The Bash Basics series is nearing its end. A Virtual Box series will follow it and it will cover everything from the installation to VM creation, backup, restore etc. So, in 2023, we have had Terminal Basics, Rust Basics, Bash Basics and
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A ‘funny’ thing happened this week. It’s FOSS received a DMCA takedown notice. It was against this tutorial about managing startup applications in Ubuntu. The DMCA report was filed by someone (using automated bots) who thought that the content violated the copyrights
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I have a feeling that we’ve been covering more commands and terminal-based tutorials than desktop-focused tutorials. Do you also think the same? If yes, let me know so that we can put the focus back where you, our readers, want it. 💬
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Achievement unlocked 🔥🥳 🎊 It’s FOSS crossed 100K followers on Twitter. That’s good news. What’s better is that we crossed 10K followers on Mastodon, the open source, decentralized Twitter alternative. Now, that’s the real achievement. 💬 Let’s see what you get in
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Red Hat made a decision to restrict access to its source code for paying customers only. This move is likely to ‘kill’ projects like Rocky Linux and Alma Linux that have filled the void left by CentOS (also killed by Red Hat).
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Reintroducing the ‘request your tutorial’ feature 🦾 You might face some issues in your desktop Linux life. And if you did not find a good tutorial for your problem, feel free to request a tutorial through our Community platform. You can also
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It’s FOSS turns 11 🎂 Yes! It’s been more than a decade of educating and promoting Linux. Seems so unreal 🤩 I am giving away Bash it Out, an ebook of Bash puzzles, to celebrate this occasion. Don’t know Bash scripting? No
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The Terminal Basics series provided a good starting point for getting comfortable with the Linux command line. A Linux command and its usage will be featured every Tuesday to take the learning further. For this week, you get the tail command. Apart
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Immutable is the new buzzword in the Linux world. Started with container-focused working environments, and it is also coming to desktop variants. With Fedora already there, Ubuntu is also planning for a Snap-based immutable desktop edition in 2024. Seems like immutability is
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