Linuxverse News for August 2025: News Events
Today, August 1, 2025, as usual at the beginning of each month, we offer you our brilliant, timely and brief summary of some recent and outstanding «news from the Linuxverse (Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux)» up to the present time. And in which, we always take the opportunity to bring you much more information, with the aim that you can easily keep up to date with the «news event» which now begins.
For this reason, today we will be offering you 1 featured news related to each area of the Linuxverse. And finally, we will be mentioning The most recent known releases at the Distros and Software level for these first days of the month.
Linuxverse News for July 2025: News Events
But, before starting this present publication on the «information event for July 2025», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
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Linuxverse News for August 2025: Free Software, Open Source, and GNU/Linux + *BSD
August 2025: Linuxverse News Roundup
Free Software – Missing Skype? Choose freedom and switch to GNU Jami.
At the end of last month, The Free Software Foundation has invited us all those of us who are part of the extensive and growing global Linuxverse Community use the free and open communication app called GNU Jami. But, above all, to those who are not part of our community, that is, who primarily use Windows, and of course, the now-defunct Microsoft Skype app. And the FSF already lI've been recommending GNU Jami for some time, along with other free communication tools. It's also worth noting that, as is normal and well known, many free programs in development have been constantly acquiring new users and new features, and GNU Jami is one of them. Finally, it's important to mention that According to a conversation the FSF had with a representative of GNU Jami's parent company, users of this communication app have increased dramatically since the closure of Skype.And since many of us are aware of and very aware of the damaging effects and problems of all kinds on the Internet, this represents a victory for the free software movement.
Microsoft Skype closed permanently on May 5, 2025. Closures like this one or the end of support for Windows 10 are the best time to help people think differently about the tools they use for their most important communications and to educate our loved ones about software freedom. Often, this means encouraging them to switch to free communication tools, such as, GNU Jami , Winner FSF Award for Social Benefit Projects. Read more on the FSF Blog
Open Source – Latest news from Google OpenSource
Get the latest news and updates from the famous Google Open Source Blog For these first days of August, we find the following: From the 31 of July to the 3 of August: FOSSY (Free and Open Source Software Yearly) It will be held in Portland, Oregon, and focuses on the creation and impact of free and open source software, encouraging contributors of all backgrounds. From the 14 to the 16 of August: The Open Source Festival 2025 (OSCAFest'25) It is held in Lagos, Nigeria. At this event, the community is dedicated to integrating, supporting, and disseminating open source contributions among African developers, while strongly promoting the free and open source software movement. From the 25 to the 27 of August: The Open Source Summit for Europe (OSSEU) It's held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It's the leading event for the open source community to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and gain knowledge, driving open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable ecosystem. Numerous Googlers will be present, giving talks, and more.
The Google Open Source Blog is a convenient, up-to-date, and reliable source of information for staying up-to-date with the latest Google news on open source releases, major projects, events, student outreach programs, and much more. Read more on the Google OpenSource Blog
GNU/Linux + BSD: Release of Nyarch Linux 25.04.2
These first days of August, we learned about the launch of the New maintenance update of the free and open source operating system project Nyarch Linux, under the number of 25.04.2, according to him official announcement from its developers. Among the few new features (changes, fixes, improvements, and additions) included are the following: Many core and essential base packages have been updated; the Nyarch Assistant app has been updated to version 1.0.0 with support for mini-apps; the Nyarch Updater app has been updated with a FAQ section; and updated theme and wallpaper packages.
Download directly: Nyarch Linux 25.04.2
Nyarch Linux is an Arch-based, rolling-release GNU/Linux distribution of Italian origin, designed for web users, i.e., non-Japanese people interested in anime, manga, cosplay, and other aspects of Japanese culture. Some of the distribution's custom features include "Catgirl Downloader," which downloads random images of adorable catgirls; "Nyarch Assistant," a digital assistant that helps with various computing and real-life tasks; "Material UwU," which serves as a wallpaper and theme selector; and "Nyarch Customize," a tool for customizing desktop layouts and animations. In addition to the standard version, the project also offers a special variant with pre-configured NVIDIA proprietary display drivers; both include the GNOME desktop. About Nyarch Linux
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Recent releases of GNU/Linux distros and free/open source software packages
And for this beginning of the month, there are also several releases of Distros and Packages reported by the DistroWatch website, quite striking and interesting, which correspond to:
- Updated GNU/Linux distros: Dr. Parted 25.08, Nyarch 25.04.2 and BigLinux 2025-08-01.
- Updated GNU Packages: Libvirt 11.6.0 and Abiword 3.0.7.
Summary
In summary, we hope that this new news summary on "The news and events of the Linuxverse for this coming month of August 2025", as usual, continues to help them be better informed and trained about the Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux – *BSD.
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