FOSS Weekly #24.48: Archcraft, elementary 8 Release, Hyprland Guides, New COSMIC Release and More

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Even if Thanksgiving is not a global festival, the Black Friday sales trend has definitely crossed the borders of the United States. We collected a bunch of deals on cloud storage, servers, gadgets and courses that may interest you as a Linux user.

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

New controversy in the Linux kernel.
A new open source AI model for videos.
Rhino Linux asking for support with development.
And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

scrcpy 3.0 is out now, expect many enhancements.
The Apache Software Foundation has new leadership.
elementary OS 8 has finally arrived with loads of upgrades.
COSMIC Desktop is shaping up nicely, Alpha 3 is out now.
The AI-powered terminal Warp has removed its log-in requirement.
The developers of Rhino Linux are asking the community for help.

Some contentious debate has been reignited regarding Bcachefs in the Linux kernel.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Linux gamers are being treated as second-class citizens, with anti-cheat software being the most thorny issue out there.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Learn how to automount drives on your Linux system.
Waybar is a wonderful addition to Hyprland, you should check it out.
Want to get started with GIMP? Our tutorial series has some great resources on that.
Watch Netflix in full HD on Firefox in Linux.

Spice up your Hyprland setup by following our detailed customization guide.

👷 Maker's and AI Corner

Running Ollama on Raspberry Pi? It is possible.

LTXV is a new open source AI model for generating videos quickly.

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✨ Apps of the Week

Explore TagSpaces, a powerful open source file organizer designed for personal data management and organization.

Tracking your books is easy with Openreads.

🧩 Quiz Time

Can you rescue Tux before the closed-source barbarians hurt the fuzzy penguin?

💡 Quick Handy Tip

On Linux Mint, you can choose a new default terminal application. For doing this, search and open "Preferred Applications", then scroll down to the bottom and select a terminal app from the list.

You can also provide custom arguments in the field that appears below the selector. Just remember, the default one on your LM installation is good enough, switch only if you feel the need for it.

If you are looking for a new one, then our Top 14 Terminal Emulators list should be helpful.

🤣 Meme of the Week

🗓️ Tech Trivia

In 1998, America Online (AOL) acquired Netscape Communications in a $4.2 billion stock deal. This move, finalized in 1999, aimed to bolster AOL's online dominance and challenge Microsoft's growing influence. Netscape shareholders received 0.45 shares of AOL stock for each share they held.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Google might be forced to sell Chrome as part of the U.S. DOJ's antitrust lawsuit. FOSSers are discussing whether it is appropriate to do so.

And I secretly mention here that we plan to have a podcast where we interview and discuss with developers of your favorite distro and other person of interest in the open source field.