FOSS Weekly #23.43: New Peppermint Mini Distro, Remmina Guide and More Linux Stuff

Why do programmers always mix up Halloween and Christmas?

“Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.”

(Octal 31 and Decimal 25 are equivalent, in case you needed more clarification)

I know that was a classic dad joke but since I am father of a 2 year old, I think I am allowed to crack dad jokes from time to time :)

💬 Let's see what you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:

Major releases for Geany and ONLYOFFICE
A new streaming app is here that supports multiple platforms.
Some interesting tips and tricks.
And other Linux news, videos, Puzzles and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

Geany 2.0 has arrived with some key improvements.
ONLYOFFICE 7.5 is now available, comes with a dedicated PDF editor.
Grayjay is a new streaming app that allows you to follow content creators across multiple platforms.
qBittorrent 4.6.0 is here as a major release with a lot to offer.

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🧠 What we’re thinking about

LBRY Inc is shutting down owing to several million dollars in debts.

🧮 Tips and Tutorials

Here's an extensive comparison between two popular password managers.

Learn how to set up Remmina on Ubuntu for remote connections. This was a community suggestion by one of our forum members.

A few tools that will help you identify duplicate files on your system.

Here's a non-Snappy way to get the open source Chromium browser on Ubuntu.

📹 What we are watching

A video by The Linux Cast showcasing the power of YaST!

✨ Project highlights

A new Peppermint Mini variant was recently introduced, we tested it out:

🧩 New quizzes

As promised last week, here are more Halloween themed quizzes for you to enjoy 🎃

Ubuntu themed puzzle for the Plus members.

💡 Quick handy tip

You can set a keyboard accelerator to select all the content on the current terminal screen on GNOME Terminal.

From the Main Menu, go to Preferences → Shortcuts.

Then set an accelerator for the “Select All” function.

Now, if you press the key combination that you have assigned, all the contents of the current view will be selected.

🤣 Meme of the week

Checkmate!

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001. One of the most popular Windows version ever. More than a decade later, its discontinuation helped boost the desktop Linux user base.