After Denmark and France, now we have another positive news from Europe as two major open source projects join hands to offer open source alternatives to popular enterprise tools Jira and Confluence.
Sourav Rudra
Start of something new, something good? I sure hope so.
💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition
- Ubuntu 24.10 EOL.
- Bottles project needing help.
- Commodore making a surprise comeback.
- And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
📰 Linux and Open Source News
- Mozilla VPN is finally available on Flathub.
- Amazon's entry into the vibe coding space is here.
- Bottles needs your help to sustain development.
- Plasma Bigscreen has been revived, and it looks very promising.
- Ubuntu 24.10 has reached end-of-life; upgrade before you face issues.
Sourav Rudra
🧠 What We’re Thinking About
AI slop in vulnerability reports submitted to curl is becoming a big issue.
Daniel Stenberg
🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials, and More
- Learn how to use Emacs as a terminal multiplexer.
- Here are 10 beautiful fonts for your Linux terminal.
- Uncover the mystery of exit codes in Linux. It's not what you think.
- Ever had Arch gobble up 30 GB for an Electron update? I investigated it and found a fix.
And learn a few things about using the terminal in this article. You might discover something new 😄
Abhishek Prakash
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👷 Homelab and Hardware Corner
Commodore is back from the dead! Well, sort of. Someone has purchased the copyrights and launching new hardware for retro computing fans.
Sourav Rudra
✨ Project Highlight
In the mood for listening to podcasts? Cozy is a nice Linux app for that.
Sourav Rudra
📽️ Videos I am Creating for You
I explored Gradia, the new screenshot tool everyone in Linuxverse is talking about.
🧩 Quiz Time
Today we have a fun quiz that will tell you what kind of Linux distribution you are.
Abhishek Prakash
Are you good with Git? Prove it, or Git good (pun intended).
💡 Quick Handy Tip
On Dolphin file manager, you can quickly find specific files by enabling the filter bar with Ctrl+I or via Edit → Filter. Type text like .mp3 to show only matching files. Press Esc to hide the filter when done.
🤣 Meme of the Week
🗓️ Tech Trivia
The German Army began using the Enigma machine on July 15, 1928, to send secret messages. It looked like a typewriter but scrambled letters into code. Years later, Alan Turing helped figure out how to break it.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
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