FOSS Weekly #24.32: Armbian, Immutable Manjaro, Backing Up VM, APT Improvement and More

Monopolies are never good. However, this monopoly lawsuit against Google could result in a devastating setback for Mozilla Firefox.

Google’s Monopoly Lawsuit Could Threaten Mozilla Firefox’s Existence: Here’s Why

Firefox needs to locate an alternative revenue source, and faster.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition

• APT on track to get better performance.
• An Android app for instilling healthy habits.
• Manjaro Linux testing out the immutable way.
• Google Chrome starting the removal of Manifest V2.
• And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

• Matrix app Fractal 8 has been released, features many useful tweaks.
• Debian developer has shared plans to improve APT's performance.
• An immutable Manjaro Linux is now closer to reality, testing ISO released.
• Microsoft launches GitHub Models for helping developers on their AI journey.
• Proton VPN adds some new features.

Google has begun the process of phasing out Manifest V2 extensions, uBlock Origin affected:

Google Chrome Will Soon Disable Extensions like uBlock Origin: Here’s What You Can Do!

Google Chrome is gearing up for Manifest v3 by phasing out legacy extensions.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🧠 What we’re thinking about

The US's DARPA is developing a way for automatically converting C code into Rust, the project is called “TRACTOR”, short for Translating All C To Rust.

DARPA suggests turning legacy C code automatically into Rust

Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?

The RegisterThomas Claburn

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Here's how installing Armbian on my Rockchip SBC went. 👇

Install Armbian Desktop on ARM Devices

Here’s how I installed Armbian desktop on my Rockchip SBC.

It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash

• Not a fan of Ubuntu's default Snap store? You can switch back to GNOME Software.
• See lots of 'loop entries' when you list disks and partitions? Learn what they are.

How to Back up or Clone a Virtual Machine on VirtualBox

Whether you want a duplicate of your VM or want to safely store a backup, VirtualBox lets you do that easily.

It's FOSSAnkush Das

📹 What we are creating

✨ Project highlights

Serpent OS has shown up, early look shows promise.

Early Distro Look: Serpent OS Slithers Its Way Into Computers

The much anticipated independent Linux distro by the original creator of Solus.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

Want to bring some good habits and discipline in to your life? Then this open-source app for Android should be a good fit.

Adopt New Healthy Habits With This Open-Source Android App

Start your personal growth journey of tracking habits with this useful Android app.

It's FOSS NewsAnkush Das

🧩 New quiz

Up for a trip back down memory lane? This 90s-themed quiz on retro games will jog your memory.

90’s Retro Rewind Memory Game

Know the classics? See them and memorize the titles to uncover them as a pair.

It's FOSSAnkush Das

💡 Quick handy tip

On GNOME's new text editor, you can change the case of a word without typing it again. To do that, select the word and then right-click on it.

Then, go to the Change Case section and select what case is needed, like “All Upper/Lower Case”, “Invert Case”, and “Title Case”.

🤣 Meme of the week

This is someone who will never look back. What about you? Would you go back to Windows?

🗓️ Tech Trivia

The first transatlantic telegraph cable was completed on August 5, 1858, this was spearheaded by Cyrus West Field.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner

An interesting thread by Pro FOSSer Neville on the effects of light pollution on one's health.

Does light pollution affect you?

I was surprised to read that light pollution can have effects on our health and well-being. Being able to see the sky at night, to follow the movements of the planets, to see meteor showers, to see the Clouds of Magellan and the Milky Way, is important to me. Perhaps because I have lived in remote locations, perhaps because I grew up in an unpolluted area, perhaps because I like to see the world the way ancient civilization saw it. What is it with you.? How does viewing the night sky affe…

It's FOSS Communitynevj

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