Linux Distros for Experts, New Video Player, GIMP UI in Question, Firefox Restart Issue and More

[View in browser]( Weekly Newsletter #2021.29 Hi , As always, let's start with the news first. Edward Snowden [thinks GIMP needs an overhauled user interface](. [KDE Connect is released for Windows]( as well. [HandBrake]( sees a new release. A couple of opinion pieces on [Firefox forcing the restart of browser]( and discussing the concern about the [security of open source software](. That covers the news section. Let's move to Linux tips and tutorials. If you think you are a "pro Linux user", test your expertise with [these advanced Linux distributions](. And if you are not a the 'pro level' yet, these [Linux command tips]( will make you feel like one ;) GNOME 40 comes with a three fingers swipe feature which works with Wayland only. I wrote a quick [tutorial on making it work with Xorg](. The same trick makes it work with older GNOME versions like 3.38 and 3.36 as well. A little something about [updating the firmware on Ubuntu]( and most other mainstream distributions. Application of the week is [Clapper](. It's a new minimalist video player with hardware acceleration and OpenGL rendering. A few [Bash history tips for command line learning](. And to end the newsletter, here's a list of [free cloud storage services]( and [Android emulators for Linux](. That's it for this week. Stay safe. Want to support us? [Donate Here]( Sysadmin Day Sale Get Linux Foundation Courses & Exams on Discount Linux Foundation is offering $100 off on its entire training course and certification exam catalog to celebrate the Sysadmin Day. [Get $100 off]( You can put a [timer on commands and scripts with the timeout command](. It will stop executing the command/script after the predefined time. This command will end in 4 seconds instead of 10. timeout 4 sleep 10 First started in 2000, Sysadmin day is observed on the last Friday of July to appreciate the hard work of sysadmins and other IT people. This year's sysadmin day is on 30th July. Plan a virtual or physical (if possible) even in your office perhaps? [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [youtube]( It's FOSS SA 14/96-55, Sarangnath Colony, Sarnath, Varanasi India You received this email because you signed up on our website. If you don't want to receive the emails anymore, click on the unsubscribe link below: [Unsubscribe](