Belajar Agar Berkembang: Desember 2023

Rabu, 27 Desember 2023

FOSS Weekly #23.52: Winning Distros and Apps of 2023, Linux Books and More

Did you notice the number 23.52? Yes, this is the 52nd newsletter of this year. That's happening for the second year in a row when I was able to send you the newsletter each week of the year. Something to be proud of, surely.

There are more achievements and statistics: It's FOSS websites have been visited over 35 million times in 2023. We get most readers from US, UK, India, followed by Germany and Canada.

It's FOSS reached 100,000 followers on Twitter and 25,000 subscribers to the FOSS Weekly newsletter in 2023.

2024 will see some changes on It's FOSS. More tutorial series, some coverage on homelab and open source AI are on the roadmap, among other things. You should start seeing them by the end of January.

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

Rising distros of 2023
Exciting new apps of 2023
Clipboard managers
And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

Qubes OS 4.2 was recently released with PipeWire support.
darktable 4.6 is a release that features better performance, and new features.
DietPi released a new version that brings support for OrangePi 3B and some other SBCs.

🛒Linux book deals

This Humble Bundle of Linux books could not have come at a better time. If improving your Linux skills is one of your new year resolutions, you could give this 'pay what you want' bundle a try.

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🧠 What we’re thinking about

RISC-V architecture presents immense potential for innovation and technological advancement.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Another year has come to an end, and we couldn't help but think of some underrated distros that took the spotlight in 2023.

And the application that were loved by It's FOSS readers in 2023.

Using a clipboard manager can save you from the headache of lost text. We listed some good ones available for Linux:

And I know that GNOME users may face the issue of missing applet indicator for those Clipboard managers, so here's the 'fix' for that.

Also, something to help you with your new year learning resolution.

📹 What we are watching

A rather detailed video showing Fish shell features.

✨ Project highlights

Xplorer might surprise you with its highly customizable nature and modern looks.

🧩 New quiz unit

An absolutely new kind of fun unit this week 😸

The Plus Members-only puzzles will be back in 2024. As a Christmas gift, the puzzles are open for all.

💡 Quick handy tip

Use CTRL+ Left-Click on any location in the Nautilus File Manager location bar to open that location in a new window.

For example, to open the Test directory in a new window, press CTRL and Left-Click on that location on the location bar to open it in a new window.

🤣 Meme of the week

Some people can be difficult to deal with, unless you call their bluff.

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Linux creator Linus Torvalds was born on 28 Dec, 1969.

Incidentally, Debian creator Ian Murdock committed suicide on the same day in 2015. RIP!

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner

A FOSSer wonders how we can market Linux for it to reach an even wider audience.

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Senin, 25 Desember 2023

Ctrl+C Ctrl+V Made Better With These Clipboard Managers in Linux

Whenever you copy something, it gets stored in the system clipboard, a special short-term memory where your system stores the copied text.

I mean we all used those magical Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V shortcuts for copy pasting, right?

But imagine, that you copied something and when you were about to paste, you used Ctrl+C again instead of Ctrl+V. What a bummer! Now you have to copy the intended text again.

This is why you need a clipboard manager. It keeps a history of the text you copied. This way, you can access the text that you copied hours ago and everything else copied in between.

There are several such clipboard tools available. I will share share 7 clipboard managers for Linux users.

This list contains some advanced clipboard managers as well as some super simple ones so you can choose what fits the best for your use.

1. CopyQ

The CopyQ is one of the most feature-rich clipboard managers available on Linux.

But that does not compromise the usability. The user interface is simple and you can use tags for copied text or you can pin them.

Here are some more interesting features of CopyQ:

Ability to search and modify the copied items
Preserves copied items on reboot
You can specify actions based on copied items
Pin important items for ease of reachability
Use different tags for better identification

If you are interested, we have covered CopyQ in a separate article exploring all the features and installation:

To install CopyQ on Ubuntu, use the given command:

sudo apt install copyq

For Fedora Linux:

sudo dnf install copyq

Get CopyQ as a flatpak using the following:

flatpak install --user --from https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/com.github.hluk.copyq.flatpakref

2. GPaste

The GPaste is considered one of the best clipboard managers for the GNOME desktop manager as it blends well with the GNOME shell styling.

But that's not it! You get tonnes of features that you expect from any modern and advanced clipboard manager:

Support for images
Customizable shortcuts for better productivity
Support for GNOME extension for better reach
Ability to customize the history and size

To install GPaste on Ubuntu, use the following command:

sudo apt install gpaste-2

For Fedora Linux:

sudo dnf install gpaste

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S gpaste

The GNOME extension is no longer maintained so you can not install it from the official site but if you want to have it, here's how you do it on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-gpaste

3. Diodon

The Diodon aims to be the best clipboard manager for Unity desktop manager but when I tested it on GNOME and KDE, it worked just fine.

Diodon is simple and only gets you the basic feature that most users would want from a clipboard manager.

