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Pop!_OS's much-awaited new Desktop Environment which has been written in Rust, is now available for alpha testing. We'll take a look at it and see if the hype is real.
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💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition
- A new Raspberry Pi microcontroller.
- COSMIC making an appearance on Pop!_OS.
- Ubuntu changing its Linux kernel approach.
- And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
📰 Linux News
- The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 is here, with a slight RISC-V flavor to it.
- TUXEDO Computers has launched the first convertible Linux laptop.
- Flux is an open-source GenAI model that's taking the fight to Midjourney.
- Proton Pass has added new features to make it a more attractive proposition.
Ubuntu has committed to providing the latest Linux kernel version with future releases.
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🧠 What we’re Thinking About
Netdata has an interesting feature that will grab the attention of the Sysadmins out there.
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🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
Up your KDE Plasma experience with these 15 widgets.
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Stuck in a rut? Want to be more productive? Well, then, this guide is for you!
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If you use Google Chrome, then you can't miss these extensions:
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📹 Videos we created for you
✨ Project Highlights
Unlike other cleaner apps for Android, SD Maid v2 is actually a good one to have.
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🧩 New Quiz
This time, we have a crossword for user management commands on Linux.
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💡 Quick Handy Tip
Drag and drop files on top of an archive to add it to that archive in Nemo File Manager.
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🤣 Meme of the Week
Oh, Cap, shouldn't have said that. 😝
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🗓️ Tech Trivia
IBM introduced the Personal Computer on August 12, 1981, beginning the onset of microprocessor-based computers. It had an Intel 8088 running @4.77 MHz, and came equipped with Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
FOSSers are discussing how FOSS is usually portrayed in books or movies negatively.
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Pro FOSSer Neville has embarked on a journey to manually compile the xv Linux image viewer.
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