FOSS Weekly #23.35: Linux Kernel 6.5, GNOME Search, Productivity Tips and More

Kernel 6.5, Kali Linux, Mageia, Firefox, Vivaldi. Plenty of new releases this week.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #23.35: Linux Kernel 6.5, GNOME Search, Productivity Tips and More]( By Abhishek Prakash • 31 Aug 2023 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly 23.35 newsletter] Hello, fellow FOSSer. [Linux Kernel 6.5]( is the obvious big release. However, there are two major browser releases this week. [Firefox 117]( teases a built-in translation tool and [Vivaldi 6.2]( which packs significant performance upgrades under the hood. By the way, if you use Google, [follow It's FOSS on Google News]( to get trusted It's FOSS content before other websites in Google search. [It’s FOSS - Google News Read full articles from It’s FOSS and explore endless topics, magazines and more on your phone or tablet with Google News. Google News]( 💬 Let's see what you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly: - New Kali Linux and Mageia releases - Mastering GNOME Activities search - Productivity tools and tips - And other Linux news, videos, Puzzles and, of course, memes! --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux news - Kali Linux 2023.3 was released with a [focus on infrastructure](. - Linux Kernel 6.5 is here with [initial support]( for Wi-Fi 7. - Mageia 9 [was released]( plenty of improvements. - [Vivaldi 6.2]( comes packed with a significant performance upgrade. [Firefox 117 Release Adds Automated Translation Feature Support Firefox 117 release brings along necessary improvements and a new feature support for the upcoming upgrade. It's FOSS News•Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What we’re thinking about Time for Linux to speed up its booting game? [FreeBSD can now boot in 25 milliseconds On AWS Firecracker – but there are other new micro-VM engines around, too The Register•Liam Proven]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Tips and Tutorials Here are some simple but effective tips to be more productive on Linux. [10 Ways to be More Productive on Linux Desktop These tips and tools will help you increase your productivity in a Linux environment. It's FOSS•Abhishek Prakash]( You can use the open source LanguageTool for enhanced grammar checking in LibreOffice. [Supercharge Grammar Check in LibreOffice With LanguageTool The open source LanguageTool can also be integrated with LibreOffice Writer to provide a better grammatically accurate writing experience. It's FOSS•Sreenath]( Some KDE users find it annoying. The good thing is that it can be easily disabled. [How to Turn Off KDE Wallet? Don’t like KDE Wallet popping up every now and then? Here’s how to disable it. It's FOSS•Ankush Das]( GNOME's activity search area is highly underrated. Learn some useful tips in this article. [7 Tips to Get More Out of GNOME Search in Linux You are missing out on lots of built-in search features in the GNOME desktop environment. Learn something new. It's FOSS•Sreenath]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know XDA, How to Geek, MakeUseOf, Pocket-lint, Pocket Now, Android Police and many other tech websites are owned by Valnet Incorporation? Valnet Inc. purchased half of these websites in the last two years. It isn't easy to stay independent when you are competing against digital goliaths like Valnet Inc. This is why it becomes even more important to support indie publishers. If community-supported Debian can stand up to corporate-owned Red Hat, your support will help us stand up to the multi-million dollar publishing giants.  [Get Pro Membership Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📹 What we are watching Not gonna lie, it is surprising to see Apple doing this.   --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎟️ Event alert Open Source Summit Europe edition will take place in Bilbao, Spain from 19-21 September 2023. If you are willing to attend, you can use the coupon code OSSEU23FOSS20 and get a 20% discount. [Open Source Summit Europe | Linux Foundation Events The premier vendor-neutral conference for open source developers and technologists to collaborate, share information and learn about the latest technologies and innovations across open source. Linux Foundation Events]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ Project highlights Bring order to your research — use the power of Tropy to organize and describe your research photos so you can find your sources whenever you need them. [Tropy: An Open-Source App to Organize Your Research Photos An app to help you explore research photos, and documents without losing out on important contextual information about them. It's FOSS•Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 Puzzle (for Pro members only) A new kind of puzzle this week where you have to reorder tiles as per description. [Puzzle of The Week: Reorder #1 Exercise those ‘little gray cells’ of yours and solve this puzzle. It's FOSS•Abhishek Prakash]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 💡 Quick handy tip On Google Chrome and (hopefully) on other Chromium-based browsers, select a portion of text on an article and then right-click. Then, select “Copy link to highlight”. Share this link with others so that they can directly read the highlighted portion. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the week I bow down to you, my lord. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Tech Trivia On August 29, 1831, Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction. It is the core principle behind electric motors and electric generators, two significant inventions that power and drive the electronic technology of today. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse corner An interesting discussion regarding the state of accessibility in the FOSS world. [Accessibility in Linux A few days ago, I made a social media post about how terrible the license practices for many major software packages had become (especially: renting instead of owning), and made a stand for using Linux and FOSS software as well as open document formats, especially in public institutions and corporat… It's FOSS Community•Mina]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ❤️ Loving FOSS Weekly? 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. [Become a Pro member]( and support our work 🙏 Anything else? Hit the reply button :) [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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