FOSS Weekly #24.26: Tiling Windows, AI Coming to Firefox, EasyOS, PDF Editing in ONLYOFFICE

Firefox jumps on the AI bandwagon.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #24.26: Tiling Windows, AI Coming to Firefox, EasyOS, PDF Editing in ONLYOFFICE]( By Abhishek Prakash • 27 Jun 2024 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly #24.26] Hey there, [AI integration is coming to Firefox](. Don't get outraged yet if you are not a fan of AI creeping up in every software. It's optional and has several choices available for both local and cloud-based AI. As I have said earlier, sooner or later, more applications will see the option of AI integration. It's just the beginning. 💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition: - Exploring the tiling window feature in Ubuntu 24.04 - Pocket computer running Linux - Interview with the founder of Bitwarden - And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes! --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux news - ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.1 is a packed release with a [superior PDF editor](. - [Vivaldi 6.8]( release focuses on the mail client, and an improved ad-blocker. - GNOME is [all set]( to feature support for accent colors and VR on Wayland session. - [darktable 4.8]( adds many useful enhancements, and drops some AI bits in the process. - Good news for users of NVIDIA! Ubuntu 24.10 is making Wayland the [default session](. Lightweight [EasyOS has a new major release](. [EasyOS 6.0 Release: A New LTS Series Kicks Off EasyOS 6.0 is an interesting Linux distro upgrade for a new LTS series, supported until 2028. Find out more here. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( We had a [great chat]( with the man behind Bitwarden, Kyle Spearrin, who gave us some insight into his journey. [In Conversation with Kyle Spearrin: The Genius Behind Bitwarden Bitwarden is easily the most loved open-source password manager. Kyle Spearrin (Founder) tells us a bit more about the vision and goals. It's FOSS News •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What we’re thinking about Linux's BSOD implementation could also [be Black](. No need to panic! [B in BSOD Could Also be Black: Panicked Linux Users! Linux users, from blue to black screen of death, yes, it is possible! It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More - In recent Ubuntu releases, it is common to see the icons not showing up for some applications. Here's [how I handled this problem](. - Miss the minimize/maximize buttons on GNOME when using Fedora and Arch Linux? There's [a way]( to add them back. - LM Studio offers [a neat way]( to run LLMs easily on Linux. Ubuntu 24.04 has enhanced its tiling window offering. Here's how to get the most out of it. [Exploring the Default Tiling Windows Feature in Ubuntu 24.04 Ubuntu has enhanced its tiling window offering. See how to use it and further enhance the tiling experience. It's FOSS •Sreenath]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📹 Video tutorial Let's play games in the terminal 🕹️   [Subscribe to It's FOSS YouTube Channel]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Why should you opt for It's FOSS Plus membership: ✅ Ad-free reading experience ✅ Badges in comment section and forum ✅ Supporting creation of educational Linux material [Join It's FOSS Plus]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ Project highlights [Jot down]( your thoughts with this interesting FOSS Android app. [A No-Nonsense Open-Source Diary App for Android Add your thoughts to the app like you jot down things in your diary. A really useful app! It's FOSS News •Ankush Das]( Or, how about [a Linux PC]( that could fit inside your pocket? [Pocket Z Aims To Be A True Linux Computer That Fits In Your Pocket! A Linux computer in our pockets? Well, why not! It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( Also check out [GitButler]( a new kind of Git client from GitHub's co-founder. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 New quiz Ready for [part 2]( the Riddler's riddles? 🤔 [Batman Saves Linux: Riddles Guess the distributions by solving the riddles. It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( 💡 Quick handy tip Get the disk usage of a folder in GNOME by following this tip. On the Nautilus file manager, right-click on a folder and select Open ➝ Open With. From the list of apps, select “Disk Usage Analyzer” and click Open. This will open the disk analysis for that folder, showing you a detailed breakdown of the various files inside it, with a handy Rings chart for better visualization. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the week Linux Mint users lead a relatively peaceful life. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Tech Trivia June 21, 2004, was the day we saw the first private space flight take off (SpaceShipOne). It was funded by Microsoft. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse corner Pro FOSSer Sheila [tests out]( Vanilla OS2 on QEMU, read on to see how it went. [Installing/Testing Vanilla OS2 in QEMU I read through the thread from Jan 2023 on Vanilla OS and decided to see what has happened with that less than stellar OS since then. A lot, apparently. But only the beta is currently available and so I want to try it in the virtual machine (QEMU) first. Then maybe we can add to that thread considering all the changes, many of which I had never heard of. Details here. Setting up the VM was simple enough, but I ran into the message: Vanilla OS requires UEFI. This I have not encountered before. I… It's FOSS Community •Sheila_Flanagan]( FOSSers [discuss]( which office suite for Linux is the most compatible with MS Office. [Which Office for Linux is most compatible with MS Office? Hi, my friends, I would like your help with the following: I have to use a Word document that uses data from an excel sheet and they are “linked” through a function in word that is merge 9 I believe is the correct name) that fetches the data from the excel sheet and fills in the document, kind of like mail merge, as I understand it, because I can’t see it. I can’t touch the documents to configure them or change them to other formats, but eventually I will have to work with them. 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