FOSS Weekly #25.31: Kernel 6.16, OpenMandriva Review, Conky Customization, System Monitoring and More

The summer holiday season starts. Time to hit the beach, mountains, or the couch 😄

My teammate Sourav is an avid gamer, and he is working on several game suggestion articles. If you play computer games, you’ll find some good suggestions to enjoy your summer holidays.

Diablo-like Games You Can Play With Steam on Linux

Slash, loot, and grind your way through these Diablo-like games on Linux and Steam this summer.

It’s FOSSSourav Rudra

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

• A new Linux kernel release.
• Review of OpenMandriva Lx ‘Rock’.
• Managing startup applications.
• Open source apps for quick file transfers.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!

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📰 Linux and Open Source News

• Zed now allows users to disable all its AI features.
• Ubuntu’s Linux kernel strategy has changed once again.
• Mastodon is implementing a donation banner in its mobile apps.
• Hyprland has launched Hyprperks, it’s paid premium tier.
• Linux kernel 6.16 has arrived with a focus on AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA.

Latest Linux Kernel 6.16 is all Focused on AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA

This kernel release introduces many refinements.

It’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Sourav took OpenMandriva Lx ‘Rock’ for a spin to see how it stacks against Fedora.

How Does OpenMandriva Lx ‘Rock’ Stack Against Fedora? My Thoughts

I took OpenMandriva Lx ‘Rock’ for a spin this week and compared it to Fedora, my daily driver.

It’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🛒 Linux courses on Humble Bundle

Games are one way to spend the holidays, improving your Linux skills could be another. There is an ongoing course bundle sale on Humble Bundle that might be worth checking out. Part of your course bundle purchase is donated to Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Humble Video Learning Bundle: Ultimate Linux Developer Collection by Packt

Learn how to code and develop for the ultra-customizable, open-source operating system, Linux! Pay what you want and help support Alzheimer’s Research UK.

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🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials, and Learnings

• Learn how to copy files between remote systems in the Linux command line.
• You can install Conky on Ubuntu to display CPU, memory, and other hardware information on the desktop.
• And a guide on handling startup applications in Ubuntu but the steps are likely to be applicable on other distros with GNOME desktop.

Here are five open source apps that you can use for quick wireless transfers between Linux and Android:

5 Open Source Apps You Can use for Seamless File Transfer Between Linux and Android

Want to share selected files between your Android smartphone and Linux computer? Explore these open source tools.

It’s FOSSSourav Rudra

👷 AI, Homelab and Hardware Corner

Lumo is Proton’s privacy-focused AI assistant that looks to take on offerings by Big Tech.

I Tried Proton’s Lumo AI, a Private Alternative to ChatGPT

Tired of ChatGPT Tracking You? Proton is now offering an end-to-end encrypted AI chats with no data logging or tracking. Here’s my experience with it.

It’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

TUXEDO Computers has launched the InfinityBook Pro 15 (Gen10)!

✨ Project Highlight

My Expenses is a capable finance tracking app that just works.

My Expenses: A Capable Open Source Finance Tracking App for Android

A solid finance tracking and management app for Android users.

It’s FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

The latest video discusses system monitoring tools in Linux.

🧩 Quiz Time

Can you match Ubuntu releases with their respective mascots?

Match Ubuntu Releases With Their Mascots: Puzzle

Identify the mascots of various Ubuntu releases and match them with their release version number. Simple.

It’s FOSSAbhishek Prakash

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In KDE Plasma’s Klipper clipboard manager, you can quickly generate a QR code. With this, if you have a link in your clipboard, you can scan the generated QR code with your phone and open it.

To create a new QR code, head into the Clipboard and click on the “Show QR code” button. This will give you a QR code to scan; most text entries can be shared this way for quick transfers to your phone.

🤣 Meme of the Week

Big Tech is greedy. 😒

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On August 1, 1967, the U.S. Navy recalled Grace Hopper to help standardize COBOL, a revolutionary programming language. Hopper, a computing pioneer, also developed one of the first compilers and helped popularize the term “computer bug.”

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Doron has posted the first part of his tutorial on building reliable storage infrastructure.

Building Reliable Storage Infrastructure: Filesystems, SANs, and Real-World Tactics Part 1

Building Reliable Storage Infrastructure: Filesystems, SANs, and Real-World Tactics Table of Contents – Part 1 I. Introduction II. Storage System Fundamentals A. Definitions and Concepts B. Physical Components III. Block Storage and Volumes A. What Is a LUN? B. Client Access: Block Devices vs File Shares C. Cloud Block Storage in Practice D. Live Migration and Failover Implications IV. Enterprise SAN Features A. Redundancy Mechanisms B. Replication Types C. Multi-site Disaster Recovery a…

It’s FOSS CommunityDoron_Beit-Halahmi

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