FOSS Weekly #25.45: Rust in Apt, Devuan 6, Modular Router, FSearch, Workspace Mastery and More Linux Stuff
AI and bots are everywhere. YouTube is filled with AI generated, low-quality videos; Facebook and other…
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FOSS Weekly #25.44: KDE Plasma 6.5 and Fedora 43 Released, Ghostty Terminal, Nextcloud Over Microsoft and Productivity App for Linux
It’s Halloween so time to talk spooky stuff 👻 If solving Linux mysteries sounds thrilling, SadServers…
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FOSS Weekly #25.43: NebiOS Linux, GNOME Enhancements, LMDE 7, COSMIC Beta Review and More Linux Stuff
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) version 7 is available now. For people who like Debian more…
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FOSS Weekly #25.42: Hyprland Controversy, German State with Open Source, New Flatpak App Center and a Lot More Linux Stuff
In the previous newsletter, I asked what kind of advice someone looking to switch from Windows…
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FOSS Weekly #25.41: Windows 11 Fiasco, Ubuntu 25.10 Releasing, Joplin Tips, NeoVim Journals and More Linux Stuff
Microsoft is all set to kill existing methods to set up a local account on fresh…
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FOSS Weekly #25.40: Fedora 43 Features, Kernel 6.17, Zorin OS 18, Retro Gaming Setup and More Linux Stuff
Last month, Austria’s armed forces ditched Microsoft Office for LibreOffice. This is surely positive news, but…
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FOSS Weekly #25.39: Kill Switch Phones, LMDE 7, Zorin OS 18 Beta, Polybar, Apt History and More Linux Stuff
There were two smartphone launches recently, both with hardware kill switches. One is the Murena-powered HIROH…
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FOSS Weekly #25.38: GNOME 49 Release, KDE Drama, sudo vs sudo-rs, Local AI on Android and More Linux Stuff
We hit a major milestone on our Mastodon account. We crossed the 40,000 mark. It’s a…
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FOSS Weekly #25.37: Mint 22.2 Released, Official KDE Distro, Kazeta Linux for 90s Gaming, Ubuntu 25.10’s New Terminal and More Linux Stuff
Linux Mint 22.2 Zara is available now. Existing Mint 22.1 users can choose to upgrade or…
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FOSS Weekly #25.36: Ubuntu 25.10 Features, Top Command, Firefox Survives, Sudo Tips and More
Ubuntu 25.10 is nearly a month away. A new default terminal and rust-based sudo are among…
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FOSS Weekly #25.35: New Gerhwin DE, grep Command, Nitro init system, KDE Customization and More Linux Stuff
It’s FOSS Community Forum is now open for free registration. Earlier, it was tied up with…
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FOSS Weekly #25.34: Mint 22.2 Features, FreeVPN Fiasco, Windows Update Killing SSDs, AI in LibreOffice and More
There are numerous popular browser-based free VPNs. FreeVPN is one such extension that was recently caught…
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FOSS Weekly #25.33: Debian 13 Released, Torvalds vs RISC-V, Arch’s New Tool, GNOME Perfection and More Linux Stuff
Debian 13, codenamed Trixie, is finally available now. It features GNOME 48 among other changes. The…
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FOSS Weekly #25.32: AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More Linux Stuff
You own nothing in this digital age. Your ebooks, your games, your movies. Nothing belongs to…
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FOSS Weekly #25.31: Kernel 6.16, OpenMandriva Review, Conky Customization, System Monitoring and More
The summer holiday season starts. Time to hit the beach, mountains, or the couch 😄 My…
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FOSS Weekly #25.30: AUR Poisoned, Linux Rising, PPA Explained, New Open Source Grammar Checker and More
I know readers in the US will find it difficult to believe but it seems that…
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FOSS Weekly #25.29: End of Ubuntu 24.10, AUR Issue, Terminal Tips, Screenshot Editing and More Linux Stuff
After Denmark and France, now we have another positive news from Europe as two major open…
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FOSS Weekly #25.28: Xfce Customization, CoMaps, Disk Space Clean-up, Deprecated Commands and More
After Denmark, now the news is that French city Lyon is ditching Microsoft to set up…
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FOSS Weekly #25.27: System Info, Retro Tools, Fedora 32-bit Update, Torvalds vs Bcachefs and More Linux Stuff
And we achieved the goal of 75 new lifetime members. Thank you for that 🙏🙏 I…
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FOSS Weekly #25.26: Torvalds-Gates Showdown, Hyprland Premium, Fedora’s 32-bit Debacle, Xfce Themes and More Linux Stuff
In an interesting turn of events, Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates meet each other for the…
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FOSS Weekly #25.25: Nitrux Hyprland, Joplin Tips, Denmark Ditching Microsoft, Tiling Moves and More Linux Stuff
You probably have noticed a lack of new articles this week. And there is a ‘good’…
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FOSS Weekly #25.24: Nano Tips, Wayland-only Ubuntu, End of Mint 20 and 13 Years of It’s FOSS
It’s FOSS is turning 13 this week! It was created on 14th June, 2012 as a…
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FOSS Weekly #25.23: Helwan Linux, Quarkdown, Konsole Tweaks, Keyboard Shortcuts and More Linux Stuff
There is some interesting news from this month’s desktop Linux market share update. Linux has reached…
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FOSS Weekly #25.22: Microsoft’s Vim Alternative, Kernel 6.15, UBXI Desktop, End of Ubuntu 20.04 and More
Important thing first. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS version will be reaching its end of life on 31st…
