Rabu, 22 November 2023

FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family (if you celebrate it) 🦃

While Thanksgiving is primarily a US tradition, Black Friday has become a global event with various deals and discounts being offered.

Each year, I look on the internet for Black Friday offers that should interest Linux users and collect them on a single page.

If interested, go through it and see if you find something worth spending (and saving) some money on.

Black Friday Deals for Linux Users
’Tis the season for sale. Enjoy saving money in the Black Friday deals.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

💬 Let's see what you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:

  • Xiaomi embraces open-source
  • Flatpak tips
  • Tips and tweaks for Joplin notes
  • Open source password managers
  • Two interesting projects
  • And other Linux news, videos, Puzzles and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

So, Google Wants Firefox Users to Have a Poor YouTube Experience?
YouTube loads up slower on Firefox, just because Google wants it to or not?
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

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FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

🧠 What we’re thinking about

This seems like a motivating news until the VCs start cutting down on the openness.

Open source Notion alternative AppFlowy gets big-name backers and lands on the cloud | TechCrunch
AppFlowy is taking on Notion with an open source approach virtual workspace platform, with backing from a who’s who of investors.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Master Joplin with our handy list of tips and tweaks

Mastering Joplin Notes: Tips and Tweaks
Joplin is an awesome open source note taking application. Here’s how you can make the best of it.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

And some tools and tips on better managing Flatpak applications

7 Tips and Tools to Enhance Your Flatpak Experience in Linux
If you love using Flatpak applications, here are a few tips, tools, and tweaks to make your Flatpak experience better and smoother.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

I am still using Arch Linux and discovering new problems and writing about them

Enabling Bluetooth on Arch Linux
Bluetooth not working on Arch Linux? Here’s what worked for me along with a few additional tips on troubleshooting Bluetooth issue on Arch.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

For your privacy needs

8 Open Source Password Managers to Enhance Your Privacy Game
Secure your credentials with some of the best open-source password managers.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

📹 What we are watching

A self-snoozing clock made with Raspberry Pi? Well, not the only useless thing I watched this week 🤷


✨ Application highlights

Here's a personal finance app that can be self-hosted!

Actual: An Open-Source Privacy-Friendly Personal Finance App
A fairly new open-source finance app with privacy in mind.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

Can I interest you in an open-source remake of the 2009 era RuneScape?

2009Scape - A free & open-source remake of 2009 era RuneScape
2009Scape - Play Runescape from 2009. Multiplayer and free forever.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

🧩 New quizzes

Fedora fan? How about a quick trivia quiz?

Fedora Trivia Quiz
An enjoyable trivia quiz about Fedora Linux.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

It's FOSS Plus users can play this crossword-like puzzle focused on Arch-based distros.

Puzzle of the Week: Acrostic #3: Arch-based distros
Exercise those ‘little gray cells’ of yours and solve this puzzle.
FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

💡 Quick handy tip

A handy KDE Plasma Tip!

If you have a mouse with additional buttons, you can assign buttons for desktop tasks like Application Launcher, Switch Desktop etc.

For this, right-click on the desktop and select “Configure Desktop and Wallpaper”. Now, go to Mouse Actions.

Here, click on the “Add Action” button and inside the “Input Here” button, click the key on your mouse that you want to use.

Now, select the desired action from the dropdown menu and click “Apply”.

FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

🤣 Meme of the week

What is Windows? The ones attached to the walls of my home?

FOSS Weekly #23.47: Password Managers, Joplin and Flatpak Tips, Black Friday and More

🗓️ Tech Trivia

The GIMP project turned 28 on 21st November. It's interesting to see how old some of the popular open source software are.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner

In this thread, FOSSers discuss what they do on their Linux systems apart from gaming.

What do you do with your Linux box instead of gaming?
Gaming is not Linux’ particular strong suit. Even though it’s improving these days, it’s not what Linux is known for. So, I’m wondering what do you people do with your Linux desktop installs? Do you program? Maintain your servers? Write stories? Compose music? Work on distributions? Or are you jus…
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