It’s free and open source software is 11 years old
Yes! It’s been more than a decade since I’ve been teaching and promoting Linux. It looks very unreal 🤩
I’m giving away Bash it Out, an e-book of Bash puzzles, to mark the occasion.
Don’t know bash scripting? No thanks necessary. You can start learning it with our latest Bash Basics series.
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💬 Let’s see what else you have in this edition of FOSS Weekly:
- The new Bash Basics series begins.
- Linus Torvalds has been in the news for his comments again.
- Debian 12 has been released recently with many improvements.
- 11% festive discount on the It FOSS Pro subscription (and two books on Linux and Bash)
- And other Linux news and videos, and of course memes!
📰 Linux news
Linus Torvalds recently reacted sternly to a comment on social.kernel.org.
I am one of those “awakened communists”: Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds, Another day, another firm stand, and an honest response to someone.
Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ has got some nice improvements.
Debian 12 “Bookworm” has landed
The next big release of Debian is here. Learn more about it.
🧠 What we think about
GitHub has been accused of modifying the output of Copilot’s programming assistant to avoid being flagged as a copy of licensed software.
GitHub has been accused of changing the output of the co-pilot to avoid copyright
Co-pilot code clone case illustrating the claims
🧮 lessons
🆕 As promised, a new series of Nash tutorials has begun! Here is the first chapter in the series.
Bash Basics #1: Create and run your first Bash shell script
Start learning bash scripting with this new series. Create and run your first bash shell script in Chapter 1.
The station runs on Tuesdays and covers the main drive.
Using head Command in Linux [5 Examples]
The head command is one of many ways to display the contents of a file or part of it. You can also do more with it. Here are some common examples to explore.
Learn your way around fuzzy search to search files.
Search for an obscure file on the Linux command line
Modern tools like fzf and fzy take file searching in Linux Terminal to the next level.
Keyboard shortcuts save time. The shortcuts mentioned here apply (mostly) to the GNOME desktop.
13 keyboard shortcuts every Ubuntu user should know
Knowing keyboard shortcuts increases your productivity. Here are some useful Ubuntu hotkeys that will help you to use Ubuntu like a pro. You can use an operating system with a combination of keyboard and mouse but using keyboard shortcuts saves your time. Note: the keyboard shortcut…
📹 What we’re watching
Linux can also run on Microsoft’s Surface devices.
✨ App highlights
Tube Downloader is a nifty app for downloading YouTube videos, for research purposes of course.
Tube Downloader: An open source tool for downloading YouTube videos
Need to download a YouTube video for research purposes? Tube Downloader can help you.
Here are the best virtualization software for Linux.
Top 10 virtualization software for Linux [2023]
We take a look at some of the best virtualization software that make things easy for users creating/managing virtual machines.
📥 Free eBooks to celebrate 11 years of FOSS
Test your knowledge of bash with this unique set of bash challenges.
Pro members can get two more books on Linux and Bash commands at this page. You have to be registered of course.
Professional Member Resources
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🤣 Meme of the week
Ubuntu, why are you doing this?
🗓️ Technical trivia
On June 14, 1822, Charles Babbage revealed the design of a machine called the difference engine. This calculator is the first example of a mechanical computing machine and formed the basis for the Analytical Engine, which is commonly called the first computer.
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