FOSS Weekly #24.43: Coreboot Fiasco, Joplin Tips, Android-Linux Connect, Fedora Offline Update and More
I have been using Linux since 2009. Over the past 15 years, I have come across numerous distributions. I have also seen the demise of several interesting Linux distros and websites (I Love Ubuntu, Muktware, Webupd8 and many more).
Last week, Ankush and I were discussing Crunchbang, a popular distro that got discontinued around 2014. That discussion led to this quick article to remember some of the discontinued that were quite popular back then.
Is there a distro you still miss?
💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition
- OSI calling out Meta for misleading people.
- Updating Fedora without internet.
- Clementine Music Player making a silent comeback.
- And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux News
- Winamp's source code fiasco has resulted in an expected outcome.
- Clementine Music Player has sort of made a comeback with a new release.
- Both Red Hat and IBM have been busy putting out some major releases.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has called out Meta for misleading people with their AI models.
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A weird thing happened recently, where a laptop manufacturer boycotted the coreboot project and some countries.
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🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
- Updating Fedora Linux without internet? It is possible but not very practical.
- If you are ever stuck mounting a BitLocker-encrypted Windows partition, our guide can help.
- Joplin is a popular open source note taking app. If you already use it, here are a few tips to get more out of Joplin.
- Seeing the "Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring" error message? No need to panic.
GSConnect is an implementation of KDE Connect for GNOME users. It lets you seamlessly connect your Android phone to a Linux system.
👷 Maker's Corner
If you have a Raspberry Pi, you should definitely install Pi-Apps, an unofficial app store that is extremely useful.
- Creating real-time, multimodal AI agents is easy work with TEN AI, learn.
- A new open source project that turns your Android smartphone into a ham radio.
📹 Videos for You
There is a new video on our YouTube channel.
By the way, you are not the only one who is having bad experience with Google Search lately. Google Search is the new Yahoo.
✨ Apps of the Week
- Meet Currencies, a FOSS-Android app to convert currencies.
Switching from one open source note taking app to another and sharing the experience.
🧩 Quiz Time
Proud of your Arch Linux knowledge? Beat this crossword to test it.
💡 Quick Handy Tip
Ubuntu has a default tiling assistant installed, but it has limited customization possibilities. If you have extension manager installed, then you can do something about it.
Open it and click on the settings button near the tiling assistant extension.
From here, you can tweak additional tiling settings like window gaps, screen edges keybindings, etc.
Similarly, other preinstalled extensions like Ubuntu dock can also be tweaked using the extension settings in extension manager.
🤣 Meme of the Week
And, if you do, the user data-hungry nature of Windows will make you return ASAP.
🗓️ Tech Trivia
October 20, 2004, was the day when the first Ubuntu release dropped, focusing on ease of installation and usability for average users.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
One of your young FOSSers is looking to create a Linux distro for their college project, can you guide them?
In contrast, one of our regular FOSSers is retiring from their work life, looking forward to doing something better.
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