FOSS Weekly #24.31: Mint 22 Review, Vanilla OS 2, Fun with Linux Commands and More

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A COSMIC-equipped Pop!_OS release.
The Linux Mint 22 release, with a detailed review.
Text editors for the Linux terminal.
And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

Proton has introduced a cryptocurrency wallet.
Zulip 9.0 has dropped with plenty of upgrades.
A short summary of the Linux Mint 22 release.
Stable Diffusion 3 has open-source competition now.
Ubuntu Touch OTA 5 released.
Refresh OS version 2.0 is now available.
Pixel art tool Pixelorama released version 1.0.

Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha will come equipped with COSMIC.

Vanilla OS 2 is a loaded distro release that deserves your attention.

🧠 What we’re thinking about

Linux Mint 22 is a winner for most of its fans and new users.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

A Linux home server can be used in more ways than one.
Google Photos alternatives that can be self hosted.
Explore the choices of text editors in the terminal.
Master finger swipe gestures in GNOME.

Have some fun in the terminal with these amusing Linux commands.

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✨ Project highlights

Weather updates delivered to your smartphone with this open-source app.

Sending files locally between devices using this app is effortless.

🧩 New quiz

Have fun solving this crossword with file commands in Linux.

💡 Quick handy tip

In the Linux terminal (GNOME), you can set a custom command to a separate profile so that it is easy to access.

Let's say you want a separate profile for ZSH sessions. First, find the executable for the command using the which command:

which zsh
which htop

Now, go to GNOME terminal preferences and add a new profile using the “+” button. In the “Command” section, enable the “Run a custom command…” checkbox and in the “custom command” field, enter the command location:

Now, when required, you can get that profile. 👇

In the case of new shells, you can make a new profile for a shell so that there is no need to change your default shell!

If you are making profiles for commands that run and exit, you might want to set the “When command exits” option to “Hold the terminal open”. Otherwise, when the command completes execution, the window will be closed.

This is ideal for active commands like top and htop.

🤣 Meme of the week

The kid's about to embark on an adventure!

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Syncom 2 launched by NASA as the world's first geosynchronous satellite on July 26, 1963. It was tested for voice, teletype, and facsimile, with a live two-way call between heads of government via satellite showing off its capabilities.