FOSS Weekly #24.37: CLI File Managers, elementary OS Status, Self-hosting Wikipedia and More Linux Stuff
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Despite the name ‘Linux for DevOps’, it is a good resource for anyone who wants to sharpen their skills.
This is the same content that It’s FOSS Plus members got in the form of an eBook a few weeks back.
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💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition
- Playtron receiving a monetary boost.
- Red Hat offering a new GenAI-focused product.
- Ubuntu’s Security Center nearing a stable release.
- And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
📰 Linux News
- Playtron, the company behind PlaytronOS has onboarded a new investor.
- Hugging Face has introduced LightEval, an evaluation tool for AI models.
- Ubuntu’s Security Center has been spotted gearing up for a stable release.
- Red Hat has entered the GenAI space with its latest offering.
- Roblox has teased a new open-source, AI-powered 3D world creator.
The founder of Ente recently had a chat with us, and pointed out that privacy is worth paying for:
Ankush Das
🧠 What We’re Thinking About
elementary OS is slowly getting back up, it will take time, but it is alive.
Ankush Das
🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More
- Got AppImage troubles on Ubuntu? There’s a fix for that.
- Combine the power of Nautilus and the Terminal to save time.
- Linux is just a kernel? Learn more on why so.
- If you are confused about what Hugging Face is, our explainer can help you out.
Sreenath
👷 Maker’s Corner
Migrating your Raspberry Pi OS installation to another SD card is really effortless.
And something on setting up a DIY panel for Home Assistant with Raspberry Pi.
Preserving the knowledge by self-hosting a part of the internet archive.
Abhishek Kumar
📹 Videos we are watching
An old video of Linus Torvalds introducing Linux 1.0 at the University of Helsinki. The video is 30 years old and, unsurprisingly, not in HD and not in the English language. Still, it’s good to look back at one of the defining moments of tech history.
✨ App Of The Week
We have started a new segment over on It’s FOSS News called “App Of The Week”, where we cover notable open-source apps for Linux. This week’s app is RustDesk, check it out!
Sourav Rudra
And don’t forget the Android FOSS app of the week.
🧩 Quiz Time
How sharp are your Grep skills? This quiz will test that.
Abhishek Prakash
💡 Quick Handy Tip
While typing fast, there’s high chance you will accidentally hit the Caps Lock key and continue typing, only to go back and delete the words.
In the latest GNOME releases, you can make pressing Caps Lock and Num Lock key produce a sound so that you know you didn’t press those keys accidentally.
To enable this, go to Settings ➝ Accessibility ➝ Seeing, then turn on the “Sound Keys” option.
🤣 Meme of the Week
Being forced to use Windows at workplace is painful!
🗓️ Tech Trivia
September 9, 1945, was the day when the first computer “Bug” was discovered by operators of the Harvard Mark II, who found a moth trapped in one of the relays. The famed Grace Hopper is attributed to coining the term ‘debugging’. I also came across an amusing old video of her from 1982. You may find it interesting as well.
🧑🤝🧑 FOSSverse Corner
Pro FOSSer pdecker wonders why more people don’t use Linux.
pdecker
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