The 230th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on March 9th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Intel's new Platform Temperature Control (PTC) feature is a hardware-based solution to manage skin and/or board temperatures of a device. Platform Temperature Control will adjust the SoC power/performance if the temperature thresholds are exceeded, which are programmed by the device manufacturer.

DiffRhythm is billed as a blazingly fast and embarrassingly simple end-to-end full-length song generation with latent diffusion.

BSD's pledge() system call forces the current process into a restricted-service operating mode. A Linux port is now available..

Learn how to install Spotify on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with this step-by-step guide. Use the APT or Snap approach to enjoy your favorite music.

A solid choice for anyone switching from Windows due to its familiar desktop environment.

The community-based ROCm SDK Builder is an unofficial project leveraging the open-source AMD ROCm code and making it easy to build machine learning and GPU compute software across a range of environments and helping ensure proper integration with other machine learning tools and models.

Based on Ubuntu LTS, KDE Neon offers a polished KDE Plasma experience, showcasing its elegance and customizability.

Switching to Linux? Many will say to try out Ubuntu. Thing is, if you're after a Linux distribution similar to the Windows desktop you already know, Ubuntu might not be the one you want.

Seeed Studio has launched two 900 MHz WiFi HaLow modules for long-range, low-power communication based on Quectel FGH100M-H: the Wio-WM6180 Wi-Fi HaLow mini-PCIe module designed to be installed in hardware such as OpenWrt routers or even Raspberry Pi SBCs, and the Wi-Fi HaLow module for Seeed Studio XIAO designed to take XIAO boards with Espressif, Raspberry Pi, or Nordic Semi microcontrollers.

It looks like Google is rolling out its native Linux terminal app for select Android devices.