Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 39 of the year 2025
To this thirtieth ninth (39) week of the year 2025 (21/09/25 to 27/09/25) in the LinuxverseWe offer you our timely and customary weekly summary of the news contained in the various News about the release of distributions based on Linux, BSD and others. Such as, that of the Distributions “DietPi, SysLinuxOS and Kali Linux”, which we will highlight today during this week.
And as you know, many of these release news we bring directly from the websites of «DistroWatch, OS.Watch y FOSS Torrent». While, from the website of «Archive OS» We mentioned at the end the announcements about the recovery and dissemination of ISO files of discontinued GNU/Linux Distros. In addition, many of these recent versions may already be available on the website of «DistroSea» for your review and evaluation. So, without further ado, we will now address the releases of the «Linuxverse distros for Week 39 of 2025».
Distros of the Linuxverse: News of Week 38 of the year 2025
But, before starting to comment on each of the new developments related to these new releases of Distros *Linux, *BSD and others, which have happened in the «Linuxverse during this week 39 of the year 2025», we recommend you explore the previous related post from this same series of publications, at the end of it:
Fedora is a bootable and installable GNU/Linux distribution based on Red Hat and of North American origin, which offers an operating system that contains software distributed under a free and open source license, and It is distinguished by its focus on innovation, early integration of new technologies, and close collaboration with Linux communities. The default desktop of Fedora Linux is GNOME and its interface is GNOME Shell. Although, it also offers other official desktop environments, such as KDE Plasma, XFCE, LXDE, MATE and Cinnamon. Additionally, also distributes customized versions called Fedora spins, which, They are built with specific sets of software packages and offer alternative desktop environments or focus on specific interests such as gaming, security, design, scientific computing, and robotics. About Fedora
The Top 3 Linuxverse Distros Updated During Week 39 of 2025
DietPi 9.17
- Official Web site
- Official repository
- Official launch announcement: 21th September 2025.
- Download Links: DietPi 9.17.
- Featured news: This new version of the DietPi Project, called "DietPi 9.17" includes interesting new features (additions, fixes and improvements), among which we can mention some such as: The addition of faster backups with less disk space consumption, since images are now delivered without the ext3/ext4 journal enabled; instead, a script called "dietpi-fs_partition_resize" has been added to create it after expanding the root filesystem. Additionally, it now includes an early access switch for the Roon server, plus a fix for SPI storage flashing issues. Finally, among many others, for the Raspberry Pi platform, there is an update to HiFiBerry sound card support in dietpi-config to include recent models and to account for the new split overlays for DAC+/AMP2/AMP4 and DAC+ Pro/DAC2. Meanwhile, among the many bug fixes implemented, one stands out: one related to an issue on Rockchip SoCs where installing the SPI bootloader could fail, as a dialog would be invoked if multiple U-Boot images were available, for example, to select between M.2 NVMe and SATA support. These calls are now replaced with whiptail, which comes pre-installed on DietPi.
DietPi is a bootable and installable GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian and of English origin (United Kingdom), which offers an operating system specifically designed for SBC devices such as the Raspberry Pi, Odroid, and others. This distribution is known for its lightness and optimization, making it an ideal choice for embedded systems and DIY projects that require a minimalist yet fully functional operating system. It's also noteworthy that it offers builds for 64-bit x86 personal computers and virtual machines, such as VMware, VirtualBox, UTM, Hyper-V, Proxmox, and Parallels. Finally, it's important to highlight that its basic installation doesn't include a desktop, but it allows you to activate a desktop option using the built-in "dietpi-software" program. Additionally, it includes several configuration tools with menus that can be run from the terminal. About DietPi
SysLinux OS 13
- Official Web site
- Official repository
- Official launch announcement: 23th September 2025.
- Download Links: SysLinux OS 13.
- Featured newsThis new version of the SysLinux Project, called "SysLinuxOS 13," includes interesting new features (additions, fixes, and improvements), including the inclusion of the Mate desktop environment as the primary option, while the GNOME version will be released in the coming days. Additionally, this environment now includes the usual Networks menu, which contains some tools for network analysis. Many others are available from the command line. It also includes numerous programs that help users have a ready-to-use distribution, but above all, one capable of interacting with Windows programs and systems. Therefore, Wine is now included. However, in more detail it includes the following technical tools: Gufw, Angry IP Scanner, Linssid, Etherape, Ettercap, Nmap, Packet Sender, Putty, GtkTerm, Cutecom, Wireshark, Zenmap, Suricata, Monit, Bettercap, Etherwake, Firewalk, Hydra, Icinga2, Munin, Nagios4, SSHGuard, VNstat, WireGuard-Tools, WireGUI, Zabbix-Agent2, Cisco Packet Tracer and many others. Finally, among many others, it highlights the use of the Liquorix Linux Kernel: 6.16.8-1-liquorix-amd64.
