FOSS Weekly #24.39: New File Manager, Webcam Issue in Ubuntu, GNOME 47 Release and More Linux Stuff

There is a new file manager in the Linux town.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #24.39: New File Manager, Webcam Issue in Ubuntu, GNOME 47 Release and More Linux Stuff]( By Abhishek Prakash • 26 Sept 2024 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly #24.39] Hi there, Is the move away from Windows difficult? My colleague Sourav was a lifelong Windows user until he started working with us. He shared his experience of completely switching to Linux. Does his story resonate with yours? [Is Linux Really Difficult For a Windows User? My Personal Journey Answers It! As a Windows user, I switched to Linux successfully. And, you can too. Here’s what I think. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( 💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition - New Zorin OS and GNOME releases. - Fixing webcam app in Ubuntu 24.04 - Getting hardware details graphically - Valve reportedly working on ARM support. - Flappy Bird making an open-source comeback. - And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes! --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux News - Someone has created a C-based, [open-source clone]( of the popular Flappy Bird game. - According to leaks, Valve has been spotted [testing out ARM support]( we are not sure what the end-result might be. - You can now use Llama and other [open source LLMs in Brave browser](. - The previous Saturday happened to be [Software Freedom Day]( it should be more widely known if you ask me. - [Zorin OS 17]( is now available. - GNOME 47 [was released]( with support for accent colors, and various UI changes. [GNOME 47: The Update That Lets You Change Colors — Literally! GNOME 47 has finally arrived with accent colors, new UI changes, and more. Here’s how it looks! It's FOSS News •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What We’re Thinking About A worrying trend has emerged, and we think open-source maintainers deserve better. [60% of Open-Source Maintainers Are Unpaid: It’s Concerning & What We Can Do About it Open-source is not the problem. There’s something else. It's FOSS News •Ankush Das]( "Fair Source" is the new term in the software industry. [More Companies Are Opting for ‘Fair Source’ Instead of ‘Open Source’: Here’s Why Fair Source is a new license approach trying to find a middle ground between proprietary and open-source benefits. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛍️Deal you may like Explore the ins and outs of deep learning and algorithmic thinking, master the art of machine learning, and more. Support the [Electronic Frontier Foundation]( with your purchase! [Humble Tech Book Bundle: Machine Learning and AI by No Starch Learn AI and machine learning with this library of tech ebooks. Pay what you want and support charity! Humble Bundle]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More - Learn to [use Calibre to easily convert and transfer eBooks to your Kindle](. - If you were looking to dual boot Fedora and Windows, [our guide]( can help. - [A handy resource]( for Arch Linux users who are looking to use PKGBUILD. - Get [hardware composition of your system in Linux]( with this handy graphical tool. For long, I ignored the [Camera app issue in Ubuntu 24.04](. I should not have. [[Fixed] No Camera Found Issue in Ubuntu 24.04 Making the Camera app work on Ubuntu 24.04 because Canonical seems to be not bothered by it even after the first point release of the latest LTS version. It's FOSS •Abhishek Prakash]( Spacedrive is a new [Rust-based file manager]( that seems to be doing things quite different from other more traditional options. [Spacedrive: A Dreamy Rust-Based Open-Source File Manager to Fix Your File Mess My search for the perfect file manager ends with Spacedrive. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 👷 Maker's Corner Know what a [compute module]( is? Fret not, we explain it here: [What is Raspberry Pi Compute Module? What is it used for? In a nutshell, Compute Module is the brain but without much of the body. It's FOSS •Abhishek Kumar]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📹 Videos we are creating for you   [Subscribe to It's FOSS YouTube Channel]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ Apps Of The Week [Zen Browser]( is the latest App Of The Week, it is an interesting Firefox-based web browser which takes a novel approach to tab management. [I tried this non-Chrome Open-Source Web Browser (And You Should Too!) It’s time we got to try an open-source browser not based on Chrome. Zen Browser is the hero we didn’t know we needed. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( [Screen Time]( is a simple FOSS app for Android which tracks screen usage times. [Screen Time: This Open-Source Android App is a Simple Solution to Your Digital Wellbeing This app does exactly what it is supposed to do. It's FOSS News •Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 Quiz Time This time, we have [a crossword]( that focuses on governance in open source. [Governance in Open-Source Projects: Crossword A crossword to help you figure out governance in the open-source world. It's FOSS •Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 💡 Quick Handy Tip On GNOME Files (Nautilus), you can show additional details for each folder in Icon view. First, go to Menu ➝ Preferences. Here, scroll down and set the three levels of details from the corresponding drop-down menus. Now, when you zoom the icon view to a particular level, you can view all of those selected details. You can also choose to go for showing only one or two additional details. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the Week We already know that they can be valued more. 🥹 --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Tech Trivia Copyrighting computer code became a thing on September 22, 1986, after a federal judge ruled in favor. Imagine how open things would've been if that hadn't happened. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse Corner Regular FOSSer Paul [wonders]( if tracking someone from their IP address is possible. Do join our friendly and helpful community for such discussions around Linux, open source and tech in general. [Tracking activity through ip address I have just finished reading a police detective fiction book, nkt important who wrote it or any more details. But it had a section where the detective traced the bad guy through his ip address, which made me think and wonder… I know my IP address at home and have had on rare occasions a need to find it. I know if i try to access a uk web site and watch a video on the news, some sites will come up and say, you are not in the uk so cannot see this content. I am not sure if they get that from my… It's FOSS Community •callpaul.eu (Paul)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ❤️ 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. Opt for [It's FOSS Plus membership]( support us 🙏 Enjoy using Linux 😄 [More like this]( [Less like this]( [[More like this] More like this]( [[Less like this] Less like this]( Subscription details You are receiving this because you are a free subscriber to It's FOSS. 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