FOSS Weekly #24.36: Best Linux Terminals, Arch Repos, Windows Recall Fiasco and More

There is a new Maker's corner from this week   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #24.36: Best Linux Terminals, Arch Repos, Windows Recall Fiasco and More]( By Abhishek Prakash • 5 Sept 2024 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly #24.36] Hey there, Have you ever had an eerie feeling that your smartphone is listening to you? You discuss a product with your friends and family and start seeing advertisements related to that soon after. Your worst fear might have come true as this leaked report says. [This Company Says It Uses Your Phone’s Mic to Serve Ads for Facebook, Google, and More Creepy behavior confirmed. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( By the way, I am adding a 'Maker's Corner' section to the newsletter to share Raspberry Pi, Self-hosting and Homelab stuff. Let's take geeking to the next level 🕺 💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition - A new Rhino Linux release. - Orange Pi venturing into RISC-V waters. - Elasticsearch and Kibana returning to their open-source roots. - And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes! - This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by PikaPods ✨ PikaPods: Open Source App Hosting made easier Quickly deploy an open source software of your choice securely in cloud servers with PikaPods. Start with $5 free credit and test it out. [PikaPods - Instant Open Source App Hosting Run the finest Open Source web apps from $1/month, fully managed, no tracking, no ads, full privacy. Self-hosting was never this convenient. Instant Open Source App Hosting]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux News - Rhino Linux's [second release]( of 2024 is here. - The Mono project is now part of the [Wine family](. - Orange Pi RV is a [RISC-V SBC]( for various use cases. - Microsoft [has replaced]( CentOS in favor of Azure Linux to power LinkedIn. - Elastic is [now offering]( Elasticsearch and Kibana under an open-source license. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What We’re Thinking About Surprised? I am not. That's classic Microsoft 🤷 [You Can’t Remove Windows 11’s ‘AI’ Recall Feature, But You Can Install Linux Instead Alexa, play BYE BYE BYE soundtrack by NSYNC. It’s time to install Linux! It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More - Brush up on your [man page knowledge]( before someone tells you to RTFM. - After the [abrupt demise]( of Neofetch, a [really capable]( Rust-based alternative has taken its place. - [Core, Extra, Multilib]( Unraveling the Arch Linux Repositories. - [New to Linux command line]( Start with our series. - A new extension has appeared that lets you [stream Netflix in Full-HD on Firefox](. Check out some of the interesting terminals. [Top 14 Terminal Emulators for Linux (With Extra Features or Amazing Looks) Want a terminal that looks cool or has extra features? Here are the best Linux terminal emulators you can get. It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Desktop Linux is mostly neglected by industry but loved by the community. 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It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( 📹 Videos we are watching This tinkerer demonstrates getting Debian on Galaxy Book   [Subscribe to It's FOSS YouTube Channel]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ Project Highlights [Valv]( is a gallery app for Android that helps with the creation of encrypted backups/folders. [You Can Create An Encrypted Gallery on Android With ‘Valv’ App Easily create encrypted backups/folders for your gallery with this Android app. It's FOSS News •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 New Quiz Test out your command knowledge in this crossword puzzle. [Commands to Work With Text Files: Crossword Solve this crossword with commands for text processing. It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 💡 Quick Handy Tip On GNOME Tweaks, you can manage the appearance of the wallpaper using Appearance ➝ Adjustment ➝ Select Style. If you are on a multi-monitor setup, with a sufficiently large wallpaper, use the “Spanned” option to spread the same wallpaper across the monitors. If you don't have GNOME Tweaks, [our guide]( can help. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the Week The pain is real. ☠️ --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Tech Trivia September 2, 1993, marked the day when one of the world's earliest web search engine, [W3 Catalog]( started. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse Corner FOSSer Jurgen asks how others handle schools requiring pupils to run proprietary programs from Google and Microsoft. [How do you handle schools requiring a MS or Google account for children? Here in Europe - and I think it’s no different in the rest of the world - a lot of schools require their pupils to have a computer running Windows and to have an account at MS or Google so they can work with Office 365 or Google Docs. Is everyone okay with this? If you were (or are currently) in that situation, how did you (or do you plan to) react? Did you reach out to the school? Did you just let it happen for the least fuss? Are you actually happy with this decision? Curious to hear your op… It's FOSS Community •Jurgen]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ❤️ With love Share it with your Linux-using friends and encourage them to subscribe (hint: [it's here](. Share the articles in Linux Subreddits and community forums. [Follow us on Google News]( stay updated in your News feed. 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