With recent developments, such as the introduction of a reference operating system, the GNOME project has clearly positioned itself as a full, top-to-bottom computing platform. It has one of the fastest-growing app ecosystems in the Linux and open-source world as a whole and even has an Incubator, providing a path for some apps to join Core via the Release Team. GNOME-adjacent, community-led projects like Phosh build on this robust ecosystem to deliver their unified vision to other form factors....
Media servers have exploded in popularity over the past few years. A decade ago, they were tools for a small population of tech enthusiasts. But with the rise of Raspberry Pi-like devices, rising cost of streaming services and growing awareness around data ownership, interest in media server software has surged dramatically.In this article, I'll explain what a media server is, what benefits it provides, and whether it's worth the effort to set one up.What is media server software?A med...
It is time to talk about the most important love-hate relationship that has ever been. It is Instagram and... you.Instagram has become irreplaceable if you're in a spot where you need to reach out to the world to present your work and follow others' in any area, be it art, music, dance, science, tech, modelling, etc. Being one of the biggest platforms, you can't skip out on it if you want to keep up with the world and the lives of your friends. But on the other hand, it is also on...
Do we need a separate, dedicated software center application for Flatpaks? I don't know and I don't want to go in this debate anymore. For now, I am going to share this new marketplace that I have come across and found intriguing.Bazaar is a modern Flatpak app store designed with GNOME styles. It focuses on discovering and installing Flatpak apps, especially from Flathub. In can se you did not know already, bazaar means market or marketplace. A suitable name, I would say.Bazaar: More t...
A desktop-wide search application can be the key to speeding up your workflow by a significant amount, as anything you might look for will almost be at your fingertips at any given moment. Today, we'll be looking at a GUI desktop application that does exactly that. FSearch: Fast, Feature-rich GUI Search AppFSearch is a fast file search application, inspired by Everything Search Engine on Windows. It works in an efficient way without slowing down your system, giving you results as you type t...
Halloween is here. Some people carve pumpkins, I crafted a special set up for my Arch Linux 🎃
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It's Halloween so time to talk spooky stuff 👻If solving Linux mysteries sounds thrilling, SadServers will be your new haunted playground. I came across this online platform that gives you real, misconfigured servers to fix and real-world inspired situations to deal with. This is perfect for sharpening your troubleshooting skills, specially in the Halloween season 🎃What LeetCode? I Found This Platform to Practice Linux Troubleshooting SkillsMove over theory and practice your Linux and DevOps...
There is no shortage of to-do apps in the Linux ecosystem, but few are designed to keep you focused while you work. Koncentro takes a direct approach by bundling a versatile task list, a Pomodoro-style timer, and a configurable website blocker into one tidy solution.What is Koncentro exactly?Koncentro is a free, open-source productivity tool, inspired by the likes of Super Productivity and Chomper. The project is actively developed by Bishwa Saha (kun-codes), with source code, issue tracking, an...
When open source is spoken about, it is done so just as a licensing model for software. But when you think about it, it is often deeper than just that. With the open source philosophy, developers make good software exist just for the sake of its existence. Sometimes this good software is so good, that it disrupts the already existing players of the area, tipping the balance entirely. We'll be looking at the most significant cases of such an event in this article. So sit back and enjoy this ...
When I first started using Linux, I did not care much about the terminal applications. Not in the sense that I was not using the terminal but more like I never cared about trying other terminal application (or terminal emulators, if you want to use the correct technical term.)I mean, why would I? The magic is in the commands you run, after all. How does it matter if it's the default terminal that comes with the system or something else?Most terminals are pretty much the same, or so it feels...
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) version 7 is available now. For people who like Debian more than Ubuntu and Linux Mint's Cinnamon more than anything, this is the perfect choice. LMDE 7 “Gigi” Released: Linux Mint’s Debian-Based Alternative Gets Major UpgradeA stable Debian base meets a polished Linux Mint desktop experience.It's FOSS NewsSourav RudraSometimes I wonder if LMDE should be the default choice for Linux Mint. Am I the only one who thinks this? 💬 Let's see what you get ...
