There is some interesting news from this month's desktop Linux market share update.
Linux has reached an all-time high market share of 2.69% in the latest Steam Survey. Also, CachyOS has found itself a spot in Linux-specific desktop market share in Steam Survey.
💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition
- Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts.
- The World Bank open sourcing a tool.
- Swiss privacy debacle.
- Obsidian plugins suggestion.
- And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
- This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by ANY.RUN.
🌟 OtterCookie: New Malware from North Korea Targets Tech and Finance Professionals
Lazarus Group is currently distributing a stealer malware in fake job offer attacks. Here's how it goes:
- Lure via LinkedIn: Attackers offer freelance work to fix a minor DApp bug.
- Triggered Failure: An intentional app error fetches and executes malicious code from external API
- Malware Execution: OtterCookie infects the system, stealing victims' browser data and crypto wallets.
Read detailed analysis on ANY.RUN's blog.
Mauro Eldritch
📰 Linux and Open Source News
- The World Bank has open sourced Metadata Editor.
- KDE is getting its own GNOME Boxes counterpart.
- Ubuntu is adopting the monthly snapshots approach.
- Organic Maps has been forked over governance concerns.
- PeerTube is raising funds for further development of its mobile app.
- /e/OS 3.0 has debuted with refined parental controls and new privacy tools.
- A recent kernel drama sees Linus Torvalds catch a string of suspicious pull requests.
Arch Linux is working on a way to handle sponsorships.
Sourav Rudra
🧠 What We’re Thinking About
Switzerland is going down a very dystopian path. I hope the law doesn't pass.
Gourav Patnaik
🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
- You can easily run JavaScript in VS Code.
- Here are 13 tips and tweaks to get more out of Konsole.
- Tweaks to get more out of Nautilus file manager.
- Plugins to enhance your Obsidian knowledge base.
- If you are up for an experiment, then you could try running macOS on Linux.
Pranav Krishna
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👷 Homelab and Maker's Corner
Looks like a cyberdeck. Works like a classroom. The CrowPi 3 surprised me with its versatility.
Abhishek Prakash
✨ Project Highlight
Markdown meets the power of LaTeX in this modern typesetting system with Quarkdown.
iamgio
Helwan Linux is a distro out of Egypt that feels quite nice.
Gourav Patnaik
📽️ Videos I am Creating for You
Essential Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts in action in this week's video.
🧩 Quiz Time
This time, we have a puzzle for deciphering scrambled application names.
Ankush Das
💡 Quick Handy Tip
In VirtualBox, you can send keyboard shortcuts like CTRL+ALT+DEL to logout, and a bunch of other keyboard shortcuts to the guest (the virtual machine), without affecting the host (your computer).
To send CTRL+ALT+DEL, use Host+Delete. The Host key is usually the Right CTRL key on a keyboard. In the top menu, go to Input ⇾ Keyboard → Keyboard Settings to view and customize additional keyboard shortcuts for interacting with the virtual machine.
If you need more input options, you can use the Input ⇾ Keyboard → Soft Keyboard menu to open a virtual keyboard for the guest VM.
🤣 Meme of the Week
Linux users, together, strong! 🤜🤛
🗓️ Tech Trivia
Before Spotify or iTunes, there was Napster. Launched on June 1, 1999, by 18-year-old Shawn Fanning, who built it in his college dorm room, Napster quickly attracted over 20 million users (and viruses).
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
One of our regular FOSSers, Laura, is looking to compare notes on building Linux and open source software from source.
Laura_Michaels
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