Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>ArcoLinux is shutting down:<br><a href="https://www.arcolinux.info/a-farewell-to-the-arcolinux-university/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">arcolinux.info/a-farewell-to-t</span><span class="invisible">he-arcolinux-university/</span></a></p><p>LMDE 7 will get OEM installation support, Nemo file manager gets regex search option and more:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-debian-edition-is-getting-support-for-oem-installations-with-lmde-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/linux-mint-debia</span><span class="invisible">n-edition-is-getting-support-for-oem-installations-with-lmde-7</span></a></p><p>Systemd makes its own Linux distro, ParticleOS, an immutable system, which can be fully customized during installation, lets to choose between Fedora and Arch base:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/systemd-particle-os/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/systemd-parti</span><span class="invisible">cle-os/</span></a></p><p>SparkyLinux 7.7 released with Debian 12 base, KDE Plasma 5.27.5, updated packages, fix for a CLI installer crash:<br><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/04/10/windows-11-users-switching-to-sparkylinux-77-debian/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/04/10/window</span><span class="invisible">s-11-users-switching-to-sparkylinux-77-debian/</span></a></p><p>Wine 10.5 released with Vulkan H.264 decoding, Bluetooth pairing, Mono engine 10.0, etc.:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/wine-10-5-released-with-vulkan-h-264-decoding-bluetooth-pairing-and-mono-engine-10-0/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">wine-10-5-released-with-vulkan-h-264-decoding-bluetooth-pairing-and-mono-engine-10-0/</span></a></p><p>DXVK 2.6.1 released with improved support for AMD Vega GPUs, and video games like Assassin’s Creed Origins, LEGO Batman: The Video Game:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-6-1-improves-support-for-assassins-creed-origins-and-amd-vega-gpus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-6-1-impro</span><span class="invisible">ves-support-for-assassins-creed-origins-and-amd-vega-gpus</span></a></p><p>Fwupd 2.0.8 released with new plugins to update UEFI signature database KEK, support for matching lowercase directory names when checking for ESP etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-8-adds-new-plugins-to-update-the-uefi-signature-database-and-kek" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-8-adds</span><span class="invisible">-new-plugins-to-update-the-uefi-signature-database-and-kek</span></a></p><p>Phosh 0.46.0 released with option to set background image to lockscreen, close quick-settings status pages when closing the top panel, better handling of notches, indicate ongoing Wi-Fi scans in the status page etc.:<br><a href="https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.46.0/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.46.0</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>Proton VPN mobile and desktop apps for Windows, iOS and Android get updated UI, additional features:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/proton-releases-major-vpn-update-with-numerous-enhancements-for-windows-ios-and-android/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">proton-releases-major-vpn-update-with-numerous-enhancements-for-windows-ios-and-android/</span></a></p><p>Proton shared their 2025 spring roadmap for their VPN, Mail, Calendar, Drive and Pass services:<br><a href="https://proton.me/blog/product-roadmaps-spring-summer-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proton.me/blog/product-roadmap</span><span class="invisible">s-spring-summer-2025</span></a><br>(I also have a spring roadmap for FosseryWeb: I rewrite it in Spring lol)</p><p>Wikipedia encounters increasing AI crawler traffic, resulting in 50% increase in bandwidth usage:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/wikipedia-overwhelmed-by-increasing-ai-crawler-bot-traffic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">wikipedia-overwhelmed-by-increasing-ai-crawler-bot-traffic/</span></a><br>(Those damn AI crawlers also cause downtimes for Codeberg literally each month... And for literally each major FOSS project.)</p><p>OpenSSH 10.0 released with DSA removal, enhanced user auth, post-quantum security and more:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/openssh-10-0-released-with-dsa-removal-enhanced-user-auth-and-post-quantum-security/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/</span><span class="invisible">openssh-10-0-released-with-dsa-removal-enhanced-user-auth-and-post-quantum-security/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxMint</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>