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# FOSS Weekly #23.11: Ubuntu 23.04 Features, 2 New Distros, Terminal Basics and More Linux Stuff
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-23-11/
- Published: 2023-03-16T06:51:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-16T06:51:08.000Z
- Description: Two new distros have been announced this week. Apart from that, take a look at the features of the upcoming Ubuntu 23.04.
- Author: Abhishek Prakash
- Tags: Newsletter ✉️

Do we need more Linux distros or more Linux users? Perhaps, both. 

Two new distros announced this week have specific purposes. Ubuntu users would find one of them particularly interesting.

**💬 Let's see what else you have this week:**

- Continuation of NixOS and Terminal Basics series
- Uneven circuit aging is posing a challenge
- And more Linux news, open source applications, videos and memes

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## 📰 Linux News Round-up

- ASUS IoT [unveils its first RISC-V board](https://news.itsfoss.com/asus-tinker-v-risc-v/?ref=itsfoss.com) embracing open-source architecture.
- The open-source mirroring app for Android, Scrcpy, recently [received a new release](https://news.itsfoss.com/scrcpy-2-0-release/?ref=itsfoss.com).
- [Fedora 38 beta](https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-38-beta/?ref=itsfoss.com) is now available.
- Vanilla OS 2.0 to [embrace Debian Sid](https://news.itsfoss.com/vanilla-os-debian-ubuntu/?ref=itsfoss.com), and move away from Ubuntu.

[9 Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) Features We Spotted So FarUbuntu 23.04 is around the corner. Learn all about the features that you can expect with its release.![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsAnkush Das![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/ubuntu-23-04-features.jpg)](https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-23-04/?ref=itsfoss.com)

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## 🧠 What we’re thinking about

Circuit aging for chips is beginning to become a big issue for engineering teams, as they are having to look for new ways to improve reliability to ensure chip functionality throughout their expected lifetimes.

[Read more about it here](https://semiengineering.com/uneven-circuit-aging-becoming-a-bigger-problem/?ref=itsfoss.com).

🗓️

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## ⛓️️Tutorial series

In the latest chapter of the Linux Terminal Basics series for beginners, learn about viewing files using Linux commands.

[View the File Contents in Linux Command LineIn this chapter of the Terminal Basics series, you’ll learn about viewing the contents of files in the Linux command line.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/view-file-contents.png)](https://itsfoss.com/view-file-contents/)

Continuing the Nix OS series with a few tips on things to do after installing it.

[NixOS Series #4: Things To Do After Installing NixOSWhat do you do right after installing NixOS? Clueless? We got your back.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSSagar Sharma![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/things-to-do-after-installing-nix-os.png)](https://itsfoss.com/things-to-do-after-installing-nixos/)

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## ‍✨🐧 New distros announced

Kali Linux announced a new distro to focus on 'defensive security'.

[Kali Linux’s 10th Anniversary: A New ‘Kali Purple’ Distro and a Version UpgradeKali Linux gears up with new tools, a new ISO and unveils exciting plans for 2023.![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/kali-unveils-purple-distro.jpg)](https://news.itsfoss.com/kali-linux-10-year-anniversary/?ref=itsfoss.com)

Another new distro which is basically Ubuntu with Snap removed and Flatpak added to it.

[This New Linux Distro Replaces Snap With Flatpak in UbuntuUbuntu with Flatpak and without Snap. Sounds like a deal to you? Try this out.![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra![](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/ubuntu-flatpak-remix.jpg)](https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-flatpak-remix/?ref=itsfoss.com)

## 📹 What we are watching

It's always interesting to learn about the origins of the Linux project.

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## 📱Application highlights

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## 🤣 Linux Humor

BTW, it's just for fun.

![Linux helping low end PC meme](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/meme5.png)

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