> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://itsfoss.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # FOSS Weekly #23.51: Fish Shell, Free AI Course, Zorin 17, DG/UX UNIX and More - URL: https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-23-51/ - Published: 2023-12-21T04:41:24.000Z - Updated: 2023-12-21T04:41:24.000Z - Description: echo "Ho Ho Ho" - Author: Abhishek Prakash - Tags: Newsletter ✉️ Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 🧑‍🎄 To keep up with the holiday spirit, you may give your Linux desktop some Christmas touch with these tips. [Give Your Linux System a Christmas Touch With These Tricks’Tis the season for celebration. Customize your Linux desktop with the Christmas spirit.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/12/linux-christmas-makeover.png)](https://itsfoss.com/christmas-linux-wallpaper/) We are lagging behind with our goal to reach 125 Plus members by the end of 2023\. Help us with that by opting for [It's FOSS Plus membership](https://itsfoss.com/membership)? **💬 Let's see what you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:** - Broadcom being greedy after VMWare acquisition. - Mozilla doing something that Google will probably never do (and that's a good thing). - A trip down memory lane alongside a few coverages focusing on AI. - IBM has free AI courses. - Christmas themed puzzles and riddles. - And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes! --- ## 📰 Linux news - [Vivaldi 6.5](https://news.itsfoss.com/vivaldi-6-5-release/?ref=itsfoss.com) is here with workspace automation. - CodeRabbit has [extended their support](https://news.itsfoss.com/coderabbit-free/?ref=itsfoss.com) to open-source projects. - [SerpentOS shares](https://serpentos.com/blog/2023/12/19/end-of-year-summary/?ref=itsfoss.com) the progress so far. - [Fedora Asahi Remix 39](https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-asahi-remix-39-release/?ref=itsfoss.com) released. - A new [open-source project that aims to mitigate AI](https://news.itsfoss.com/guardrail/?ref=itsfoss.com). - Speaking of AI, Microsoft's [Windows AI Studio needs Linux](https://news.itsfoss.com/microsoft-windows-ai-studio-linux/?ref=itsfoss.com) to work 🤣 Zorin OS 17 is available now. The new desktop effects make it an attractive choice. [Zorin OS 17 Introduces a Hybrid User Experience to Linux DistrosZorin OS 17 has landed!![](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/2023/12/zorin-os-17--1-.png)](https://news.itsfoss.com/zorin-os-17/?ref=itsfoss.com) Fresh on the heels of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, the perpetual license is no more. [Broadcom Drops A Hammer on VMware Customers After AcquisitionVMware customers may not like the intention behind the changes made.![](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/2023/12/broadcom-hammers-vmware-customers.png)](https://news.itsfoss.com/vmware-broadcom-subscription/?ref=itsfoss.com) --- ## 🌐 Follow us on Google News By the way, if you use Google, [follow It's FOSS on Google News](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAiENHoh-T8yP9Q8Qywor2dwGkqFAgKIhDR6Ifk%5FMj%5FUPEMsKK9ncBp?ref=itsfoss.com) to get trusted It's FOSS content before other websites in Google search. [It’s FOSS - Google NewsRead full articles from It’s FOSS and explore endless topics, magazines and more on your phone or tablet with Google News.![](https://ssl.gstatic.com/gnews/logo/google_news_192.png)Google News![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8BtTTnoAEYry0KuwC0nPq5U_GERPzo_DTNxmR3FEzmJQxtUaUndM6ydGtZSnIorEoCSILMmf9g=rj-c-w300-h300-l95-c0xffffff)](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAiENHoh-T8yP9Q8Qywor2dwGkqFAgKIhDR6Ifk%5FMj%5FUPEMsKK9ncBp?ref=itsfoss.com) --- ## 🧠 What we’re thinking about Mozilla has done something that Google will probably never do for their Android web browser. [New extensions you’ll love now available on Firefox for Android | The Mozilla BlogToday, Mozilla announced more than 450 new extensions (software that adds new features or functionality to the browser) to users on Firefox for Android at![](https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/themes/foxtail/assets/images/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png)The Mozilla BlogJenifer Boscacci![](https://blog.mozilla.