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My teammate Sourav is an avid gamer, and he is working on several game suggestion articles<\/a>. If you play computer games, you’ll find some good suggestions to enjoy your summer holidays.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n \ud83d\udcac Let’s see what else you get in this edition<\/strong><\/p>\n PikaPods<\/span><\/a>\u00a0allows you to quickly deploy your\u00a0<\/span>favorite open source software<\/span><\/a>. All future updates are handled automatically by PikaPods while you enjoy using the software. <\/span>PikaPods also share revenue with the original developers of the software<\/strong><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n You <\/span>get a $5 free credit to try it<\/span><\/a> out and see if you can rely on PikaPods.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Sourav took OpenMandriva Lx ‘Rock’ for a spin<\/a> to see how it stacks against Fedora.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Games are one way to spend the holidays, improving your Linux skills could be another. There is an ongoing course bundle sale on Humble Bundle<\/a> that might be worth checking out. Part of your course bundle purchase is donated to Alzheimer’s Research UK.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Here are five open source apps<\/a> that you can use for quick wireless transfers between Linux and Android:<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Desktop Linux is mostly neglected by the industry but loved by the community. For the past 13 years, It’s FOSS has been helping people use Linux on their personal computers. And we are now facing the existential threat from AI models stealing our content. <\/span><\/p>\n If you like what we do and would love to support our work, please become It’s FOSS Plus member. It costs $24 a year (less than the cost of a burger meal each month) and you get an ad-free reading experience with the satisfaction of helping the desktop Linux community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Lumo<\/a> is Proton’s privacy-focused AI assistant that looks to take on offerings by Big Tech.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n TUXEDO Computers has launched the InfinityBook Pro 15 (Gen10)<\/a>!<\/p>\n My Expenses<\/a> is a capable finance tracking app that just works.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n The latest video discusses system monitoring tools in Linux.<\/p>\n Can you match Ubuntu releases<\/a> with their respective mascots?<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n In KDE Plasma’s Klipper<\/em> clipboard manager, you can quickly generate a QR code. With this, if you have a link in your clipboard, you can scan the generated QR code with your phone and open it.<\/p>\n To create a new QR code, head into the Clipboard<\/em> and click on the “Show QR code<\/em>” button. This will give you a QR code to scan; most text entries can be shared this way for quick transfers to your phone.<\/p>\n Big Tech is greedy. \ud83d\ude12<\/p>\n On August 1, 1967, the U.S. Navy recalled Grace Hopper<\/a> to help standardize COBOL<\/a>, a revolutionary programming language. Hopper, a computing pioneer, also developed one of the first compilers and helped popularize the term “computer bug.”<\/p>\n Doron has posted the first part of his tutorial on building reliable storage infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Please share it with your Linux-using friends<\/strong>\u00a0and encourage them to subscribe (hint:\u00a0it’s here<\/a>).<\/p>\n Share the articles in Linux Subreddits and community forums.<\/p>\n Follow us on Google News<\/a>\u00a0and stay updated in your News feed.<\/p>\n\nDiablo-like Games You Can Play With Steam on Linux<\/div>\nSlash, loot, and grind your way through these Diablo-like games on Linux and Steam this summer.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-579.png\")
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\nHow Does OpenMandriva Lx \u2018Rock\u2019 Stack Against Fedora? My Thoughts<\/div>\nI took OpenMandriva Lx \u2018Rock\u2019 for a spin this week and compared it to Fedora, my daily driver.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-573.png\")
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\n5 Open Source Apps You Can use for Seamless File Transfer Between Linux and Android<\/div>\nWant to share selected files between your Android smartphone and Linux computer? Explore these open source tools.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-574.png\")
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\nI Tried Proton\u2019s Lumo AI, a Private Alternative to ChatGPT<\/div>\nTired of ChatGPT Tracking You? Proton is now offering an end-to-end encrypted AI chats with no data logging or tracking. Here\u2019s my experience with it.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-575.png\")
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\nMy Expenses: A Capable Open Source Finance Tracking App for Android<\/div>\nA solid finance tracking and management app for Android users.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-577.png\")
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\nMatch Ubuntu Releases With Their Mascots: Puzzle<\/div>\nIdentify the mascots of various Ubuntu releases and match them with their release version number. Simple.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-578.png\")
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\nBuilding Reliable Storage Infrastructure: Filesystems, SANs, and Real-World Tactics Part 1<\/div>\nBuilding Reliable Storage Infrastructure: Filesystems, SANs, and Real-World Tactics Table of Contents – Part 1 I. Introduction II. Storage System Fundamentals A. Definitions and Concepts B. Physical Components III. Block Storage and Volumes A. What Is a LUN? B. Client Access: Block Devices vs File Shares C. Cloud Block Storage in Practice D. Live Migration and Failover Implications IV. Enterprise SAN Features A. Redundancy Mechanisms B. Replication Types C. Multi-site Disaster Recovery a\u2026<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/f274f9749e3fd8b4d6fbae1cf90c5c186d2f699c_2_180x180-59.png\")
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