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This Week in TUXEDO OS #10-2025

Hello TUXEDO Fans and Open-Source Enthusiasts!

Spring is here, and our developer penguins are working up quite a sweat. But despite slippery flippers and steaming terminals, they have once again done a great job: Firefox 136 brings vertical tabs and better hardware support. We also take a look at the KDE Partition Manager, which helps with neatly organizing hard drives, and show you how to get rid of a particularly sticky „Edge Barrier.“

Enjoy reading,
The TUXEDO OS Team

With the TWIX series, we aim to keep you updated on the latest developments in TUXEDO OS and introduce exciting applications and practical tips for the KDE desktop and TUXEDO OS. But this section is not meant to be a one-way street: Your feedback, ideas, and suggestions for improvement are more than welcome! We have set up a thread on Reddit where you can reach us directly.

TUXEDO OS Updates

In the TUXEDO OS Repositories

Firefox 136
  • Vertical Tabs – Tabs can now be arranged in a sidebar.
  • HTTPS-First – Firefox prioritizes HTTPS and falls back to HTTP only when necessary.
  • Hardware-Accelerated Video Playback – Improved support for AMD GPUs.
  • ARM64 Support – Firefox is now available for Linux on ARM64 (AArch64).
  • Enhanced Sidebar – Quick access to bookmarks, history, and more.

Read more details about Firefox 136 in this article.

KDE App of the Week: KDE Partition Manager

If you’ve been using Linux for a while, you’re probably familiar with the partitioning tool GParted, also known as the GNOME Partition Editor. Less known, however, is that KDE also provides a powerful tool for managing storage devices: KDE Partition Manager.

KDE Partition Manager is a utility for managing disks, partitions, and file systems on your computer. It allows you to create, copy, move, delete, back up, restore, and resize partitions – all without data loss. It supports numerous file systems, including EXT2/3/4, Btrfs, XFS, NTFS, and FAT16/32.

KDE Partition Manager enables convenient editing of disks and partitions.
KDE Partition Manager enables convenient editing of disks and partitions.

The application provides a graphical interface for the command-line tool GNU Parted from the Free Software Foundation. The official documentation explains in detail how to use the software. When working with programs that modify partitioning and file systems, always remember to create a current backup of your important data.

For an overview of the latest developments and updated KDE apps from the past week, check out the KDE developer community’s column This Week in KDE Apps.

TUXEDO OS Tips & Tricks: Delayed Display Switching

In the world of open-source software, changes are often welcome but can also bring unexpected challenges. One example is the new default option „Edge Barrier,“ introduced in a recent KDE update here.

This feature was designed to help users access a vertical auto-hide panel more easily in multi-monitor setups. However, it can also significantly hinder multi-screen usage by making it harder to move the mouse between displays. In this guide, we’ll show you how to adjust this setting to restore the smooth display transition you’re accustomed to.

Edge Barrier Captures the Mouse Pointer

After updating to on of the latest versions of KDE, you might notice that the „Edge Barrier“ feature is enabled. This causes the mouse to „stick“ at screen edges when moving between monitors. This can be frustrating, especially if you frequently switch between screens. Note that this feature is only active under Wayland. Users working with X11 are not affected and won’t notice any changes.

Disabling the Edge Barrier

  1. Open System Settings: Click on the KDE start menu and select System Settings.
  2. Navigate to Mouse & Touchpad Settings: In System Settings, find the Input & Output section. Click on it and select Mouse & Touchpad.
  3. Adjust Screen Edges: Locate the Screen Edges subsection. Here, you will find the Edge barrier option. Change the value from 100 px to None. This disables the Edge Barrier and allows seamless mouse movement between screens.
  4. Save Changes: Click Apply to save the new settings and close System Settings.
The Edge Barrier captures the mouse when moving between two displays. Many users find this sticking effect annoying, but it can easily be disabled in the settings.
The Edge Barrier captures the mouse when moving between two displays. Many users find this sticking effect annoying, but it can easily be disabled in the settings.