SysLinuxOS is a bootable and installable GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian and of Italian origin, which offers an operating system designed for system administrators and integrators. Consequently, it offers a complete network environment, organized to integrate various software tools and with an intuitive graphical interface that uses the MATE and GNOME desktops. Furthermore, it is designed to work right out of the box, with all network tools already installed by default. Therefore, it includes the main virtual private networks (VPNs), several remote control clients, several browsers, as well as WINE, Wireshark, Etherape, Ettercap, PackETH, Packet Sender, Putty, Nmap, Cutecom, Packet Tracer, serial console tools, and the latest stable Linux kernel.. About SysLinuxOS
Kali Linux 2025.3
- Official Web site
- Official repository
- Official launch announcement: 23th September 2025.
- Download Links: Kali Linux 2025.3.
- Featured news: This new maintenance version of the Kali Linux Project, called "Kali Linux 2025.3" includes interesting new features (additions, solutions and improvements), among which we can mention some such as: The programs Packer and Vagrant (HashiCorp products) have been revamped. And since, Parker focuses on the Creating virtual machines for multiple platforms from a single source configuration, and Vagrant focuses on creating and managing virtual machine environments; this new version includes new and updated elements such as: Templates pre-seed of Kali, Build scripts Time all with Packer, and Virtual Machine Build Scripts of Kali for Vagrant. It also includes an improved and expanded version of Nexmon (“patched” firmware) for certain wireless chips, which allows for enhanced tasks such as Monitor mode (track packages) and Frame injection mode (send of custom raw packages, outside the “standard” stack order). Finally, and among many others, it is worth noting that it now offers support for ARMel architecture (Acorn RISC Machine, Little-Endian) for the benefit of being able to use devices such as: Raspberry Pi 1 (Original), Raspberry Pi Zero W and ODROID-W.
Kali Linux is a bootable and installable GNU/Linux distribution based on Red Hat and of North American origin, which It offers an operating system suitable as a multiplatform, accessible, and freely available solution for information security professionals and enthusiasts. Therefore, it is designed to be useful for various information security tasks, such as penetration testing, security research, computer forensics, and reverse engineering. Finally, it is important to note that Kali Linux was released on March 13, 2013, as a complete, top-to-bottom rebuild of BackTrack Linux, fully adhering to Debian development standards.. About Kali Linux
Other interesting Linuxverse distros updated during week 39 of 2025
And so as not to leave any out, it is also worth mentioning the official announcement of other well-known GNU/Linux Distros releases during this period of time:
On DistroWatch, OS.Watch and FOSS Torrent
- FreeBSD 15.0-ALPHA4: September, 27th.
- KaOS 2025.09: September, 27th.
- AnduinOS 1.3.6: September, 27th.
- blendOS 68e3897e: September, 26th.
- BigLinux 2025-09-26: September, 26th.
- manjaro 25.0.9: September, 26th.
- ZimaOS 1.5.0: September, 26th.
- Pop!_OS 24.04-beta: September, 26th.
- Macaroni 25.09: September, 26th.
- NeptuneOS 9.0: September, 25th.
- TalOS 1.11.2: September, 25th.
- KDE neon 20250925: September, 25th.
- Starbuntu 24.04.3.10: September, 24th.
- Proxmox 9.0-beta “Mail Gateway”: September, 24th.
- MakuluLinux 2025-09-23: September, 24th.
- Cali 2025.3: September, 23th.
- CentOS 10-20250923: September, 23th.
- TUXEDO 20250923: September, 23th.
- gnoppix 25.10: September, 23th.
- SysLinux OS 13: September, 22th.
- MX Linux 25-beta1: September, 22th.
On ArchiveOS
- kaisen: September, 26th.
- Workplace OS: September, 24th.
- Icebuntu: September, 22th.
Summary
In short, we hope that this Thirty-ninth issue (week 39) from our useful and current series dedicated to the «News from the Linuxverse Distros for each week of the year 2025 » you liked it and found it useful, both informatively and technically. Especially regarding the latest release of the Distributions “DietPi, SysLinuxOS and Kali Linux”, which we have highlighted today.
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