FOSS Weekly #25.44: KDE Plasma 6.5 and Fedora 43 Released, Ghostty Terminal, Nextcloud Over Microsoft and Productivity App for Linux

It's Halloween so time to talk spooky stuff 👻

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It's FOSS NewsAbhishek Prakash

💬 Let's see what else you get in this edition:

• A new KDE Plasma and Fedora 43 release.
• An Austrian ministry kicking out Microsoft.
• Ubuntu 25.10 users encountering another bug.
• App that gives you Pomodoro with task management.
• And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

• KDE Plasma 6.5 has been released with some neat upgrades.
• Ubuntu Unity maintainers have sounded the alarm for their survival.
• Canonical Academy is here to make you an Ubuntu-certified Linux user.
• Google Safe Browsing has managed to flag Immich URLs as dangerous.
• Ubuntu 25.10 briefly introduced a bug that broke the automatic upgrade system.
• Fedora 43 is finally out after a brief delay. It packs in many useful refinements.

Fedora 43 is Out with Wayland-Only Desktop, GNOME 49, and Linux 6.17

RPM 6.0 security upgrades, X11 removal from Workstation, and many other changes.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Austria's BMWET has moved away from Microsoft in a well-organized migration to Nextcloud.

Good News! Austrian Ministry Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Nextcloud

The BMWET migrates 1,200 employees to sovereign cloud in just four months.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials, and Learnings

Ghostty is loaded with functionality; join me as I explore some of them.

Forks happen when freedom matters more than control.

Community Strikes Back: 12 Open Source Projects Born from Resistance

From BSL license changes to abandoned codebases, see how the open source community struck back with powerful forks and fresh alternatives.

It's FOSSPulkit Chandak

Don't forget to utilize templates feature in LibreOffice and save some time.

Comparing two of the best open source but mainstream password managers.

Bitwarden vs. Proton Pass: What’s The Best Password Manager?

What is your favorite open-source password manager?

It's FOSSAnkush Das

👷 AI, Homelab and Hardware Corner

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Arduino Alternative Microcontroller Boards for Your DIY Projects in the Post-Qualcomm Era

If Arduino being acquired puts a bad taste in your mouth, or even if you just want to explore what the alternatives offer, this article is for you.

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TerraMaster has launched two flagship-class hybrid NAS devices that pack a punch.

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✨ Project Highlights

An in-depth look at a super cool Pomodoro app for Linux.

Pomodoro With Super Powers: This Linux App Will Boost Your Productivity

Pomodoro combined with task management and website blocking. This is an excellent tool for productivity seekers but there are some quirks worth noticing.

It's FOSSRoland Taylor

📽️ Videos I Am Creating for You

Giving a dark, menacing but fun Halloween makeover to my Arch Linux system.

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💡 Quick Handy Tip

In GNOME desktop, you can use the ArcMenu extension for a heavily customizable panel app menu. For instance, you can get 20+ menu layouts by going to Menu → Menu Layout → Pick a layout of your choice.

🎋 Fun in the FOSSverse

We have got a spooky crossword this time around. Can you identify all the FOSS ghosts?

Ghosts of Open Source [Halloween Special Crossword]

A spooky crossword challenge for true FOSS enthusiasts!

It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash

Actually, there is a whole bunch of Halloween themed puzzles and quizzes for you to enjoy 😄🎃

• Cyber boogeymen crossword
• Spooky Linux Commands Quiz
• Linux Halloween Quest
• Pick up the Pieces of Halloween Tux

🤣 Meme of the Week: Yeah, my Windows partition feels left out.

🗓️ Tech Trivia: On October 30, 2000, the last Multics system was shut down at the Canadian Department of National Defence in Halifax. Multics was a groundbreaking time-sharing operating system that inspired Unix and introduced ideas like hierarchical file systems, dynamic linking, and security rings that shaped modern computing.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 From the Community: Pro FOSSer Neville has shared a fascinating take on arithmetic.

Arithmetic and our Sharing Culture

We al learn to do division “If there are 6 cakes and 3 children, how many cakes does each child get” Division is about sharing But it does not always work “It there are 2 sharks and 8 people in a pool, how many people does each shark get?” Division can not answer that question. Because that example is not about sharing , it is about competition Whether division works depends on what are called the “Rules of Engagement” We all learnt to multiply “If 10 children each bring 2 apples, how m…

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