We reached the 30,000 followers mark on Mastodon. This is an unexpected feat.
We have 140,000 people on our Twitter profile but that’s because Twitter/X is a bigger platform. I am pleasantly surprised to see so many people on an alternative, decentralized platform like Mastodon.
If you use Mastodon, do join us there.
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💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition
- AntiX and IceWM reviving an old computer.
- Roblox introducing a new open source AI model.
- A new GIMP release arriving after a decade of development.
- And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News
GNOME 48 is here to bring a modern desktop experience to Linux.
After making us wait for 10 years, the GIMP 3.0 release has finally shown up with loads of improvements:
🧠 What We’re Thinking About
One of our community contributors switched from Xfce on EndeavourOS to IceWM on AntiX. They shared how it went.
🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
👷 Homelab and Maker’s Corner
Manage LLMs locally and easily by using Ollama commands.
✨ Apps Highlight
Keep track of the data usage on your Android smartphone with Data Monitor.
📽️ Videos I am Creating for You
I share how I dual booted CachyOS with Windows in this video.
🧩 Quiz Time
This fun crossword is for the fans of Debian… and/or Toy Story. And another one on open source licenses.
💡 Quick Handy Tip
In GNOME, you can add custom directories to GNOME Search. First open Settings and go to Search → Search Locations. Here, click on Add Locations and choose a location.

Now, add the locations you want to see as results in the overview. After that, whenever you search, these locations will appear in the results page if there’s a match. In this quick demo, I just showed you how to do it, on your computer, avoid adding locations like /etc, /usr, etc.

🤣 Meme of the Week
The list is virtually non-existent at this point. 🙂

🗓️ Tech Trivia
On March 17, 1988, Apple sued Microsoft, claiming that Windows 2.0 copied the Macintosh GUI. Initially, a judge ruled that Microsoft had limited rights based on an earlier licensing agreement. The case went through appeals and eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to review it in 1995.
This decision effectively ended the legal battle, allowing Microsoft to continue using the Windows GUI.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
An interesting read on the move by Ubuntu towards Rust.
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