FOSS Weekly #25.23: Helwan Linux, Quarkdown, Konsole Tweaks, Keyboard Shortcuts and More Linux Stuff

Linux gaming rising up...
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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.

desktop linux market share june 2025

💬 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.

OtterCookie: Analysis of New Lazarus Group Malware
Explore in-depth technical analysis of OtterCookie, a new North Korean Lazarus APT malware that steals victims’ crypto and credentials.

📰 Linux and Open Source News

Arch Linux is working on a way to handle sponsorships.

Sponsorships Seem to Be Coming to Arch Linux!
A proposal looks to introduce a transparent sponsorship process to Arch Linux.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Switzerland is going down a very dystopian path. I hope the law doesn't pass.

No More Safe Haven for Privacy? Switzerland Drifts Toward a Surveillance State Due to New Controversial Laws
Proposed privacy law changes, if passed in parliament, threaten Switzerland’s reputation as a privacy haven.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

I Installed macOS on Linux in a VM (for fun sake)
Installing macOS as a virtual machine in a Linux system? Well, let’s do it for the sake of some ‘virtual fun’

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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.

CrowPi 3: An All-in-one AI Learning Kit With Cyberdeck Feel
A Swiss Army knife for coding education as this kit transforms the programming concepts into tangible experiences. Learn from more than a hundred interactive projects.

✨ Project Highlight

Markdown meets the power of LaTeX in this modern typesetting system with Quarkdown.

GitHub - iamgio/quarkdown: 🪐 Markdown with superpowers — from ideas to presentations, articles and books.
🪐 Markdown with superpowers — from ideas to presentations, articles and books. - iamgio/quarkdown

Helwan Linux is a distro out of Egypt that feels quite nice.

Helwan Linux: A Made-in-Egypt Linux Distribution
Check out what this distro out of Egypt has to offer.

📽️ 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.

Decipher The Scrambled Words
Can you guess the scrambled words? Give it a try!

💡 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.

Building Linux and FLOSS programs from source code
Starting a thread on discussion of building parts of Linux, LFS and various packages from source code. This is a spot to compare notes on building from source. We can also discuss pros and cons of various packages/projects to figure out which might be most useful to build from source and which might have less dependencies.

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About the author
Abhishek Prakash

Abhishek Prakash

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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