FOSS Weekly #25.24: Nano Tips, Wayland-only Ubuntu, End of Mint 20 and 13 Years of It's FOSS

It's FOSS is turning 13 this week!

It was created on 14th June, 2012 as a personal notebook where I shared my Linux discoveries. I didn't know that it will become a force to reckon with, a place to look up to for suggestions and advice on using Linux.

In the 13 years, it's been viewed over 200 million times and formed a community of hundreds of thousands of Linux lovers from all parts of the world, with the US, Germany, Russia, UK and India taking the top 5 spots.

I would like this opportunity to express my gratitude to all of you for your continued support 🙏 We shall continue to grow together and help the growth of the Linux community and open source software movement 💪

As a token of appreciation, I would like to unveil the new It's FOSS Plus website. This portal organizes the existing resources from the main website into course format which can be enjoyed by our paid members. Thank you for supporting us.

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To celebrate 13 years of It's FOSS, I have brought back the lifetime membership option with reduced pricing of $76 instead of the usual $99. If you ever wanted to support us with Plus membership but didn't like the recurring subscription, this is your chance 😃

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

Ubuntu ditching Xorg.
Linux Mint 20.x reaching EOL.
Nano editor tips.
Tower cases for your Raspberry Pi.
And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux and Open Source News

The CrowPi 3 is now available on Kickstarter.
The OpenInfra Foundation has a new home now.
Canonical has decided to retire Bazaar from Launchpad.
A new open source compiler is here to challenge LLVM.
Langfuse, the popular LLM analytics platform, goes open.
After Fedora, now Ubuntu opts for Wayland-only release.

Linux Mint 20.x has reached end of life. Here's what you can do about it.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Big Tech doesn't like self-hosting and media server content. Heck, even posting about it on social media results in post removal.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Benchmark your Linux system to see how it's performing.
App is a cross-platform package management tool that rules them all.
Why there is no IPv5?

Explore the not-so-known features of the magnificent Nano editor.

Desktop Linux is mostly neglected by the industry but loved by the community. For the past 12 years, It's FOSS has been helping people use Linux on their personal computers. And we are now facing the existential threat from AI models stealing our content.

If you like what we do and would love to support our work, please become It's FOSS Plus member. It costs $24 a year (less than the cost of a burger meal each month) and you get an ad-free reading experience with the satisfaction of helping the desktop Linux community.

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👷 Homelab and Maker's Corner

Level up your Raspberry Pi 5 with a gaming tower case.

If that doesn't interest you, how about an open source accessible keyboard that you can build.

✨ Project Highlight

Packet is a Quick Share client for Linux that facilitates wireless file transfers from Android devices.

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

Like the terminal customization video, I made another detailed one about transforming the looks of Linux Mint.

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🧩 Quiz Time

Arch users, can you beat the Pacman Command Quiz?

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In the Dolphin file manager, you can open a folder while dragging a file to it. This is helpful if you want to drag and drop a file into a nested folder arrangement. To enable this, click on the Top-right Hamburger menu ⇾ Configure ⇾ Configure Dolphin.

Here, go to the View section, select the General tab and toggle the Open folders during drag operations checkbox.

Now, you can open a folder by dragging files and hovering them over it.

🤣 Meme of the Week

An unbreakable bond! 🫂

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On June 10, 1977, Apple began shipping the Apple II, a home computer that quickly became a hit, especially in schools, thanks to its user-friendly design and color graphics.