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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 7th, 2025, brings news about Linux 6.18 LTS, VLC 3.0.22, Jolla Phone, Linux 5.4 EOL, GNU Linux-libre 6.18 kernel, Ubuntu Touch OTA-1.1, Raspberry Pi 5 1GB, Alpine Linux 3.23, Wireshark 4.6.2, NVIDIA 590 beta, Linux Mint 22.3 codename and release date, Audacity 3.7.6, Calibre 8.16, PeaZip 10.8, and more.
PeaZip 10.8 open-source archive manager is now available for download with a new image viewer component and various improvements. Here’s what’s new!
Jolla kicked off a campaign for a new Jolla Phone as the independent European Do It Together Linux phone, shaped by the people who use it.
TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop launches with Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, up to 96 GB RAM, and up to 8TB storage.
Calibre 8.16 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with various new AI features and several bug fixes. Here's what's new!
Audacity 3.7.6 open-source digital audio editor and recording software is now available for download with FFmpeg 8 support, Spectrogram Wavelet analysis, and other changes. Here's what's new!
Raspberry Pi OS 2025-12-04 is now available for download with the ability to safely eject HDD and NVMe drives connected via USB and other changes. Here's what's new!
Alpine Linux 3.23 distribution is now available for download with GNOME 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, LXQt 2.3, and Linux kernel 6.18 LTS. Here’s what’s new!
Wireshark 4.6.2 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug fixes and updated protocols. Here’s what’s changed!
Linux kernel 6.18 is now officially marked as LTS (Long-Term Support) on the kernel.org website and it will be supported until December 2027.
Linux 5.4 LTS kernel series has reached end of life after being maintained for more than six years, receiving a total of 302 point releases.
VLC 3.0.22 open-source media player is now available for download with AMD GPU Frame Rate Doubler, a dav1d-all-layers option, and more. Here's what's new!
NVIDIA 590 graphics driver series is now available for public beta testing with improved Wayland support and other changes. Here’s what to expect!
Linux Mint 22.3 distribution was announced as “Zena”, based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system series and Linux kernel 6.14.
Arch Linux 2025.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2025, powered by Linux kernel 6.17.9 and featuring the Archinstall 3.0.14 menu-based installer.
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