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The 259th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on September 28th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

GraalVM has been an interesting and performant Java JDK that over time added support for additional programming languages and execution models. Following their 2022 announcement that GraalVM CE Java code would be donated to OpenJDK, Oracle recently announced that moving forward GraalVM will focus on non-Java languages...

Linux kernel 6.17 brings new filesystem updates, security improvements, and expanded hardware support.

Adding to the list of pull requests submitted early in advance of the Linux 6.18 merge window opening are several cryptography-related improvements. In particular, some nice performance optimizations once again for the Linux kernel...

Catch up on the latest Linux news: COSMIC Desktop Beta, MX-25, Kali 2025.3, Kernel 6.17, Fish Shell 4.1, Kitty Terminal 0.43, RPM 6.0, Ladybird Browser gains Cloudflare support, and more.

Linux kernel 6.17 is now available for download, featuring enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to file systems and networking, and more.

Fish shell 4.1 is now available with transient prompts, brace-based commands, smarter autosuggestions, and significant argparse upgrades.

Fedora Project seeks community input on a draft AI-assisted contributions policy designed to ensure responsible and ethical AI use.

The latest Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn brings a polished new interface, streamlined workflows, and a host of usability upgrades—check out our screenshots of the refreshed user experience.

Kitty 0.43 GPU-accelerated terminal emulator adds session management, cursor trail colors, blinking text, and improved macOS compatibility.

Following the release earlier this year of the Fish 4.0 shell that was ported from C++ to Rust, Fish 4.1 was released this weekend as the next major feature release...

KaOS Linux 2025.09 has been released as the latest ISO snapshot for this independent Linux distribution built on top of the latest KDE software and using Arch Linux’s pacman package manager.

An analysis of CachyOS, the performance-focused Arch derivative that delivers real optimizations through x86-64-v3/v4 packages, the BORE scheduler, and specialized kernels. With 5-20% performance gains and strong gaming support, it proves derivatives can offer genuine innovation beyond simple installers.

All of the ARM64 feature changes intended for the Linux 6.18 merge window have been submitted in advance. There are a few new features worth calling out for 64-bit ARM Linux users...

The nanoCH32V317 is a compact development board created by MuseLab to simplify prototyping and embedded system development. It integrates USB connectivity, Ethernet support, and a straightforward programming interface through USB Type-C, providing an accessible platform for engineers and hobbyists working with RISC-V microcontrollers. The board is powered by the WCH CH32V317WCU6, a RISC-V microcontroller capable […]

The NVIDIA GPU drivers are essential for utilizing the full capabilities of NVIDIA graphics cards on Linux systems. Whether you’re setting up a bare metal Debian installation or configuring GPU passthrough in a virtualized environment, the driver installation process remains consistent. This guide will walk you through installing the proprietary NVIDIA drivers on Debian 13 (Trixie), ensuring your graphics card is properly recognized and functional for gaming, CUDA computing, or professional workloads.

KaOS 2025.9 arrives with Plasma 6.4.5, new Midna theme, and early Plasma Login Manager support, plus a full Qt6-only default install.

The September 20th release of DietPi v9.17 introduces smaller and more efficient system images, faster backups with reduced disk usage, and a new toggle for Roon Server’s early access builds. The update also addresses SPI bootloader flashing issues on Rockchip devices, improves Raspberry Pi sound card handling, and includes multiple bug fixes across tools and […]

Learn how to use Linux help commands like apropos, whatis, man, info, and --help to discover commands and learn their usage.

Linux engineer at Microsoft Christian Brauner sent out his set of 12 pull requests touching the VFS portion of the Linux kernel. These changes for the Linux 6.18 kernel include one pull request that touches the writeback code to address a situation of lockups being reported by users when systemd units read lots of files...