Arduino has been the cornerstone of embedded electronics projects for a while now. Be it DIY remote-controlled vehicles, binary clocks, power laces, or as is relevant to the month of publishing, flamethrowing Jack-O'-Lanterns! The versatility and affordability of the board has been uniquely unparalleled. But now that Qualcomm has acquired Arduino projecting more AI-forward features with more powerful hardware, there might be some changes around the corner. Perhaps I am reading too much betw...
When I started experimenting with AI integrations, I wanted to create a chat assistant on my website, something that could talk like GPT-4, reason like Claude, and even joke like Grok.But OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI all require API keys. That means I needed to set up an account for each of the platforms and upgrade to one of their paid plans before I could start coding. Why? Because most of these LLM providers require a paid plan for API access. Not to mention, I would need to cover API u...
The e-ink display technology arrived on the scene as the answer for a long list of issues and desires people had with digital book reading. The strain on the eyes, the distractions, the low battery life—all of it fixed in one swoop. While the most popular option that remains in the category is an Amazon Kindle, not everyone of us would want a DRM-restricted Big Tech ecosystem.As a Linux user and open source enthusiast, I wanted something more 'open' and thus I scoured the World Wide We...
In the previous newsletter, I asked what kind of advice someone looking to switch from Windows to Linux would have. I got so many responses that I am still replying to all the suggestions. I am also working on the 'Windows to Linux migration' page. Hopefully, we will have that up by next week.Hope to see more people coming to Linux as Windows 10 support has ended now.💬 Let's see what you get in this edition:Mastering alias command.A bug that broke Flatpaks on Ubuntu 25.10.Controve...
SunFounder's Pironman cases for Raspberry Pi are a huge hit. This bestselling device converts the naked Raspberry Pi board into a miniature tower PC. The RGB lighting, OLED display and glass casing make it look cool. Full HDMI ports, NVMe ports and active-passive cooling options enhance the functionality of the Pi 5.This great gadget is too expensive for some people to buy at $76 for the Pironman and $95 for the dual-NVMe NVMe Pironman Max. SunFounder knows it and that's why they have ...
My interest in running AI models locally started as a side project with part curiosity and part irritation with cloud limits. There’s something satisfying about running everything on your own box. No API quotas, no censorship, no signups. That’s what pulled me toward local inference.My struggle with running local AI modelsMy setup, being an AMD GPU on Windows, turned out to be the worst combination for most local AI stacks.The majority of AI stacks assume NVIDIA + CUDA, and if you don’t have tha...
Microsoft is all set to kill existing methods to set up a local account on fresh Windows 11 installs. I am not really surprised. This is Microsoft being Microsoft.Microsoft Kills Windows 11 Local Account Setup Just as Windows 10 Reaches End of LifeLocal account workarounds removed just before Windows 10 goes dark.It's FOSS NewsSourav RudraAnd this comes just days before Windows 10 support is scheduled to end. And that is a pivotal moment for us desktop Linux users. I have seen an influx of ...
From GitHub repositories to technical documentation, Markdown is an extremely popular lightweight markup language.Basically, markdown files are plain text, but they follow certain syntax and when they are rendered, you see a beautiful document with headings, bullet points, code boxes and more.There are many Markdown editors available for Linux users but mostly they are two paned editors where you write in Markdown syntax in left and it gets rendered on the other side.Though lightweight and easy ...
Git is a powerful tool that helps you keep track of changes in your files over time. While it is highly popular among the developer community, you can use Git as a note storage vault.In this case, the source files are Obsidian markdown files.When you use Obsidian for note-taking, Git can be very useful to manage different versions of your notes. You can easily go back to previous versions, undo mistakes, and even collaborate with others.In this tutorial, I'll share how I set up Git with Obs...
