FOSS Weekly #25.15: Clapgrep, APT 3.0, Vibe Coding, AI in Firefox and More

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Mozilla has begun the initial implementation of AI features into Firefox.

• A new APT release.
• Photo management software
• Steam Client offering many refinements for Linux.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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A Colorful APT 3.0 Release Impresses with its New FeaturesThe latest APT release features a new solver, alongside several user experience enhancements.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Linux YouTuber Brodie Robertson liked It’s FOSS’ April Fool joke so much that he made a detailed video on it. It’s quite fun to watch, actually 😄

I Tried This Upcoming AI Feature in FirefoxFirefox will be bringing an experimental AI-generated link previews, offering quick on-device summaries. Here’s my quick experience with it.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

7 Code Editors You Can Use for Vibe Coding on LinuxWant to try vibe coding? Here are the best editors I recommend using on Linux.

👷 Homelab and Maker’s Corner

See the new features in APT 3.0 in action in our latest video.

DIY Neuroscience: Meet the Open Source PiEEG Kit for Brain and Body SignalsThe PiEEG kit is an open source, portable biosignal tool designed for research, measuring EEG, EMG, EKG, and EOG signals. Want to crowdfund the project?

✨ Apps Highlight

On April 7, 1964, IBM introduced the System/360, the first family of computers designed to be fully compatible with each other. Unlike earlier systems, where each model had its own unique software and hardware.

Clapgrep: An Easy-to-Use Open Source Linux App To Search Through Your PDFs and Text DocumentsWant to look for something in your text documents? Use Clapgrep to quick search for it!

📽️ Videos I am Creating for You

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💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Firefox, you can delete temporary browsing data using the “Forget” button. First, right-click on the toolbar and select “Customize Toolbar“.

One of our regular FOSSers played around with ARM64 on Linux and liked it.

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🗓️ Tech Trivia

Clapgrep is a powerful open source search tool for Linux.

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ARM64 on Linux is Fun!Hi, I’ve been playing with my Pinebook Pro lately and tried Armbian, Manjaro, Void and Gentoo on it. It’s been fun! New things learned like boot from u-boot, then moving to tow-boot as “first boot loader” which starts grub. I tried four distroes on a SD, Manjaro was the official and Armbian also was an .iso. Void and Gentoo I installed thrue chroot manually. I’m biased but it says something (at least I think so) that I did a Gentoo install twice to this small laptop. First one was just to try it…

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The APT 3.0 release has finally arrived with a better user experience.The glow up is real with this one. 🤭This time, we have a DIY biosignal tool that can be used for neuroscience research and education purposes.Now, from the list, drag and drop the “Forget” button to the toolbar. If you click on it, you will be asked to clear 5 min, 2 hrs, and 24 hrs of browsing data, pick any one of them and click on “Forget!”.Follow us on Google News and stay updated in your News feed.