FOSS Weekly #23.38: Fedora 39 Features, GNOME 45 Release, Beaver Notes, LTS Kernel Support Change and More

The Linux Kernel LTS support is changing, not that it will impact you directly in any sense.   [It's FOSS]( [It's FOSS]( [FOSS Weekly #23.38: Fedora 39 Features, GNOME 45 Release, Beaver Notes, LTS Kernel Support Change and More]( By Abhishek Prakash & Sourav Rudra • 21 Sept 2023 [View in browser]( [View in browser]( [FOSS Weekly Newsletter 23.38] Hello, fellow FOSSer. Maintaining a Linux kernel can be a daunting task. Developers are aware of it. That's why they have decided to [reduce the support for all LTS kernel versions to two years](. Earlier, some [LTS kernel versions were supported for six years](. You don't need to worry about these changes as your [distribution takes care of the kernel version, even if it reached end of life](. It's just that something good to know. Stay tuned for the 'new feature' that will be added to It's FOSS next week 🙊 Also, I forgot to add the link to the unique browser list in the previous edition 🙈 so [here it is]( [7 Lesser Known but Unique Web Browsers For You to Explore Looking for something different? These unique web browsers can help you make things interesting. •It's FOSS Ankush Das]( 💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly: - Ubuntu 23.10 brings back ZFS support. - PPA and their working - A brief look at the upcoming Fedora 39 release. - And other Linux news, videos, Puzzles and, of course, memes! --------------------------------------------------------------- 📰 Linux news - [GNOME 45 has been released](. - Ubuntu 23.10 has [marked a return]( of ZFS support to the installer. - A new [standalone IDE]( for Rust has been unveiled. - The tag editor app, Tagger, recently received a [new release](. [Fedora 39 Features: It’s Time To Talk About Them! Fedora 39 is coming in hot! Learn what’s new here before you get it installed. •It's FOSS News Ankush Das]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌐 Follow us on Google News 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]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧠 What we’re thinking about Nextcloud is improving drastically with each new release. The addition of an ethical AI is a welcome move. We cannot ignore AI as it helps with mundane tasks that can be automated. [Nextcloud Hub 6: Healthy meeting culture and the first local AI Assistant - Nextcloud Announcing Nextcloud Hub 6! Discover how to foster a healthy meeting culture and transform your work with the first local AI Assistant! •Nextcloud Mikaela Schneider]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧮 Tips and Tutorials Came across this error ''[This PPA does not support jammy]( recently so I decided to share the beginner's guide to PPA. [PPA in Ubuntu Linux [Definitive Guide] An in-depth article that covers almost all the questions around using PPA in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. •It's FOSS Abhishek Prakash]( Here's an extension that adds new dimensions to GNOME customization. [Customizing GNOME with Just Perfection Extension Add new customization aspects to your Linux desktop with Just Perfection GNOME Extension. •It's FOSS Sagar Sharma]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Long time It's FOSS reader, Jim Sage, shares why he opted for the Pro Membership. "Pro membership lets me read without ads, and access some content before it's distributed generally. That's nice. But the most important reason for membership, to me, is that it supports It's FOSS, keeping it healthy so I can count on it in the future. Open source is just that - OPEN! It's FOSS coverage is the best I've seen in more than three decades of interest. It's deserving of everyone's support, and well worth the tiny fee!" [Become a Pro Member (Just $55 a year)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 📹 What we are watching A nice look into what happens in the background when you type a command in the terminal.   --------------------------------------------------------------- ✨ App highlights Beaver notes is an interesting note-taking app that stores notes locally. [Beaver Notes: A Private Open-Source Note-Taking App A privacy-focused note-taking app available cross-platform. Let’s take a look at it! •It's FOSS News Sourav Rudra]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧩 Puzzle (for Pro members only) Not too complicated. All you have to do is to drag and drop and group applications that fall in the same category to complete the puzzle!! [Puzzle of the Week: Categorize #2: Linux Applications Exercise those ‘little gray cells’ of yours and solve this puzzle. •It's FOSS Abhishek Prakash]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 💡 Quick handy tip Use the “Forget Firefox History” tool to clean your browser history. First, add the forget button to the toolbar. Then click on it, choose the time, and click “Forget”. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🤣 Meme of the week systemd brings many down to their knees, what about you? --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗓️ Tech Trivia On 27 September, the GNU project will be turning 40! Forty years of software freedom and making software open for everyone. Thank you, Richard Stallman 🙏🏼 --------------------------------------------------------------- 🧑 🤝 🧑 FOSSverse corner Should you remove some LibreOffice fonts if you are not using them, or keep them? That's the discussion going on in the Community. [Fonts in Libre Office In Libre Office there are so many (Noto) Fonts and I will never use them. I find here and on the internet several manuals how to get rid of them (make them invisible). I tryed a number of suggestions to get rid of them but it don work or I did somethin wrong. In Libre Officie I installed my own favo… •It's FOSS Community pollewops]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ❤️ 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? 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