SparkyLinux 7.7 has been officially released as the latest update in the Sparky 7 "Orion Belt" series, which is based on Debian 12 "Bookworm." This update, released on April 8, 2025, includes comprehensive updates across all packages from both Debian and Sparky stable repositories. Key features of SparkyLinux 7.7 include the Linux kernel for both PC and ARM architectures, LibreOffice version 7.4.7, and various desktop environments such as KDE Plasma 5.27.5, LXQt 1.2.0, MATE 1.26, Xfce 4.18, and Openbox 3.6.1. Additionally, users will find updated versions of Firefox (128.9.0esr) and Thunderbird (128.9.0esr).

Debian GNU/Linux has released several important security updates across its various versions. Notably, the updates include a regression fix for the proftpd-dfsg package in Debian 9 ELTS, a security update for libbssolv-perl in Debian 11 LTS, and a Chromium security update for Debian 12.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently undergone significant updates, primarily focused on enhancing security and functionality across various components. The key updates include:

AlmaLinux has announced two important security updates for its users: one for WebKitGTK and another for Apache Tomcat, both released on April 9, 2025.

Slackware Linux has released updated Python 3 packages to address critical security vulnerabilities, specifically for Slackware version 15.0. The update, identified as python3 (SSA:2025-099-01), includes significant changes to enhance the security of the Python environment.

SUSE Linux has released important security updates addressing vulnerabilities in various components, including Doomsday, the Linux kernel, libpoppler-cpp, etcd, libmozjs, apache2-mod_auth_openidc, and Firefox. The updates aim to rectify issues categorized by severity levels, primarily important and moderate.

Ubuntu Linux has implemented significant security updates to address various vulnerabilities affecting multiple components, including the Linux kernel, FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard), Dino, OpenSC, and Poppler. The updates are detailed in several Ubuntu Security Notices (USNs), each addressing different issues.

An update for Ghostscript has been released for Fedora Linux 40, specifically version 10.02.1-14.fc40. This update addresses multiple security vulnerabilities identified by CVEs, including various buffer overflow issues that could potentially lead to system exploitation or unauthorized access to files.

Fedora Linux 42 Release Candidate (RC) 1.1 has been officially released and is now ready for testing. This marks a significant step in the development of Fedora 42, and the community is encouraged to participate in validation testing to ensure the release meets quality standards.

Debian GNU/Linux has released a series of crucial security updates for various packages, including the Linux Kernel, phpMyAdmin, LemonLDAP-NG, and Libnet-Easytcp-Perl, across its different versions.

Oracle Linux has recently received several critical updates to enhance security and fix bugs across various components, including Python 3.11, Tomcat, Xorg-X11-Server, GIMP, Kmod, and Kexec-Tools. The updates include:

Ubuntu Linux has released critical security updates addressing vulnerabilities in Expat, Erlang, .NET, and Poppler. The updates are part of four separate security notices issued on April 8, 2025.

AlmaLinux has recently released updates that enhance security for its users, including moderate updates for Tomcat and low-level updates for Python versions 3.11 and 3.12.

Fedora Linux has rolled out updates to enhance security for several key applications, including Thunderbird, MariaDB, and Augeas.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently undergone significant updates, aimed at enhancing the security of multiple components. The updates affect several packages, including python-jinja2, Red Hat Edge Manager, OpenTelemetry-Collector, and Tomcat, as well as the OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.50. Each update has been assigned a severity rating by Red Hat Product Security, with many categorized as important or moderate.

AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 has been officially released for Raspberry Pi, featuring both console and GNOME images, although the MBR version has been excluded to streamline development efforts. Notably, the Raspberry Pi 3+ will not be supported for this version. All Raspberry Pi images have been updated to incorporate the latest packages as of March 2025. A significant new addition is the rpi-eeprom package, which allows users to modify the boot order directly through AlmaLinux, eliminating the need for the rpi-eeprom-config tool from Raspberry Pi OS.

The AlmaLinux OS Foundation has announced the beta release of AlmaLinux 9.6, codenamed "Sage Margay," which is now available across multiple supported architectures, including Intel/AMD (x86_64), ARM64 (aarch64), IBM PowerPC (ppc64le), and IBM Z (s390x). This beta version introduces a variety of enhancements aimed at improving performance, development tools, and security features. Key updates include revised module streams for better web application support, optimized compiler versions, and significant upgrades to system debugging and performance monitoring tools. Networking capabilities have also been improved with updates to NetworkManager and iproute, while the security aspect has been strengthened with new versions of SELinux-policy and SSSD.

The installable live ISO images for the upcoming Debian 13 Trixie release are now available for testing, offering a variety of desktop environments including GNOME, KDE, Xfce, Cinnamon, MATE, LXQt, and LXDE. These images feature the latest package updates and are currently in an initial freeze phase, with the final version expected in the next few months.

Fedora Linux has recently received a series of important security updates, particularly for the following packages: perl-Data-Entropy, webkitgtk, and openvpn. The updates are aimed at enhancing system security and addressing vulnerabilities.

SUSE Linux has recently released a series of important security updates affecting various components, including Webkit2GTK, Go, Mozilla Thunderbird, govulncheck-vulndb, and Xen. These updates aim to address several vulnerabilities and enhance security across the platform.