Security Updates for Ubuntu

The security updates listed here are directly integrated into TUXEDO OS:

  • USN-7323–2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–56672, CVE-2024–56658, CVE-2025–0927
    Affects: Ubuntu 24.10

  • USN-7334–1: Firefox vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in Firefox.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–1932, CVE-2025–1931, CVE-2025–1933, and 5 others
    Affects: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7330–1: Ansible vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in Ansible.
    Identifier: CVE-2019–14904, CVE-2020–1739, CVE-2020–10729, and 5 others
    Affects: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

  • USN-7333–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2023–52880, CVE-2022–48994, CVE-2024–36964, and 2 others
    Affects: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

  • USN-7332–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–40981, CVE-2024–26685, CVE-2023–52522, and 33 others
    Affects: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

  • USN-7321–1: Redis vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in Redis.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–46981, CVE-2024–51741, CVE-2024–31228
    Affects: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

  • USN-7331–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Multiple security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2023–52913, CVE-2024–50150, CVE-2024–50233, and 102 others
    Affects: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7329–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–0927, CVE-2024–50274, CVE-2024–56672, and 1 other
    Affected: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7328–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–0927, CVE-2024–56672
    Affected: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7327–1: Linux kernel vulnerability: A security issue has been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–56672
    Affected: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7326–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–0927, CVE-2024–53104, CVE-2024–53064, and 1 other
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • USN-7325–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–0927, CVE-2024–53104
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • USN-7324–1: Linux kernel vulnerability: A security issue has been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–53104
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • USN-7323–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–56658, CVE-2025–0927, CVE-2024–56672
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • USN-7322–1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–56672, CVE-2024–56658
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • USN-7320–1: GPAC vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in GPAC.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–0322, CVE-2024–0321, CVE-2023–5520
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

  • USN-7318–1: SPIP vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in SPIP.
    Identifier: CVE-2022–28959, CVE-2023–27372, CVE-2024–8517, and 5 others
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

  • USN-7319–1: cmark-gfm vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in cmark-gfm.
    Identifier: CVE-2023–22484, CVE-2022–39209, CVE-2023–26485, and 2 others
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7317–1: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities: wpa_supplicant and hostapd could be made to disclose sensitive information over the network.
    Identifier: CVE-2022–23303, CVE-2022–23304, CVE-2022–37660
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7294–4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–49973, CVE-2024–41016, CVE-2024–50287, and 141 others
    Affected: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7303–3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in the Linux kernel.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–47738, CVE-2024–50006, CVE-2024–49963, and 205 others
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • USN-7316–1: Raptor vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in Raptor.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–57823, CVE-2020–25713, CVE-2024–57822
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7315–1: PostgreSQL vulnerability: PostgreSQL could be made to execute arbitrary code when it receives specially crafted inputs.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–1094
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7314–1: Kerberos vulnerabilities: Several security issues have been fixed in Kerberos.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–24528, CVE-2024–26462, CVE-2024–26461, and 1 other
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7313–1: Erlang vulnerability: Erlang could be made to consume resources when it receives specially crafted network traffic.
    Identifier: CVE-2025–26618
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • USN-7312–1: openNDS vulnerability: openNDS could be made to crash or execute programs when it receives specially crafted network traffic.
    Identifier: CVE-2024–25763
    Affected: Ubuntu 24.10, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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Technical Service

Our competent technicians are also happy to help with service requests. You have different possibilities to contact us. We are personally there for you Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm. But also outside these times, you can contact our team with your request by e-mail.
An extra function is available in your customer account for repair requests (RMA).

 

Contact

We are personally there for you Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm (German time). But also outside these times you can contact our team with your request by e-mail. Please include your customer number, the model name of your laptop or PC and as detailed a description of your request as possible. The more details you give us, the faster we can process your request!

We might not be able to answer questions about third party hardware or software. For questions about popular open source software (Thunderbird, Filezilla...) please contact a forum e.g. ubuntuforums.org. The research effort for application specific setup is immense and not manageable at the current time. Basic compatibility questions e.g. are of course still welcome!