Here are some interesting features of Diodon:

Support for tray icon support by default
Ability to sync clipboards
Pastes selected items automatically
Image support

To install Diodon in Ubuntu, use the following:

sudo apt install diodon

For Fedora Linux:

sudo dnf install diodon

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S diodon

4. Parcellite

Parcellite is one of those utilities that look super simple from the front and when you dig in, you get a taste of advancement.

From typing to searching in the clipboard to creating actions for better control, it offers almost everything you can expect from the clipboard.

Here are some interesting features you get with Paecellite:

Persistent history
Synchronize with other clipboards
Type to search
Trim whitespace and newlines

To install Parcellite on Ubuntu, use the given command:

sudo apt install parcellite

For Fedora Linux:

sudo dnf install parcellite

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S parcellite

5. Keepboard

The most prominent feature of the Keepboard is how it groups the copied items. Apart from that, you can also save your favorites for future use as well.

But here are some other features of Keepboard:

Auto-paste when you double-click or enter the copied item from Keepboard.
Give custom names for your favorite items and groups.
Ability to search items.
Customizable shortcuts.

The UI looks dated to me. It could surely benefit with a more modern interface. If you don't have any issues with that, you can surely give it a try.

The sad part is the only way to install Kepboard is to install it as a snap package:

sudo snap install keepboard

6. Qclipper

If you are looking for a lightweight option that does only one thing: saves your copied text then Qlipper is the perfect option for you.

Apart from being one of the most lightweight keyboard managers, it has some other features too:

Ability to change the system icon
Extension support
Specify the number of items to store
Trim whitespace from the copied line

Looks interesting? Here's how you install Qclipper on Ubuntu:

sudo apt install qlipper

For Fedora Linux:

sudo dnf install qlipper

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S qlipper

7. Clipboard (for terminal use only)

Ever thought you'd ever need a clipboard in Linux? Well, I used to use the cp command to copy files in Linux but the Clipboard utility has made things pretty easy for me.

Don't confuse it with the cp command as it is a full-fledged clipboard crafted for the terminal users and here are some great features you get:

Integration with the existing GUI clipboard on Linux
Eye candy design
Blazing fast
No configuration is required and easy to use

The easiest way to get this utility is to use the Flatpak or snap package as it is not available in the default repository of most Linux distributions.

For Flatpak:

flatpak install app.getclipboard.Clipboard
alias cb='flatpak run app.getclipboard.Clipboard'

For Snap package:

sudo snap install clipboard
alias cb='snap run clipboard'

Each of these methods requires you to set up an alias to make it work and the command which I mentioned will only add alias temporarily.

To create an alias permanently, you can refer to this detailed guide:

My take on clipboard managers

If you ask me, I love using tools that are not super fancy and get the job done and if your ideology aligns with mine, you should use CopyQ which has amazing features but is minimal enough that does not crips me out.

Sure, you may not agree with me and this is why I wrote this article with other such options.

💬 Now, it's your turn. Which of the above mentioned clipboard managers you use or willing to use? Do you know any other such tool that should be added to the list here? Share it in the comments please.

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Rabu, 20 Desember 2023

FOSS Weekly #23.51: Fish Shell, Free AI Course, Zorin 17, DG/UX UNIX and More

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 🧑‍🎄

To keep up with the holiday spirit, you may give your Linux desktop some Christmas touch with these tips.

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

Broadcom being greedy after VMWare acquisition.
Mozilla doing something that Google will probably never do (and that's a good thing).
A trip down memory lane alongside a few coverages focusing on AI.
IBM has free AI courses.
Christmas themed puzzles and riddles.
And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

Vivaldi 6.5 is here with workspace automation.
CodeRabbit has extended their support to open-source projects.
SerpentOS shares the progress so far.
Fedora Asahi Remix 39 released.
A new open-source project that aims to mitigate AI.
Speaking of AI, Microsoft's Windows AI Studio needs Linux to work 🤣

Zorin OS 17 is available now. The new desktop effects make it an attractive choice.

Fresh on the heels of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, the perpetual license is no more.

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🧠 What we’re thinking about

Mozilla has done something that Google will probably never do for their Android web browser.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Here are some compelling reasons why you should switch to Fish from Bash.

IBM will teach you the ways of AI, if you have a few hours to spare.

📹 What we are watching

Nick from The Linux Experiment takes a look at the state of Linux as we head into 2024.

✨ Project highlights

Ready for a trip down memory lane? This time we took a stroll around the DG/UX UNIX OS.

🧩 New quizzes

Enjoy the Christmas special puzzles and riddles. There are more on the quiz page.

The Plus Members-only puzzles will be back in 2024. As a Christmas gift, the puzzles are open for all.

💡 Quick handy tip

You can prevent entering characters accidentally on a running GNOME terminal session by making it read-only.

To do this, click on the top-right hamburger menu and check the option called “Read-Only”.

It can also be done by right-clicking on a terminal window and selecting “Read-Only”

Revert the same process to resume input of characters.

🤣 Meme of the week

Cheers to that! 🥂

🗓️ Tech Trivia

On December 18, 1987, Larry Wall released Perl 1.0. Perl became a popular scripting language among the Unix and later Linux sysadmins.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse corner

One of our longtime FOSSers has shared a detailed tutorial on how to use the 'runit' init system.

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