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FOSS Weekly #22.44: Mastodon, Tagging in KDE, Why Cinnamon, Linux Deals and More

This edition of the FOSS Weekly Newsletter is about being thankful and exploring a lesser known feature in KDE.

Abhishek Prakash

25 Nov 2022 5 min read

Development Updates

Orange Pi Maker Plans to Release an Arch-based Linux Distro Soon

Orange Pi board maker gears up to make an Arch-based Linux distro for its hardware.

Sourav Rudra

23 Nov 2022 3 min read

Distribution Releases

Tails 5.7 Releases With "Metadata Cleaner" Tool

Tails 5.7 adds a new tool to help you clean traces of information from files.

Sourav Rudra

23 Nov 2022 3 min read

Open Source

Slack Alternative Zulip 6.0 Releases With Massive Upgrades

Zulip is an impressive Slack alternative with what it offers. And, a new release makes it even more interesting!

Sourav Rudra

22 Nov 2022 4 min read

Linux

VMware Workstation 17 Series Releases; Adds New Linux Guest OS

VMware Workstation 17 release adds new Linux guest OS additions. Find out more here!

Sourav Rudra

21 Nov 2022 3 min read

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FOSS Weekly #22.43: Fedora 37 Released, Firewalls and More Linux Stuff

This edition of FOSS Weekly newsletter focuses on Fedora 37 release and Firewalls.

Abhishek Prakash

18 Nov 2022 5 min read

Development Updates

Windows Subsystem for Linux Has Reached v1.0 Stable Release

It's been a few years now. And we finally have a 1.0 release for WSL!

Sourav Rudra

18 Nov 2022 3 min read

Enterprise

Canonical Announces Ubuntu Images Optimized for Intel IoT Platforms

Canonical has a good track record for making enterprise-grade strides. Optimizing images for the Intel IoT platform sounds good.

Sourav Rudra

16 Nov 2022 2 min read

Distribution Releases

Fedora 37 Upgrade Adds GNOME 43 and Two New Flagship Editions

Fedora 37 brings in some important changes including GNOME 43, Linux Kernel 6.0, and Raspberry Pi 4 support among others.

Rishabh Moharir

16 Nov 2022 4 min read

Development Updates

You Can Now Install Unity 7.6 Desktop on Arch Linux

Want to try Unity on Arch Linux? It is now possible!

Sourav Rudra

17 Dec 2022 2 min read

Linux

Nestbox Lets You Run Linux Virtual Machines on Your Google Pixel Device

Nestbox is an exciting fork of Termux that aims to provide better features for your Linux VMs on Android.

Sourav Rudra

14 Nov 2022 2 min read

First Look

Meet Tabby, A New Open-Source Cross-Platform Terminal App

Tabby is a mind-blowing terminal app for a local shell, SSH, and Telnet connections. Let's take a look!

Sourav Rudra

11 Nov 2022 3 min read

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FOSS Weekly #22.42: Must Know Commands, New Apt Tool, Teams on Linux and More

This edition of FOSS Weekly Newsletter introduces a new apt tool nala along with the list of essential Linux commands.

Abhishek Prakash

11 Nov 2022 4 min read

Open Source

Fastly Cloud Platform Commits $50 Million to Help Open-Source Projects for Free

Want to power up your open-source project with Fastly's offerings? Apply to be a part of the "Fast Forward" initiative and you get it for free!

Sourav Rudra

10 Nov 2022 2 min read

Application Releases

Microsoft Teams Progressive Web App Experience is Here for Linux

Microsoft Teams PWA is now available for Linux users!

Sourav Rudra

09 Nov 2022 3 min read

Privacy 🛡️

Deal: Proton is Offering Up to 50% Off for Mail, Drive, VPN, and More

A massive range of discounts on Proton Mail, VPN, Drive, and more!

Sourav Rudra

05 Nov 2022 3 min read

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FOSS Weekly #22.41: Zorin OS 16.2, CLI Tools, Discord Bots and More

This week's issue shares some interesting command line tools among other things.

Abhishek Prakash

04 Nov 2022 6 min read

Open Source

Grafana Phlare is a New Scalable Open-Source Database to Enhance Observability

Grafana Phlare aims to be a scalable, durable, cheap, and open-source database for continuous profiling data.

Sourav Rudra

03 Nov 2022 2 min read

Development Updates

Linux Mint's Update Manager Now Supports Flatpak

Linux Mint's Update Manager just got more helpful!

Sourav Rudra

02 Nov 2022 3 min read

Development Updates

Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features

KDE's feature-packed text editor is getting better and more useful!

Sourav Rudra

03 Nov 2022 3 min read

Distribution Releases

Linux Lite 6.2 Released

Linux Lite 6.2 is an ideal upgrade with the useful changes, nothing too fancy.

Sourav Rudra

01 Nov 2022 3 min read

Privacy 🛡️

Portmaster 1.0 Release Marks it as a Solid Open-Source Application Firewall for Privacy-Focused Users

Portmaster is an all-in-one open-source privacy tool that you probably need. Give it a try!

Sourav Rudra

31 Oct 2022 3 min read

Distribution Releases

Zorin OS 16.2 Released, It's All About Useful Refinements

Zorin OS 16.2 is a sweet upgrade with essential refinements across the board.

Ankush Das

28 Oct 2022 3 min read

Development Updates

Oh No! Fedora 37 Release Gets Delayed

Fedora 37 release is getting delayed for a security fix. Here's what you should know about it.

Ankush Das

28 Oct 2022 2 min read

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