FOSS Weekly #25.27: System Info, Retro Tools, Fedora 32-bit Update, Torvalds vs Bcachefs and More Linux Stuff

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• Bcachefs running into trouble.
• A new Rust-based GPU driver.
• Google giving the Linux Foundation a gift.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux and Open Source News

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

This quiz will test your knowledge of Apt.

New Linux Kernel Drama: Torvalds Drops Bcachefs Support After ClashThings have taken a bad turn for Bcachefs as Linux supremo Linus Torvalds is not happy with their objections.

I have received the Pironman Max case for review and have assembled it too. I am looking forward to having a RAID setup for fun on it. I’ll keep you posted if I made it or not 😄

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

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Relive the Golden Era: 5 Tools to Get Retro Feel on LinuxGet retro vibe on Linux with these tools.

👷 Homelab and Hardware Corner

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Pironman 5-Max: The Best Raspberry Pi 5 Case Just Got UpgradedAnd the first 500 get a 25% pre-order discount offer. So hurry up with the purchase.

✨ Project Highlight

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A New Linux Distro Has Set Out To Look Like Windows 11: I Try AnduinOS!We take a brief look at AnduinOS, trying to mimic the Windows 11 look. Is it worth it?

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🧩 Quiz Time

Relive the nostalgia with these tools to get a retro vibe on Linux.

Apt Command QuizDebian or Ubuntu user? This is the apt quiz for you. Pun intended, of course 🙂

💡 Quick Handy Tip

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🤣 Meme of the Week

🗓️ Tech Trivia

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

A new Linux kernel drama has unfolded, this time, it’s Bcachefs.

Ubuntu Maker Canonical Generated Nearly $300M In Revenue Last YearHow do they do this sum, its not from the desktop free version, can only guess its server technology

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