FOSS Weekly #23.18: Ubuntu 18.04 to Discontinue, Debian 12 Features, Qemu VM and More

Ubuntu 18.04 is ending soon and Debian 12 is coming soon. And the puzzles make a comeback on It's FOSS but with a twist.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #23.18: Ubuntu 18.04 to Discontinue, Debian 12 Features, Qemu VM and More]( By Abhishek Prakash • 4 May 2023 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly Newsletter 23.18] Hello, fellow FOSSer. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is reaching its end of life by the end of the month. What to do now? We have a [few suggestions](. Debian 12 is gearing up for next month's launch. Time to [check its features](. The motto of It's FOSS is to educate on Linux and open source. And this is why I don't want to restrict access to educational content. However, I also want to give 'something extra' to our Pro members to thank them for their support. For that, [we have created a puzzles section](. Pro members can log in with their accounts and play the puzzles (crossword, find the word, etc.) online. This is fun content. So the paying supporters get extra, and everyone gets to read and learn from the educational content. Win-win🤘 💬 Let's see what else you have in this edition of FOSS Weekly: - We continue our Rust Basics series - An early look at GNOME's new camera app - Interview with Stu Keroff, a teacher who built Linux-based computer lab - More Linux news, videos, and of course, memes! --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux News Linux Mint 21.02 [to feature]( revamped tooltips and notifications. [Ubuntu 18.04 is Reaching End of Life: Here’s What You Can Do Ubuntu 18.04 is reaching end of life soon. Here’s what you need to know. It's FOSS News•Sourav Rudra]( [Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ New Features and Release Date Debian 12 is due for release soon. Learn more about its features and the release date. It's FOSS News•Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎙️Interview With Stu Keroff Meet the teacher who makes learning Linux cool and exciting for students. [“Meet the Techs of Tomorrow Where They Are Today”: A Conversation With Stu Keroff Meet the teacher who makes learning Linux cool and exciting for students. It's FOSS News•Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The future of content is looking grim with the advancement of AI tools like ChatGPT. In this age of AI-generated generic content, it is important to support your favorite human publishers to help them survive the onslaught of machines. Please opt for It's FOSS Pro membership and enjoy an ad-free reading experience and weekly members-only Linux puzzles💃🏻 [Support It's FOSS, Become a Pro Member]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Tutorials Learn how to use conditional statements effectively in the sixth edition of our Rust Basics series. [Rust Basics Series #6: Using If Else You can control the flow of your program by using conditional statements. Learn to use if-else in Rust. It's FOSS•Pratham Patel]( Qemu is one of the fastest hypervisors out there for Linux. Learn to use it on Ubuntu (and perhaps other Linux distributions). [How to Install and Use Qemu on Ubuntu Learn how to properly install Qemu in Ubuntu and then configure a Linux distro in VM. It's FOSS•Sagar Sharma]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📹 What we are watching If you recently installed Ubuntu 23.04, you could benefit from this video.   --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ Application highlights GNOME is working on revamping another of its core tool. [Say Cheese to the Future: Snapshot is GNOME’s Next-Gen Camera App A new GNOME camera app starts sailing to replace the classic Cheese utility. It's FOSS News•Sourav Rudra]( Control your Linux machine remotely using these tools! 🖥️🐧 [8 Best Remote Desktop Tools for Linux Here, we list the best remote desktop tools for Linux along with their pros and cons. It's FOSS•Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛍️ Interesting offer The folks over at No Starch Press have yet another useful bundle, this time for learning Python programming. Be sure to check it out; a portion of the proceeds go to the [Python Software Foundation](. [Humble Tech Book Bundle: Python by No Starch We’ve teamed up with No Starch Press for our newest bundle. Get books like Python for Kids and Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python. Plus, pay what you want & support charity! Humble Bundle]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the week There is an impostor among us! Ubuntu users will understand :) --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Trivia The 4th of May is observed as Star Wars Day. The date originates from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", a variant of the famous Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you". We, FOSSers, could rephrase it as 'May the FOSS be with you'? --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 Puzzle (for Pro members only) This week's puzzle is a crossword consisting of popular open source applications for Linux. 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