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/278/files/2023/12/FX_Distilled_WorldofExtensions_blogheader_1920x1080_blue-1079x719.jpg)](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/new-extensions-youll-love-now-available-on-firefox-for-android/?ref=itsfoss.com) --- ## 🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More Here are some compelling reasons why you should switch to Fish from Bash. [11 Fish Shell Features That Make it More Awesome Than BashYou should try Fish, even if you are vegan or allergic to seafood :P![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/fish-shell-features.png)](https://itsfoss.com/fish-shell-features/) IBM will teach you the ways of AI, if you have a few hours to spare. [Have 10 hours? IBM will train you in AI fundamentals - for freeI already took IBM’s AI ethics class and plan to complete the rest to earn my digital credential in AI over the holiday break.![](https://www.zdnet.com/a/fly/bundles/zdnetcore/images/logos/zdnet-logo-yellow.png)ZDNETDavid Gewirtz![](https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/889ceba98c79fe79abc49245bd51e50e4fc7b180/2023/12/14/03b8fcaa-5075-4f54-8aca-54553859c0f1/gettyimages-1143470996.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200)](https://www.zdnet.com/article/earn-an-ai-fundamentals-credential-from-ibm-for-free/?ref=itsfoss.com) --- ## 📹 What we are watching Nick from The Linux Experiment takes a look at the state of Linux as we head into 2024. --- ## ✨ Project highlights Ready for a trip down memory lane? This time we took a stroll around the DG/UX UNIX OS. [Blast from the Past: DG/UX UNIX Operating SystemRelive the nostalgia with me as I recall my experience with the DG/UX UNIX OS and Data General’s AViiON workstations and servers.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSBill Dyer![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/retro-computing.png)](https://itsfoss.com/dg-ux-os/) --- ## 🧩 New quizzes Enjoy the Christmas special puzzles and riddles. There are more on the [quiz page](https://itsfoss.com/quiz/). [Christmas Special: Journey to the NorthGet into the holiday spirit with this series of challenges.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/puzzle-journey-to-the-north.png)](https://itsfoss.com/quiz/christmas-special-journey-north/) The Plus Members-only puzzles will be back in 2024\. As a Christmas gift, the puzzles are open for all. --- ## 💡 Quick handy tip ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/5-make-GNOME-terminal-read-only-mode.png) You can prevent entering characters accidentally on a running GNOME terminal session by making it read-only. To do this, click on the top-right hamburger menu and check the option called “*Read-Only*”. It can also be done by right-clicking on a terminal window and selecting “*Read-Only”* Revert the same process to resume input of characters. --- ## 🤣 Meme of the week Cheers to that! 🥂 ![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/12/meme4.png) --- ## 🗓️ Tech Trivia On December 18, 1987, Larry Wall released Perl 1.0\. Perl became a popular scripting language among the Unix and later Linux sysadmins. --- ## 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner One of our longtime FOSSers has shared a detailed tutorial on how to use the '*runit*' init system. [Multiboot: setting grub parametersI learnt something about grub today. Say we have 2 Linux distros, A and B , with grub configured to multiboot. Let distro A be the controller of grub. So A has grub installed and has a /boot/grub/grub.cfg file produced by running update-grub ( and os-prober). B may have no grub installed at all, and èven if it has grub, it may have no /boot/grub/grub.cfg file. Now lets say I want to set a linux boot parameter for B… I go to /etc/default/grub in B and add a line GRUB\_CMDLINE\_LINUX=“init=/…![](https://itsfoss.community/uploads/default/optimized/1X/f274f9749e3fd8b4d6fbae1cf90c5c186d2f699c_2_180x180.png)It's FOSS Communitynevj![](https://itsfoss.community/uploads/default/original/1X/f274f9749e3fd8b4d6fbae1cf90c5c186d2f699c.png)](https://itsfoss.community/t/multiboot-setting-grub-parameters/11526?ref=itsfoss.com) --- ## ❤️ Loving FOSS Weekly? **Share it with your Linux-using friends** and encourage them to subscribe (hint: [it's here](https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/)). 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