FOSS Weekly #22.30: Apt Package Management, Atomic Updates in Deepin 23 and More Linux Stuff

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💬 In this week's issue:

• apt package management: A whole lot of articles and guides on apt and apt-get commands
• News round-up: A collection of news related to desktop Linux and applications
• Linux commands and concepts: Learn the file permissions and related commands
• And the usual newsletter elements like memes, deals and more

🗞 Linux News Round-up

• Upcoming Deepin 23 is introducing atomic updates, among other things
• The latest LibreOffice 7.4 release focuses on MS Office compatibility
• Microsoft and Canonical announce native .NET availability in Ubuntu 22.04
• Open source graphic design app Krita released version 5.1
• Ubuntu is now available on StarFive’s VisionFive RISC-V boards
• The first point release of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is also out now
• Self-host distro YunoHost released version 11.0
• Greg Kroah-Hartman has suggested avoiding Intel Alder Lake laptops for webcam driver issue

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Are open source users behaving like entitled ones? An interesting opinion piece I came across on the GitLab proposing and then backtracking the deletion of inactive repositories.

Give nothing, expect nothing: GitLab’s the latest punching bag for entitled users: Dissociated Press

What do Docker, GitLab, and Red Hat have in common? Aside from various levels of participation in open source, they’ve all been punching bags over the past few years for non-paying users angr…

Dissociated PressJoe Brockmeier

🌟 Apt package management

APT is the package management system in Debian, (still in) Ubuntu and many other distributions like Mint, elementary etc. Having a better understanding of its concept will help you in the long run.

You should start with the concept of the package manager first. If you use Ubuntu, get familiar with its repository system.

There are two main commands to interact with APT package management:

• apt-get is the legacy, low-level command that has been used for years. Learn how to use it.
• apt is the user-friendly version of apt-get, which is being recommended for the end users. Learn about using it here.

And if you are interested in further reading on the difference between apt and apt-get commands, I have a detailed article on it.

Difference Between apt and apt-get Explained - It’s FOSS

Explaining how apt command is similar yet different than apt-get and why you should be using apt instead of apt-get.

It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash

Here are some common and not-so-common usage of these commands for dealing with apt packages:

• Listing upgradable packages
• Update a single package instead of updating them all at once
• Using ‘apt search’ and ‘apt show’ commands to search and find package details
• Difference between apt-get update, upgrade and dist-upgrade
• Some examples of common update errors with apt in Ubuntu and other systems

I have a mini-course on It's FOSS Academy covering the concept of the Ubuntu repository system. Give it a read while I'll work on revamping the Academy website.

On a related note, you'll often see a message that apt-key is deprecated. Here's what you need to know about it.

[Fixed] “apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d”

The apt-key is being deprecated and your system knows that. But do you know what you should be doing for getting packages from external repositories?

It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash

🐧 Essential Linux Concepts and Commands

Some of the essential Linux concepts involve:

• Linux directory structure
• Absolute and relative paths
• File permission and ownership

Here are the commands you use to modify the file properties:

• The chmod command for modifying the permissions
• The chown command for changing the ownership

🛠️Application of the Week

Marktext is an Excellent Editor Even for Those Who Don’t Know Markdown - It’s FOSS

I have experimented with a number of markdown editors and there are plenty of good ones there. However, I took an instant liking to Marktext. Here’s why!

It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash

🛍️Interesting Deals and Offers

Humble Book Bundle: Cybersecurity & Data Science by Mercury Learning

We’ve teamed up with Mercury Learning for our newest bundle. Get books like Cloud Computing Basics & Cybersecurity: A Self-Teaching Introduction. Plus, pay what you want & support charity!

Humble Bundle

🤣 Linux Humor

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