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FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE’s Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt’s First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

After GNOME, now KDE is working on its own official Linux distribution. I always thought KDE Neon was the (un)official KDE distribution that got KDE releases before everyone else.

KDE is Making its Own Distro, and So is GNOME
KDE and GNOME are gearing up to build their own Linux distributions. What does this mean? Let’s find out!
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS NewsAnkush Das
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

Do we ‘need’ these ‘official distros’? Do share your opinion in the comments of the above article.

By the way, if you are looking for a career in Linux, DevOps, or Cloud engineering, you should take advantage of the Linux Foundation’s Cyber Monday offer and get CKA, LFCS, or other such certifications for less than half the regular price.

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FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

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

  • A new Cinnamon release.
  • OpenWrt’s new FOSS Wi-Fi 6 router.
  • Tools and tips to be more productive on Linux.
  • Microsoft Edge’s desktop share dropping.
  • And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

  • Nitrux 3.8.0 is among the last distro releases of 2024.
  • The new Cinnamon 6.4 release looks nice on EndeavourOS.
  • ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.0 is a welcome upgrade with many improvements.
  • Proton is slowly, but surely moving towards pitching its Docs product against Google Docs.
  • The OpenWrt project has launched a new FOSS Wi-Fi 6 router that focuses on repairability.

Even though the decline in desktop share is minute, Microsoft Edge is not gaining much ground on Chrome.

Microsoft’s Edge Browser Is Slipping Down The Charts
Is it time for open source browsers like Firefox to shine again and grab some market share? Only time will tell.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

No need to panic. It’s not that your Linux system is suddenly at risk of remote hacking. This is an advanced, proof of concept that demos that in certain conditions with a certain level of access, certain things can happen.

As a regular Linux user, keep your system updated, follow the best practices and enjoy Linux.

Bootkitty: The First UEFI Bootkit Built for Linux Appears!
Nothing is bulletproof. However, it is still not a concern for panic. Just follow the best practices, and you should be fine.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

  • Get started with Rust programming with our Rust Basics series.
  • Learn how to find your MAC address in Ubuntu and other Linux distros.
  • Tired of using Notion? How about some reliable open source alternatives instead?
  • Minified JSON files can be a pain to go through, pretty print such files for easy reading.
  • Who knew Proton Pass would surprise us with such a neat feature.
10 Ways to be More Productive on Linux Desktop
These tips and tools will help you increase your productivity in a Linux environment.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSSAbhishek Prakash
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

👷 Maker’s and AI Corner

Can the ZimaCube be a good addition to your homelab? Find out in my detailed review of one of the variants.

ZimaCube Review: Almost Perfect Out of Box Homelab Experience
ZimaCube takes on the difficult task of carving a niche among hobbyists by providing an out of the box, combined experience of local cloud and NAS.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSSAbhishek Prakash
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

When done with that, you can take in these 9 project ideas to turn your Raspberry Pi Pico into a DIY powerhouse.

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✨ Apps of the Week

Clapgrep is a really neat GUI tool for searching through text files and documents.

Clapgrep: An Easy-to-Use Open Source Linux App To Search Through Your PDFs and Text Documents
Want to look for something in your text documents? Use Clapgrep to quick search for it!
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

IYPS lets you verify the strength of your passwords and passphrases on Android.

🧩 Quiz Time

This time, we have a laid back visual trip down memory lane for you.

Take a Visual Nostalgia Trip With Open Source Tech
Take a trip down the memory lane to see how it all looked back then.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSSAnkush Das
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

💡 Quick Handy Tip

On GNOME, you can enable an on-screen keyboard. For this, go to Settings ➝ Accessibility ➝ Typing. Here, enable “Screen Keyboard”. Alternatively, it can be done from the top panel by clicking on the accessibility menu.

FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

Now, on most text fields, you will get the on-screen keyboard. It can also show suggested words in a dropdown menu near the cursor when a regular physical keyboard is used.

FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

During testing, the on-screen keyboard was not showing up when being used with Chromium-based web browsers.

🤣 Meme of the Week

I’ll take deb, flatpak, appimage and even snap!

FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart gave the “Mother of All Demos,” showcasing the first computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, and more, revolutionizing modern computing in just 90 minutes. You can watch this demo on YouTube.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

FOSSers are talking about the recently introduced Ubuntu 25.04 daily builds.

Ubuntu 25.04 Daily Builds Are Now Available
Just read this article. One thing stuck out to me in it. They say there are performance improvements. Yet beneath the surface there is a whopping great change as Ubuntu 25.04 now builds all packages with an aggressive compiler optimisation level “aimed at enhancing execution speed” – and benchmarks done so far, bear that out. I’ll probably play with it in a couple months when they’ve had a chance to iron out some issues and a newer kernel is available.
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and MoreIt’s FOSS Communitypdecker
FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More

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