An extra function is available in your customer account for repair requests (RMA).

 

Shipping costs & delivery times

We ship your order to almost all countries, in Europe mostly even free of charge! The respective shipping costs and the cost threshold above which we will cover the costs for you can be found here or for international shipping in the table below.

 


Free shipping within Germany

There are no shipping costs within Germany for goods worth €100 or more.

 

7.99 € shipping cost at max!

No matter how many small articles you order, such as USB stick card reader, LAN adapters or fan articles, with us, you pay a maximum of 7.99 € shipping costs.

  • 7.99 € shipping fee for all orders below 100 € of goods
  • Free shipping from 100 € total value of goods

You can check all occurring shipping costs or if we even deliver for free right before sending your order!

 


International delivery

Here are the shipping costs as well as the amount threshold for your order. The threshold is referring to the total amount of your order, which enables free shipping.
 

Taxes and customs outside the EU:

For orders outside the EU there might be additional duties, taxes or charges needed to be paid by the customer. These don't have to be paid to the supplier, but to local authorities. Please check for any details with your local customs or tax authorities before ordering! But as a benefit you don't have to pay German taxes, this means you save up to 19%!
Due to the Brexit and the associated changes, there may be delays of several days in customs clearance on site for deliveries to the UK. This is not within our sphere of influence, so we ask for your understanding.

 


⚠️ Countries to which we unfortunately cannot ship, and information on how you can still order from us, can be found here!
Country Shipping Fee Free Shipping From
Albania 99,00 EUR -
Andorra 59,00 EUR -
Belarus Temporarily no delivery possible 59,00 EUR -
Belgium 8,49 EUR 100 EUR
Bulgaria 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Denmark 8,49 EUR 100 EUR
Estonia 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Faroe Islands 129,00 EUR -
Finland 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
France 9,99 EUR 120 EUR
Greece 22,90 EUR -
United Kingdom 9,99 EUR 120 EUR
Hong Kong 199,00 EUR -
India 199,00 EUR -
Ireland 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
Island 129,00 EUR -
Italy 9,99 EUR 120 EUR
Japan 99,00 EUR -
Canada 99,00 EUR -
Croatia 34,90 EUR 500 EUR
Latvia 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Lithuania 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Luxembourg 8,49 EUR 100 EUR
Macau 199,00 EUR -
Malta 34,90 EUR 500 EUR
Macedonia 59,00 EUR -
Moldova 199,00 EUR -
Monaco 19,00 EUR -
Montenegro 99,00 EUR -
Netherlands 8,49 EUR 100 EUR
Norway 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
Austria 8,49 EUR 100 EUR
Poland 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Portugal 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
Romania 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
San Marino 9,99 EUR 120 EUR
Sweden 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
Switzerland 13,99 EUR 150 EUR
Serbia 34,90 EUR 500 EUR
Singapore 199,00 EUR -
Slovakia 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Slovenia 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Spain (without Canary Islands) 14,99 EUR 150 EUR
Czech Republic 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
Ukraine Temporarily no delivery possible 129,00 EUR -
Hungary 15,99 EUR 160 EUR
USA including Hawaii 99,00 EUR -
United Arabic Emirates 199,00 EUR -
Cyprus 34,90 EUR 500 EUR
Qatar 199,00 EUR -
⚠️ Countries to which we unfortunately cannot ship, and information on how you can still order from us, can be found here!

 


Time of delivery

If not stated differently in the article's description, we deliver goods in:

  • 7-10 working days within Germany
  • 10-12 working days outside Germany

For orders paid in advance, the delivery time starts with receipt of the payment. Please keep in mind that there is no delivery on Sundays or on holidays.
For goods delivered as download, there will be no shipping fees due.
Access data for downloads are sent out via e-mail 1-3 working days after contract formation. For orders with advanced payment, we will deliver after receiving the payment. You can download the item by using the link sent to you via e-mail.

Self-pick-up of orders is not possible, unfortunately.