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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
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🧠 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.
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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.
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🌱 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?
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GNOME 43 is around the corner. Here are the features that you should expect with the release.
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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.
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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
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📺 What We're Watching
Here's the official celebration video on completing 30 years.
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🛠️ Application highlights
A terminal-based editor that allows you to use the 'universal' keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+S etc.
![](https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/micro-command-line-editor.png)
A Python script to convert any Arch Linux package (official/AUR) to an AppImage.
🤣 Linux Humor
![Homelander meme for Linux users](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/09/linux-meme-homelander.png)
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