FOSS Weekly #24.47: Kernel 6.12, Using Conky, Benchmarking Linux, New AnduinOS Distro and More

A new distro with a strange fascination with Windows looks, among other Linux stuff.
Warp Terminal

Is it possible to consider a Windows-like appearance as a feature? Apparently, so. There is a new Linux distribution that mimics the looks of Windows 11.

Not my thing but see if you find it exciting enough.

A New Linux Distro Has Set Out To Look Like Windows 11: I Try AnduinOS!
We take a brief look at AnduinOS, trying to mimic the Windows 11 look. Is it worth it?

💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition

  • A new Linux kernel release.
  • openEuler closing 2024 with some big plans.
  • Adding Conky to your customization aspects.
  • Common dual booting issues and their fixes.
  • And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
  • This week's newsletter is supported by ANY.RUN

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Automated Interactivity: Stage 2 - ANY.RUN’s Cybersecurity Blog
See how the ANYRUN sandbox automatically detonates common cyber attack chains without any user involvement, including via API.

📰 Linux and Open Source News

openEuler Summit 2024 was a packed one, with the developers revealing their long-term plans.

Open Innovation and Collaboration: Highlights from the openEuler Summit 2024
The openEuler Summit 2024 concluded, here are some of the major announcements in it.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Some interesting things to think about when it comes to the open source community.

10 lessons I’ve learned from the open-source community that aren’t about tech
You might think the only lessons to learn from the open-source environment are technical, but you’d be mistaken.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Conky is a lightweight LUA scripting system that lets you add system stats on your desktop. It's a popular tool for customizing the looks of Linux desktop.

Beginner’s Guide to Install and Use Conky in Ubuntu Linux
Learn all the essentials about using Conky to customize and beautify your Linux desktop.

👷 Maker's and AI Corner

Sometimes a small tweak can make a huge difference.

This Simple Change Improved the Performance of My Homelab Running on Raspberry Pi
My struggling Raspberry Pi got a performance boost by a small change in the memory configuration.

We also took a look at the recently launched Raspberry Pi SD card.


📹 Videos We are Creating for You

I usually prefer making tutorial videos. But this time, I made a 'news' kind of video. Instead of writing an article on what's changed in Archinstall script, I show that in a video. A new format as we try to make more videos for you.


✨ Apps of the Week

Your search for a Notion alternative might end with AFFiNE, go check it out! 😃

AFFiNE: A Truly Wonderful Open Source Notion Alternative With a Focus on Privacy
A solid open source rival to Notion and Miro. Let us take a look!

For Android, we have Seal, a handy app for downloading videos from popular platforms like YouTube.

Seal: A Nifty Open Source Android App to Download YouTube Video and Audio
Download YouTube video/music (for educational purpose or with consent) with this little, handy Android app.

🧩 Quiz Time

This time, we have a wheel spin quiz for Linux commands, read the instructions carefully!

Spin to Uncover The Command: Quiz
Spin the wheel and spot the command!

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Firefox and other browsers, you can hover on a link, then click and drag it to the tab bar to open it in a new tab. When it is ready to be dropped into the tab bar, you will see a blue line in the tab bar (Firefox-only).


🤣 Meme of the Week

Now, would that be the case with Windows? 🤔


🗓️ Tech Trivia

Douglas Engelbart received US patent 3,541,541 for the computer mouse, called so due to its tail-like cord. The first prototype appeared in 1964 and was demoed in 1968. It became commercially available with the Xerox 8010 Star in 1981. Apple included it with the Lisa in 1983, but it was the Macintosh 128K that made the mouse popular.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Pro FOSSer Daniel shares the latest update on their Linux from scratch project.

Progress Update On My Linux From Scratch Project
SUCCESS!!!Have Gentoo and LFS booting on separate drives, with Gentoo controlling grub and booting first. LFS is booting on my Dell Inspiron 530 machine,with only 4GB of ram and a core2 CPU, so the skipping of the GCC-14.2.0 tests, had no issue for getting LFS to boot. Now comes buiding BLFS!!! Will try to get a photo of the boot menu screen!!!

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About the author
Abhishek Prakash

Abhishek Prakash

Created It's FOSS 11 years ago to share my Linux adventures. Have a Master's degree in Engineering and years of IT industry experience. Huge fan of Agatha Christie detective mysteries 🕵️‍♂️

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