FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

I hope you’re having a fantastic week! Welcome to another edition of FOSS Weekly newsletter.

💬 Let’s see what you get in this edition:

  • Fedora dropping X11 support.
  • Beginner’s guide to Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
  • A major Linux kernel release.
  • And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
  • This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by Netdata.

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📰 Linux news

  • Fedora’s GNOME session is all set to drop X11 support.
  • PostmarketOS is bringing systemd support to Linux phones.
  • VLC may introduce support for online media streaming for FAST channels.
  • Elon Musk says that xAI’s Grok chatbot will be going open-source this week.
  • Firefox will finally get a tab grouping feature after it was removed from it in the past.

A major release is here in the form of Linux kernel 6.8, it will be offered on the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release too.

Linux Kernel 6.8 Released! Goes Big On Hardware Support
Raspberry Pi 5 graphics, Intel Xe, Snapdragon, Nintendo, you name it. You will probably find it here.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

🧠 What we’re thinking about

Another product joins the Microsoft graveyard, but it is still not as big as Google’s.

Microsoft is killing support for running Android apps on Windows 11
Users will no longer be able to install Android apps on Windows 11 starting next year.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Our guide will take you through the basics of the Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

A Beginner’s Guide to LVM in Linux
Get started with the basics of LVM (Logical Volume Manager) and efficiently manage the disk space on your Linux system.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

Not in the mood? Then you can refer to our list of the best productivity tools that can help your workflow.

10 Ways to be More Productive on Linux Desktop
These tips and tools will help you increase your productivity in a Linux environment.
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📹 What we are watching

A YT video from It’s FOSS after a long pause.


✨ Project highlights

UPT is a frontend for APT, DNF, APK, Zypper and many more package managers.

UPT: Universal Package Management Tool for Linux
One command to rule them all! Or more like one command to manage all the packages on all the distributions.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

Practice your typing in the terminal ⌨️

GitHub – kraanzu/smassh: Smassh your Keyboard, TUI Edition
Smassh your Keyboard, TUI Edition. Contribute to kraanzu/smassh development by creating an account on GitHub.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

🧩 New quiz unit

This week’s quiz is for the Linux gaming enthusiasts.

Linux Gaming Galore: Trivia Edition
We’re proud of where gaming on Linux is now! Let’s see what you know about it.
FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

💡 Quick handy tip

In Dolphin File Manager, you can bring the Toolbar to the top, bottom, left or right. To do this, right-click on an empty space on the toolbar and uncheck the “Lock Toolbar Positions” button.

FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

Now, right-click on the newly appearing handle on the left, and then select Orientation > Your required orientation.

FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

You can lock it again by re-enabling the “Lock Toolbar Positions” option, to make it lock on the new position.


🤣 Meme of the week

Open-source is the foundation, never let it go weak!

FOSS Weekly #24.11: Kernel 6.8, VLC Streaming, LVM Guide, UPT and More

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Kali Linux turned 11 on 13 March. Originally, Kali Linux was called BackTrack Linux and it was based on Ubuntu. In 2013, the project revamped into Kali Linux, using Debian as base.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner

FOSSers are taking a stroll down the UNIX memory lane.

Unix history stuff
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