FOSS Weekly #25.22: Microsoft's Vim Alternative, Kernel 6.15, UBXI Desktop, End of Ubuntu 20.04 and More

Important thing first. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS version will be reaching its end of life on 31st May. It was released in April 2020 and had a standard support of five years.

Please check your Ubuntu version and if you are using 20.04, you can:

• Do a fresh installation of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to get the latest packages.
• Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS from your existing 20.04 installation, keeping your files intact.
• Opt for Ubuntu Pro, which will ensure you get essential security patches until 2030 but no new software.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is Reaching End of Life — Here are Your Options

Upgrade or sign-up for extended support before it is too late!

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Time to plan your update.

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

• A new Linux kernel release.
• File permission in Linux.
• GNU Taler payment system being approved for Swiss use.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

• GNU Taler has officially entered the Swiss market.
• Linux kernel 6.15 is here with a Rust-based NVIDIA driver.
• SteamOS now officially supports more handhelds than just the Steam Deck.
• Qt has introduced Qt Bridges, a new piece of tech for bridging Qt applications with other frameworks and programming languages.

Rhino Linux's new UBXI KDE Desktop doesn't disappoint.

Hands-On with Rhino Linux’s New UBXI KDE 6 Desktop

Rhino Linux’s first UBXI port is here!

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Carmen from Mission Libre has started a petition to get Qualcomm to release fully-free drivers for their in-production chipsets. If the petition is signed by 5,000 people, a hardcopy of the petition and signatures will be mailed to Qualcomm's head office. We can get 5,000 signatures, can't we?

Home | Tell Qualcomm: Publish Free Drivers for Modern Wi-Fi Chipsets!

Tell Qualcomm: Publish Free Drivers for Modern Wi-Fi Chipsets!

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

• VS Code on Arch is possible and easy.
• Understand the concept of file permission. It's a must-know for Linux users.
• Want more from Obsidian? Our plugin guide can be helpful.

Looking for some note taking apps suggestion? We have an extensive list.

Top 16 Best Note Taking Apps For Linux [2025]

Plenty of amazing note-taking apps for Linux. Here’s what we recommend you to check out.

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👷 Homelab and Maker's Corner

While it is a proprietary piece of hardware, Flexbar can be a nice addition to your Linux setup.

Miss Apple’s Touch Bar? Flexbar Brings This Experience to Linux

While Apple has discontinued the Touch Bar, Linux users can now enjoy the same experience with Flexbar.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

Also, learn a thing or two about MCP servers, the latest buzzword in the (AI) tech world.

✨ Apps Highlight

If you ever wanted to run an operating system inside your browser, then Puter is the solution for you. It is open source and can be self-hosted as well.

Puter is a Complete, Fully Functional OS that Runs in Your Web Browser

Run an operating system straight from your browser.

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An It's FOSS reader created an FFmpeg AAC Audio Encoder Plugin for DaVinci Resolve. This will help you get effortless AAC audio encoding on Linux if you use DaVinci Resolve video editor.

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

I tried Microsoft's new terminal editor on Linux! I hate to admit it but I liked what I saw here. This is an excellent approach. I wonder why Linux didn't have something like this before. See it in action 👇

🧩 Quiz Time

Can you identify all the GitHub alternatives in this puzzle?

GitHub Alternatives: Puzzle

Solve this puzzle by figuring out the alternatives to GitHub!

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💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Xfce, you can use the panel item "Directory Menu" to get quick access to files from anywhere. This is like the Places extension in GNOME, but better.

In the configuration menu for it, provide the file extension in the following format *.txt;*.jsonc as shown in the screenshot above to access the files quickly. Clicking on those files opens it in the default app.

🤣 Meme of the Week

The ricing never stops! 👨‍💻

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On May 27, 1959, MIT retired the Whirlwind computer, a groundbreaking machine famous for pioneering real-time computing and magnetic core memory.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

ProFOSSer Sheila is having an issue with MX Linux, can you help?

MX Linux / XFCE missing desktop background image!

I am at a loss as to how to fix a new issue on MX-Linux Xfce that started about 30 min ago. I was working on things and my windows are always only expanded far enough right so that I can still see my Conky (top-right on desktop). I clicked outside the window on Conky and it disappeared. So did the background image. Later, switching workspaces, I found the same was true on all of them and when I right clicked on the desktop, no context menu. I went in to the desktop settings and tried to apply a…

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