diff --git a/helpers/DATA/firefox/patch_changes/011-temp_fix_for_ppc64el_missing_fallback_value.patch b/helpers/DATA/firefox/patch_changes/011-temp_fix_for_ppc64el_missing_fallback_value.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 11da591..0000000
--- a/helpers/DATA/firefox/patch_changes/011-temp_fix_for_ppc64el_missing_fallback_value.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
-index ee506bd6..7e12ca68 100644
---- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
-+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
-@@ -12461,6 +12461,8 @@
-   type: RelaxedAtomicBool
- #if defined(MOZ_AV1)
-   value: true
-+#else
-+  value: false
- #endif
-   mirror: always
- 
diff --git a/helpers/DATA/firefox/settings.js b/helpers/DATA/firefox/settings.js
index 03b6588..a7ffc69 100644
--- a/helpers/DATA/firefox/settings.js
+++ b/helpers/DATA/firefox/settings.js
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.discoverystream.endpoints", "");
 pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets",false);
 pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets", true);
 pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.tippyTop.service.endpoint", "");
+pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredCheckboxes", false);
 
 // Enable xrender
 //pref("gfx.xrender.enabled",true);
diff --git a/helpers/make-debian-installer b/helpers/make-debian-installer
index 1078ecc..fd851d2 100644
--- a/helpers/make-debian-installer
+++ b/helpers/make-debian-installer
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 VERSION=18.11.testing
 EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian trixie main'
-REPOKEY=0E98404D386FA1D9
+REPOKEY=6ED0E7B82643E131
 NETINST=true
 
 HWEKR=6.8
diff --git a/helpers/make-firefox b/helpers/make-firefox
index c1e6b7f..f07742f 100644
--- a/helpers/make-firefox
+++ b/helpers/make-firefox
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=124.1
+VERSION=125
 EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/mozillateam/ppa/ubuntu $UPSTREAM main'
 REPOKEY=9BDB3D89CE49EC21
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-kdenlive b/helpers/make-kdenlive
index 776d0ad..1d111b4 100644
--- a/helpers/make-kdenlive
+++ b/helpers/make-kdenlive
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=2
-EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kdenlive/kdenlive-stable/ubuntu $UPSTREAM main'
-REPOKEY=2763B0EE7709FE97
+VERSION=3
+EXTERNAL='deb-src http://archive.neon.kde.org/user $UPSTREAM main'
+REPOKEY="E6D4736255751E5D"
 DEPENDS=mlt
 BACKPORTS=true
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-pkg-kde-tools b/helpers/make-pkg-kde-tools
index 68a08f7..ab6affe 100644
--- a/helpers/make-pkg-kde-tools
+++ b/helpers/make-pkg-kde-tools
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=3
-EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nextcloud-devs/client/ubuntu $UPSTREAM main'
-REPOKEY="60EE47FBAD3DD469"
+VERSION=3.1
+#EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nextcloud-devs/client/ubuntu $UPSTREAM main'
+#REPOKEY="60EE47FBAD3DD469"
+#BACKPORT=true
+EXTERNAL='deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian trixie main'
+REPOKEY=6ED0E7B82643E131
 BACKPORT=true
+BUILD_UNTIL=12.0
 
 . ./config
 
diff --git a/helpers/make-python-apt b/helpers/make-python-apt
index 6970245..bfc4024 100644
--- a/helpers/make-python-apt
+++ b/helpers/make-python-apt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 # 'choose-mirror' package as a dependency for debian-installer, so when
 # a new release of the 'debian-installer' also ships the latest mirror
 # list available on the resulting netinstall (mini.iso) image.
-# The same way as 'ubiquity' is for for the next Live Desktop ISOs.
+# The same way as 'ubiquity' is for for the next Live Desktop ISOs &
+# 'ubuntu-release-upgrader' feeds the mirrors via upgrade.
 
 VERSION=11
 COMPONENT=main