FOSS Weekly #25.04: Must-know Jargon, Kernel 6.13 Released, Mint 22.1, WINE 10 and More Linux Stuff

by: Abhishek Prakash

I would appreciate your feedback on something 'new'. I plan to add pages that let you discover applications based on certain criteria.

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Discover Interesting Linux Terminal Tools

Discover a selection of interesting tools and utilities you can use from the (dis)comfort of your terminal.

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

• Upgrading to Mint 22.1.

• Flathub introducing a new section.

• Linux powering NVIDIA's Project DIGITS.

• And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!

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📰 Linux and Open Source News

• Rhino Linux 2025.1 is now available.

• Intel's Tofino P4 has been open sourced.

• Flathub has made it easy to find mobile apps on the platform.

• NVIDIA Project DIGITS is a supercomputer that is powered by Linux

• Upgrading to Mint 22.1 from Mint 22.

• WINE 10.0 is now available.

Linux kernel 6.13 is a major upgrade with many changes.

Linux Kernel 6.13 Released: Here’s What’s New!

AMD users and old Apple device owners, this is a good release for you!

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🧠 What We’re Thinking About

This is not how you 'force implement' cloud features.

Bambu Lab Firmware Fiasco Has Caused Rifts In The 3D Printing Community

Bambu Labs has found themselves in a tough spot.

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Hindenburg Research closing up shop has resulted in an interesting outcome.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

• Hyprland series sees the addition of two new tutorials; grouping items in Waybar and screenshots utilities in Hyprland.

• WSL tutorial series has also been reorganized.

• Spice up your Kodi setup with these stunning builds!

• Not the true measure, but this trick lets you have some ideas about how long it takes to boot your Linux system.

Blend in with the crowd with these jargons.

21 Jargon Every Linux User Should Know

Even if you don’t know Linux well enough, you should know these common terms to blend in ;)

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👷 Maker's and AI Corner

Tinker right out of the box with these 7 Raspberry Pi laptops and tablets.

7 Raspberry Pi-Based Laptops and Tablets for Tinkerers

Raspberry-powered laptops and tablets can be the perfect pick for your projects, and portable computing needs. Here’s a list of options.

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Tip on monitoring the CPU and GPU temperature of your Raspberry Pi.

📹 Videos we are creating

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✨ Apps of the Week

Text Pieces is a neat app that acts as a scratchpad for developers.

Text Pieces: A Rust-based Open Source App to Help Devs With Text Transformations

A handy little scratchpad app for developers.

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Managing your finances is crucial, My Expenses makes it simple.

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🧩 Quiz Time

This time it's a crossword on Linux terminal emulators.

Linux Terminal Emulators: Crossword

Let’s explore some Linux terminal emulators with this crossword.

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💡 Quick Handy Tip

In KDE Plasma, you can add some additional effects to the Breeze window decorations using system settings. First, go to System Settings, then go to Colors & Themes → Window Decorations.

Here, click on the edit icon near the Breeze theme to get more options, where a new settings dialog should appear. You can do appearance changes like title alignment, shadows and outline, button size tweaks, etc.

This might work with other Plasma themes too.

🤣 Meme of the Week

Do you also feel the same way?

🗓️ Tech Trivia

The Macintosh, launched on January 24, 1984, was the first successful computer with a mouse and graphical user interface. It revolutionized personal computing by making technology more accessible. Its debut was marked by Apple’s iconic “1984” Super Bowl commercial.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Pro FOSSer, Jimmy, shares how he is impressed by Atuin.

Atuin Rocks!: Fuzzy Search for Bash History

Hey everyone, Around mid November I decided to try Atuin: Github link. Atuin replaces your shell history with an SQLite database. You can also set it up so that your fully encrypted history is synchronized between different machines*. Before this, while I used the shell history, I cannot say that I was very good at it. If it had been a long time since I had run the command, I was usually better off just trying to figure out what I ran before by typing it out. Of course, sometimes I would have…

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