VirtualBox 7.1.10 today as the fifth maintenance update to the latest VirtualBox 7.1 stable series of this popular, free, open-source, and cross-platform virtualization software for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The UBports Foundation released Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 today as the ninth stable update to their Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) for supported Linux devices.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 1st, 2025

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The 242nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on June 1st, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world. If you missed last week’s 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup, catch up with everything GNU/Linux/Open Source here. I want to thank everyone who sent us donations; your generosity is appreciated.
Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.1 Is One of the First Distros to Ship with Linux 6.15

3 weeks ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

PorteuX 2.1 has been released today as a new update to this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to be small, fast, portable, modular, and immutable. Coming two months after PorteuX 2.0, the PorteuX 2.1 release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.15 kernel series and ships with NTFS3 as the default driver for handling NTFS filesystems instead of NTFS-3G.