FOSS Weekly #25.06: Linux inside PDF file, Missing Windows from Grub, GTK Drops X11 and More

The brilliance and curiosity of some people amazes me. Take this person who managed to run Linux inside a PDF file 🫡

Wow! You Can Now Run Linux Inside a PDFYes, you read that right.

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

• Debian logging off X/Twitter.
• Installing DeepSeek R1 locally on Linux.
• Doom running on Android 16’s Linux Terminal.
• And other Linux news, tips and, of course, memes!
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📰 Linux and Open Source News

GTK set to drop support for X11 and Broadway

GTK Drops X11!And Broadway Support, Lays the Foundation for New Android Backend

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

The Video Game History Foundation is giving people early access to their archive of research materials on video game history.

The VGHF Library opens in early access | Video Game History FoundationFor free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Development of Serpent OS has slowed down considerably due to funding issues.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

A common issue these days is missing Windows from Grub in a fresh dual boot setup. The fix is easy.

Missing Windows from Grub After Dual Boot? Here’s What You Can DoCan’t see Windows in Grub after successfully dual booting? That’s because os-prober is disabled. Here’s how to fix it.

👷 Maker’s and AI Corner

The ArmSoM CM5 is a compact powerhouse that’s built around the RK3576 SoC.

ArmSoM CM5: Powerful Replacement for Raspberry Pi CM4ArmSoM’s Compute Module 5 is an impactful Rockchip device with impressive hardware specs. And yes, it can support Raspberry Pi IO boards.

Also, learn to install DeepSeek locally on Linux.

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I tried this non-Chrome Open-Source Web Browser (And You Should Too!)It’s time we got to try an open-source browser not based on Chrome. Zen Browser is the hero we didn’t know we needed.

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🧩 Quiz Time

Ready to jog your memory of 90s video games?

90’s Retro Rewind Memory GameKnow the classics? See them and memorize the titles to uncover them as a pair.

💡 Quick Handy Tip

In Nautilus File Manager (GNOME Files), you can go up and down directories using Alt + Up/Down Arrow Keys.

Similarly, you can use Alt + Left/Right Arrow Key to go back and forward.

🤣 Meme of the Week

The funny little penguin is why some of us switched to Linux! 🐧

🗓️ Tech Trivia

Ken Thompson, co-creator of UNIX, was born on February 4, 1943. UNIX was developed at AT&T Bell Labs and took inspiration from Multics, the first multi-user, multitasking OS. It quickly gained popularity among engineers and scientists.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 FOSSverse Corner

Pro FOSSer, Jimmy, shares an interesting case where a popular animation-focused YouTuber has moved to Linux Mint years after being exploited by Adobe.

Animator James Lee on dropping Adobe and switching to LinuxHey everyone! A few weeks ago I saw this video by James Lee, and I forgot to post it here. If you aren’t familiar, James Lee is an Australian animator who has been somewhat popular on Youtube. He’s probably most famous for a collaboration he did with streamer Cr1TiKaL, but I have watched several of his videos before and he’s very funny. Also, his animations have a very unique and striking art style that I really like. As a small warning, most of his videos have swear words. It personally does…

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