FOSS Weekly #25.20: KDE Widgets, Deepin Security Issues, New GNOME Player and More Linux Stuff

An interesting development has taken place as openSUSE has decided to not offer Deepin Desktop anymore over repeated security concerns.

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

A new OpenSearch release.
GNOME's new default video player.
What went down at GrafanaCON 2025.
And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

OpenSearch 3.0 launched with some major upgrades.
The OSU's Open Source Lab has survived its funding woes.
GNOME has changed its default video player, opting for a modern offering.
Nextcloud has been kneecapped thanks to Google's apathy.

GrafanaCON 2025 didn't disappoint, with Grafana 12 and Grafana Assistant making a debut.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

UC Berkley demos that a humanoid robot can be built under $5,000. If it comes in mass-production, are we looking at robotic house helps in the near future?

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Using VS Code? Have better control on the indentation.
Here are a few tips and tweaks for handling message threads in Thunderbird.
Don't want a specific package to be updated? It's possible on Debian and Ubuntu.
Explore some interesting KDE widgets.

Manage your photo collection in Linux with these software.

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👷 Homelab and Maker's Corner

Reuse, reinvent, rock out. Abhishek (not me, the other one) shared how he gave his old speakers a new life with this DIY guide:

My favorite Raspberry Pi case, Pironman 5, has just received an upgrade!

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✨ Apps Highlight

RSS Guard is a no-nonsense feed reader app for Linux.

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

Have fun in the terminal by flying a train.

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🧩 Quiz Time

How much knowledge do you have about the Linux kernel? This trivia quiz will test that:

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Linux Mint Cinnamon panel, you can change the way time is displayed. Just right-click on the time in the panel and select Configure. In the configuration window, enable the "Use a custom date format" option.

Now, enter your preferred format in the "Date format" and "Date format for tooltip" fields.

You can click on the "Show information on date format syntax" button, which will lead you to a detailed documentation about available date format options if you feel lost.

🤣 Meme of the Week

The hate is real with this one. ☠️

🗓️ Tech Trivia

To challenge Intel's 486 dominance in the early 1990s, Texas Instruments (TI) sold their own line of 486 microprocessors. However, these TI-branded chips were actually designed by Cyrix, offering software compatibility at a potentially lower cost, yet ultimately failing to dethrone Intel in the microprocessor market.