FOSS Weekly #22.32: Linux Terminal Tips, Ubuntu Unity Comes Back, Crystal Linux and More

Lots of exciting stuff this week. You'll see all that in a moment.

Let me tell you about another interesting development first.

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💬 In this week's issue:

Fresh at It's FOSS: Recently published or updated articles on It's FOSS
News round-up: The highlights from the Linux world
Terminal tips and tricks: A few things on using the terminal and customizing it
Other newsletter elements like memes, deals, etc.

🗞 Linux News Round-up

Here are some of the highlights of this week

The Chromium browser in Debian will have DuckDuckGo as the default search engine
Debian is seriously considering the inclusion of non-free firmware with a general resolution
Lutris 0.5.11 released with new Macintosh emulators and Amazon Games integration
OBS Studio 28.0 gets a visual refresh and gears up for modern use-cases with new tech support
Microsoft will no longer offer a Linux app for its communication tool Teams
With version 1.8.4, fwupd starts allowing BIOS changes from Linux
Nitrux Linux team released version 2.4.0 and Maui DE version 2.2.0
Ubuntu Unity Remix gets the official flavor tag with the upcoming Ubuntu 22.10 release

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Arm is suing Qualcomm over Nuvia IP misappropriation and trademark infringement. The basic claim is that Qualcomm does not have a license to develop Nuvia IP after Qualcomm purchased the company for $1.4B.

Any process that wants to bind to a port less than 1024 must have elevated privileges. These ports are known as “privileged ports.” While this was a security feature in the days of dumb terminals, it is a security vulnerability in the age of the World Wide Web.

🌱 Fresh on It's FOSS

Crystal Linux is an upcoming Arch-based distro focusing on making the setup easy while using the latest technologies. Sounds interesting?

GNOME 43 is around the corner. Here are the features that you should expect with the release.

And a few more articles:

List of minimalist Linux distros with Openbox
List of open source library management software
Collection of basic yet essential Linux networking commands
Making Ubuntu not go in suspend when the laptop lid is closed
What you need to know about Linux Mint release cycle

🐧 Terminal tools and tips

The terminal is not something you should be afraid of as a Linux user. If you are absolutely new to the Linux terminal, I highly advise reading this article. It will clear a lot of things for you.

I also advise getting familiar with some basic Linux commands. This is a good place to start. Once you are familiar with the basics, bookmark the A to Z Linux commands for quick reference.

And if you are a regular at the console, these terminal tips will help you save some time. You'll also 'feel like a pro' if you master the keyboard shortcuts for the terminal.

Knowing about deprecated commands and some modern versions of classic commands is also a plus.

You can also learn Linux commands with this book, available to download for free.

By the way, you can customize the terminal to make it look different. You may also try some other terminal emulators or shell

🛍️ Interesting Deals and Offers

📺 What We're Watching

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SUSE Linux turns 30 this year. One of the oldest Linux-based companies and distribution.

Here's the official celebration video on completing 30 years.

🛠️ Application highlights

A terminal-based editor that allows you to use the 'universal' keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+S etc.

A Python script to convert any Arch Linux package (official/AUR) to an AppImage.

🤣 Linux Humor

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