FOSS Weekly #25.09: Modern Terminals, RSS Matter, Linux Gaming Tested in 2025 and More

If you are starting to use and learn Linux, remember this:

Linux is not magic 🪄
It's sudo science 🔬

Okay...sorry... my dad jokes urges get the better of me at times 😁

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

Cropping a video in VLC (no, seriously)
Cloning SD card in Raspberry Pi
Modern terminals with modern features
And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

DietPi's new release supports Pi-hole v6
Nextcloud Hub 10 is available now
Mozilla introduces 'terms of use' for Firefox

Answering the difficult question. Is Linux any better for gaming in 2025?

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

The RSS feed matters more than ever.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Cropping a video in VLC: is that even a thing?
See the devices connected to your local network on Linux
Although I prefer using yay, here are some other AUR helpers, Arch users.

Here are some modern Linux terminals with not-so-traditional features.

👷 Maker's and AI Corner

The easiest way to back up your Raspberry Pi is by cloning it. Am I right?

✨ Apps highlight

Alright! Obsidian is not open source but it is awesome.

And I know there is Logseq, its open source alternative. Between you and me, we have a tutorial series planned on Logseq, covering its features and tips on using it.

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📽️ Video I am Creating for You

It's a small topic but often confuses the Arch beginners.

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🧩 Quiz Time

Test your Linux file permission knowledge by taking this quiz.

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Nautilus file manager (GNOME's file explorer), you can use the Shortcut CTRL + S to start a quick "Select Items Matching".

In the dialog box, enter the glob pattern matching, like *.png to select all PNG files, or *.txt to match all txt files.

🤣 Meme of the Week

I laughed harder than I should have on this meme. If you know Linux Mint, you would laugh too.

And if you are interested, learn the logic behind the codenames of popular distro releases.

🗓️ Tech Trivia

The first web browser was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web on 26th Feb 1991. It was named WorldWideWeb at first but renamed later to Nexus to avoid the confusion.