FOSS Weekly #25.15: Clapgrep, APT 3.0, Vibe Coding, AI in Firefox and More

APT 3.0 brings useful new improvements to apt commands.
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Linux YouTuber Brodie Robertson liked It's FOSS' April Fool joke so much that he made a detailed video on it. It's quite fun to watch, actually 😄

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

  • A new APT release.
  • Photo management software
  • Steam Client offering many refinements for Linux.
  • And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
  • This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by Internxt.
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

The APT 3.0 release has finally arrived with a better user experience.

A Colorful APT 3.0 Release Impresses with its New Features
The latest APT release features a new solver, alongside several user experience enhancements.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Mozilla has begun the initial implementation of AI features into Firefox.

I Tried This Upcoming AI Feature in Firefox
Firefox will be bringing an experimental AI-generated link previews, offering quick on-device summaries. Here’s my quick experience with it.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

7 Code Editors You Can Use for Vibe Coding on Linux
Want to try vibe coding? Here are the best editors I recommend using on Linux.

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👷 Homelab and Maker's Corner

This time, we have a DIY biosignal tool that can be used for neuroscience research and education purposes.

DIY Neuroscience: Meet the Open Source PiEEG Kit for Brain and Body Signals
The PiEEG kit is an open source, portable biosignal tool designed for research, measuring EEG, EMG, EKG, and EOG signals. Want to crowdfund the project?

✨ Apps Highlight

Clapgrep is a powerful open source search tool for Linux.

Clapgrep: An Easy-to-Use Open Source Linux App To Search Through Your PDFs and Text Documents
Want to look for something in your text documents? Use Clapgrep to quick search for it!

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

See the new features in APT 3.0 in action in our latest video.

🧩 Quiz Time

Take a trip down memory lane with our 80s Nostalgic Gadgets puzzle.

80s Nostalgic Gadgets
Remember the 80s? This quiz is for you :)

How sharp is your Git knowledge? Our latest crossword will test your knowledge.

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Firefox, you can delete temporary browsing data using the "Forget" button. First, right-click on the toolbar and select "Customize Toolbar".

Now, from the list, drag and drop the "Forget" button to the toolbar. If you click on it, you will be asked to clear 5 min, 2 hrs, and 24 hrs of browsing data, pick any one of them and click on "Forget!".

🤣 Meme of the Week

The glow up is real with this one. 🤭

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On April 7, 1964, IBM introduced the System/360, the first family of computers designed to be fully compatible with each other. Unlike earlier systems, where each model had its own unique software and hardware.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

One of our regular FOSSers played around with ARM64 on Linux and liked it.

ARM64 on Linux is Fun!
Hi, I’ve been playing with my Pinebook Pro lately and tried Armbian, Manjaro, Void and Gentoo on it. It’s been fun! New things learned like boot from u-boot, then moving to tow-boot as “first boot loader” which starts grub. I tried four distroes on a SD, Manjaro was the official and Armbian also was an .iso. Void and Gentoo I installed thrue chroot manually. I’m biased but it says something (at least I think so) that I did a Gentoo install twice to this small laptop. First one was just to try it…

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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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