This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-mbr-support-drop/
SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-16-Installer
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/
Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download
Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-riscv-rva23-support
Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:
https://ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabilities-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/
GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Approved-49
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.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-49-Alpha-1
KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wayland-PIP
KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more
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.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series
Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/debian-installer-trixie-rc-2-released/
Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs
New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-July-2025
AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-2025
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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