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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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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 20th, 2025

3 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

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Linux Kernel 6.13 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.14

4 days ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

This is your friendly reminder that the Linux 6.13 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life and that you should consider upgrading to Linux kernel 6.14 as soon as possible.
Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What's New

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

Canonical published today the Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) release, the latest stable version of their popular GNU/Linux distribution, featuring up-to-date components and new features. Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.14 kernel series for top-notch hardware support, Ubuntu 25.04 features the GNOME 48 desktop environment with the usual enhancements and look that Ubuntu users are used to, specifically the dynamic triple buffering feature for an extra boost on low-end systems.
GNOME 48.1 Desktop Is Out to Improve HDR Support and Fix Various Issues

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The GNOME project released today GNOME 48.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” desktop environment series to fix bugs and improve existing functionality.
LXQt 2.2 Desktop Environment Released with Many Wayland Improvements

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

LXQt 2.2 has been released today as the latest stable version of the lightweight desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems, featuring many improvements to Wayland support and updated components.
KDE Gear 25.04 Applications Suite Officially Released, Here's What's New

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.04 as the latest version to this collection of apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem, adding new features and enhancements to your favorite KDE applications.
GNOME 47.6 Fixes Black Screen Issue on Multi-Monitor Setups with NVIDIA Driver

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

While GNOME 47.5 was skipped, the GNOME Project released GNOME 47.6 today as a new maintenance update to the GNOME 47 “Denver” desktop environment series to address various issues and fix more bugs.
NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with NVIDIA Smooth Motion

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

NVIDIA released today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 575 series of their graphics drivers for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux, BSD, and Solaris systems. The NVIDIA 575 graphics driver series promises support for NVIDIA Smooth Motion, support for GLX front buffer rendering on Xwayland, support for the __NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC environment variable to also apply to GLX and Vulkan apps, and a new conceal_vrr_caps kernel module parameter to the nvidia-modeset kernel module.
Armbian Announces New Cloud-Optimized Images for ARM64 and x86

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The Armbian project informs 9to5Linux today about the launch of new cloud-optimized images of Armbian Linux for x86 and AArch64 (ARM64) hardware architectures with some exciting features.
Fedora-Based Ultramarine 41 Linux Distribution Is Now Available for Download

1 week ago | 9to5linux.com | Marius Nestor

The makers of the Fedora-based Ultramarine Linux distribution released today the ISO images of the Ultramarine 41 release, which is built on top of Fedora Linux 41 and was already available for existing users.