Ondřej Surý has announced the release of several PHP packages for Debian versions 11 (Bullseye), 12 (Bookworm), and 13 (Trixie). The versions include PHP 8.4.10, 8.3.23, 8.2.29, and 8.3.33, along with older versions such as PHP 8.0.30-15, 7.4.33-21, and 5.6.40-82, all of which come with important security fixes.

Remi Collet has announced the release of PHP 8.5 Alpha 1 packages as a Software Collection (SCL) for Fedora 41 and later, as well as for Enterprise Linux versions 8 and above, including RHEL, CentOS, Alma, and Rocky. These packages are available in the Remi repository and can be installed alongside the existing system version without altering it, thanks to the independent nature of the SCL. PHP 8.5 is currently in its alpha stage, with expectations for beta and release candidate versions to follow in the coming weeks. The installation of PHP 8.5, found in the remi-safe repository, will place the files in the /opt/remi/php85 directory and configuration settings in /etc/opt/remi/php85.

Fedora Linux has recently introduced a series of updates that enhance security and functionality across several packages, including guacamole-server, mingw-gdk-pixbuf, darktable, and yarnpkg. These updates are primarily focused on addressing security vulnerabilities and improving user experience.

A security update for Cryostat has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, identified as RHSA-2025:10323. This update is categorized as having an "Important" security impact by Red Hat Product Security. It specifically addresses vulnerabilities found in the Red Hat build of Cryostat version 4.

Oracle Linux has released a series of important security updates that address various components, including the kernel, Python-Virt-Firmware, device-mapper-multipath, and NetworkManager. Additional updates have been made available for popular applications such as Thunderbird, targetcli, GIMP, libsoup, and Samba, enhancing overall system security and functionality across different versions of Oracle Linux.

AlmaLinux has rolled out a significant set of security updates as of July 2025, addressing vulnerabilities across various software components. This includes essential applications like Thunderbird, Grafana, Podman, and several programming languages like Python and PHP. The updates cover both critical and moderate severity issues, with detailed fixes provided for each affected software package.

The Slackware Linux distribution has released updates for PHP packages to address security vulnerabilities in versions 15.0 and -current. The updates, documented in the ChangeLog, include significant security fixes for the PHP extensions PGSQL and SOAP, as well as a standard fix concerning null byte termination in hostnames. The updates are assigned the security advisories SSA:2025-184-01.

KDE neon 20250703 has just been released, representing the latest iteration of this Linux distribution that is built on Ubuntu and showcases the most recent version of the KDE Plasma desktop environment. KDE neon is designed for users who crave the freshest features and functionalities directly from the KDE Community without any modifications or delays.

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The Liquorix Linux Kernel 6.15-4 has been released by Steven Barrett, building off the base of version 6.15.4 of the Linux kernel. Liquorix is designed for enthusiasts who require an optimized kernel for low-latency computing, particularly in areas such as audiovisual production, gaming, and interactive systems. The kernel is compatible with major Linux distributions, including Debian, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux.

Remi Collet has released updated PHP packages for Fedora and RHEL-based Linux distributions, specifically versions 8.1.33, 8.2.29, 8.3.23, and 8.4.10. These packages can be found in the remi-modular repository and are available for both x86_64 and aarch64 architectures. Notably, PHP version 8.0 has reached its end of life and will no longer receive maintenance.

Summary of Ubuntu Security Updates

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (Bookworm) has released two important security updates addressing vulnerabilities in the Ring and MediaWiki applications.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently undergone significant updates, including enhancements aimed at bolstering security across various components. The updates feature critical versions of kernel-rt, Python 3.12, Firefox, and the OpenShift Container Platform, among others. The following key updates have been addressed:

AlmaLinux has released a series of important security updates that address vulnerabilities in various packages, including Apache Commons BeanUtils, Kea, several Python versions, libvpx, sudo, the real-time kernel, libblockdev, and Firefox. Each update has been assigned a severity rating, with most classified as "Important" and a few as "Moderate."

Oracle Linux has released numerous security updates and bug fixes across multiple packages, including critical updates for applications such as Mutter, Thunderbird, and Python. The updates address various vulnerabilities and improve the overall stability and security of the operating system.

SUSE Linux has released several important security updates for its software, addressing vulnerabilities in four key components: runc, ClamAV, the Xorg X11 Server, and python-requests.

Ubuntu Linux has recently released a set of critical security updates addressing vulnerabilities in several software packages, including ClamAV, pcs, Flask-CORS, mongo-c-driver, and logback. These updates are essential for maintaining system security and protecting against potential exploits.

The Debian Installer team has officially released the second release candidate (RC 2) for Debian 13, codenamed "Trixie". This latest iteration includes various enhancements across several components of the installation process, such as apt-setup, busybox, choose-mirror, debian-cd, and more. The release also improves hardware support and updates the system's localization capabilities, supporting a total of 78 languages with full translations available for 31 of them. Importantly, no significant bugs have been identified in this release, but the team encourages user feedback to further refine the installer.

PikaOS IV has officially released its ISO images in June 2025, introducing several significant updates aimed at enhancing the user experience and improving gaming performance. Key features of this release include the new Pikman Update Manager switch, automatic partitioning with new Swap Options, and additional customization like Refind timeout options and BOOTX64 mode for better compatibility. The update also incorporates patches for Jan DGPU Switching and includes a default Steam installation for users.