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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 15, 2025

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Thank You, Ricky Hatton [original]

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 14th, 2025

The 257th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on September 14th, 2025.
Recent GNU/Linux Videos

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MKVToolNix 95.0 MKV Manipulation Tool Improves the Chapter Generation Feature

MKVToolNix, a set of tools for creating, altering, and inspecting Matroska (MKV) files under Linux systems, has been updated today to version 95.0, a release that brings new features and bug fixes.
GStreamer 1.26.6 Adds Support for WVC1 and WMV3 Codecs to Video4Linux2

The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.6 today as the sixth maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular and powerful open-source, free, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
Programming and Standards

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Security Patches, Incidents, and Update to GNU Health Hospital Information System

fixes and more
Akademy 2025 Takewaways and Talks

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Fedora Policy and Infrstructure Report

Some Fedora picks
Hardware: SeeedStudio, Raspberry Pi, and More

devices and more
Debian Distros: LMDE 7, Clear NDR Community 1.0, and UCS 5.2-3

distros based on Debian
Software: Super Useful Linux Apps, Nextcloud, and WinBoat

reviews/overviews of applications
New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck and a Look Back at Early Games

gaming leftovers
today's howtos

many howtos for Sunday
Android Leftovers

Google’s Unstoppable Pixel Update—Every Other Android Left Behind
Free and Open Source Software

Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here
Security Leftovers

Security related picks
GNU/Linux and FOSS Leftovers

mostly GNU/Linux
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More

Hardware leftovers

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