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💬 Let’s see what else you get in this edition

  • A new Xfce release after years
  • Using a Raspberry Pi as a Wi-Fi extender
  • Terminal tools to pretend hacking
  • An open source app for managing AppImages
  • And other Linux news, videos and, of course, memes!
  • This week’s newsletter is supported by PikaPods

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📰 Linux and Open Source News

The Kali Linux 2024.4 release marks the final major version for Kali in 2024.

Kali Linux 2024.4 Release Disables Pip for Pipx, Adds GNOME 47 and 14 New ToolsKali Linux 2024.4 is a packed release. Let’s take a look at what’s new.

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

Here is a thought: There’s no compelling reason to remain on Windows in 2025. 🙂

I Don’t See a Reason to Switch to Windows from Linux Anymore in 2025Do you think there’s any reason to switch to Windows? Well, we don’t think so, and here’s why!

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Use Zoom In and Out While Recording in OBS StudioYou can use some third party scripts to enable mouse-based zoom in, zoom out while screen recording with OBS Studio. Here’s how!

👷 Maker’s and AI Corner

Who knew a Raspberry Pi could be turned into a Wi-Fi extender? 😳

And I stumbled across this open source software that can be used for creating online quizzes and test by educators.

Want to access the services running on your local network from anywhere? The free Cloudflare Tunnels feature can help you with that.

Use Cloudflare Tunnels to Access Homelab Outside Local NetworkSelf hosting various open source software on your local system and now want to use it from anywhere? Cloudflare Tunnel comes to your help.

📹 Videos We are Creating for You

Impress your kids and nephews with these fun CLI tools this Christmas 🎄


✨ Apps of the Week

If you are fed up tracking down AppImages on your system, then you can use a utility like Gear Lever to organize and manage those better.

Gear Lever: An Open Source Tool To Manage AppImage Apps on LinuxA nifty tool to help manage AppImage files.

We tried SimpleX Chat, a private, decentralized communications app.

And a list of interesting Linux apps discovered by us in 2024.

These Are The Most Useful Linux Apps I Discovered in 2024Here are the best Linux apps we encountered in 2024. Try them out if you haven’t yet!

🧩 Quiz Time

Can spot all the Tuxes in this fun game?

Spot The Tux: It’s Almost Christmas!Christmas is almost here. Let’s have a fun puzzle!

💡 Quick Handy Tip

You can subscribe and listen to podcasts using Rhythmbox. Just enter a Podcast RSS URL in the text box inside the “Podcasts” category and click on “Search”, then “Subscribe”.


🤣 Meme of the Week

My favorite Linux humor in this season

Linux christmas meme

🗓️ Tech Trivia

In December 1991, IBM and Siemens AG unveiled a prototype 64-megabyte DRAM chip, a significant step in semiconductor development. This innovation followed Moore’s Law, which predicts that the number of transistors on a chip doubles roughly every 18 months.


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

FOSSers are debating the topic of power off vs. suspend in Linux systems. Which side do you stand on?

Arguments for/against power off and suspend?As suggested

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