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There is some interesting news from this month’s desktop Linux market share update<\/a>.<\/p>\n Linux has reached an all-time high market share of 2.69% in the latest Steam Survey. Also, CachyOS has found itself a spot in Linux-specific desktop market share in Steam Survey.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcac Let’s see what else you get in this edition<\/strong><\/p>\n Lazarus Group is currently distributing a stealer malware in fake job offer attacks. Here’s how it goes:<\/p>\n Read\u00a0detailed\u00a0analysis\u00a0on\u00a0ANY.RUN’s blog<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Arch Linux is working on a way to handle sponsorships<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Switzerland is going down a very dystopian path<\/a>. I hope the law doesn’t pass.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Desktop Linux is mostly neglected by the industry but loved by the community. For the past 12 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 Looks like a cyberdeck. Works like a classroom. The CrowPi 3<\/a> surprised me with its versatility.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Markdown meets the power of LaTeX in this modern typesetting system with Quarkdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Helwan Linux<\/a> is a distro out of Egypt that feels quite nice.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n Essential Ubuntu keyboard shortcuts<\/a> in action in this week’s video.<\/p>\n This time, we have a puzzle for deciphering scrambled application names<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/figure>\n In VirtualBox, you can send keyboard shortcuts like To send If you need more input options, you can use the Linux users, together, strong! \ud83e\udd1c\ud83e\udd1b<\/p>\n Before Spotify or iTunes, there was Napster<\/a>. Launched on June 1, 1999, by 18-year-old Shawn Fanning, who built it in his college dorm room, Napster quickly attracted over 20 million users (and viruses).<\/p>\n One of our regular FOSSers, Laura, is looking to compare notes<\/a> on building Linux and open source software from source.<\/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![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/06\/june-2025-stats-1.png\")
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\ud83c\udf1f OtterCookie: New Malware from North Korea Targets Tech and Finance Professionals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\nOtterCookie: Analysis of New Lazarus Group Malware<\/div>\nExplore in-depth technical analysis of OtterCookie, a new North Korean Lazarus APT malware that steals victims\u2019 crypto and credentials.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/cropped-cropped-Favicon-1-150x150-1-192x192-2.png\")
ANY.RUN’s Cybersecurity Blog<\/span>Mauro Eldritch<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/OtterCookie_smm.jpg\")
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\nSponsorships Seem to Be Coming to Arch Linux!<\/div>\nA proposal looks to introduce a transparent sponsorship process to Arch Linux.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-480.png\")
It’s FOSS News<\/span>Sourav Rudra<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/arch-linux-sponsorships.png\")
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\nNo More Safe Haven for Privacy? Switzerland Drifts Toward a Surveillance State Due to New Controversial Laws<\/div>\nProposed privacy law changes, if passed in parliament, threaten Switzerland\u2019s reputation as a privacy haven.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-481.png\")
It’s FOSS News<\/span>Gourav Patnaik<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/switzerland-state-surveillance.png\")
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\nI Installed macOS on Linux in a VM (for fun sake)<\/div>\nInstalling macOS as a virtual machine in a Linux system? Well, let\u2019s do it for the sake of some \u2018virtual fun\u2019<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-482.png\")
It’s FOSS<\/span>Pranav Krishna<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/virtualise-macos-in-linux.png\")
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\nCrowPi 3: An All-in-one AI Learning Kit With Cyberdeck Feel<\/div>\nA Swiss Army knife for coding education as this kit transforms the programming concepts into tangible experiences. Learn from more than a hundred interactive projects.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-483.png\")
It’s FOSS<\/span>Abhishek Prakash<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/crowpi-3-board.webp\")
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\nGitHub – iamgio\/quarkdown: \ud83e\ude90 Markdown with superpowers \u2014 from ideas to presentations, articles and books.<\/div>\n\ud83e\ude90 Markdown with superpowers \u2014 from ideas to presentations, articles and books. – iamgio\/quarkdown<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/pinned-octocat-093da3e6fa40-11.svg\")
GitHub<\/span>iamgio<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nHelwan Linux: A Made-in-Egypt Linux Distribution<\/div>\nCheck out what this distro out of Egypt has to offer.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-487.png\")
It’s FOSS News<\/span>Gourav Patnaik<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/helwan-linux.png\")
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Subscribe to It’s FOSS YouTube Channel<\/a><\/div>\n\ud83e\udde9 Quiz Time<\/h2>\n
\nDecipher The Scrambled Words<\/div>\nCan you guess the scrambled words? Give it a try!<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/android-chrome-192x192-485.png\")
It’s FOSS<\/span>Ankush Das<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/scrambled-words.png\")
<\/div>\n\ud83d\udca1 Quick Handy Tip<\/h2>\n
CTRL+ALT+DEL<\/code> to logout, and a bunch of other keyboard shortcuts to the guest (the virtual machine<\/em>), without affecting the host (your computer<\/em>).<\/p>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/06\/more-keyboard-shortcuts-to-guest-vm.png\")
<\/figure>\nCTRL+ALT+DEL<\/code>, use Host+Delete<\/code>. The Host key is usually the Right CTRL<\/em> key on a keyboard. In the top menu, go to Input \u21fe Keyboard \u2192 Keyboard Settings<\/code> to view and customize additional keyboard shortcuts for interacting with the virtual machine.<\/p>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2025\/06\/virtualbox-keyboard-shortcut.png\")
<\/figure>\nInput \u21fe Keyboard \u2192 Soft Keyboard<\/code> menu to open a virtual keyboard for the guest VM.<\/p>\n\ud83e\udd23 Meme of the Week<\/h2>\n
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\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 FOSSverse Corner<\/h2>\n
\nBuilding Linux and FLOSS programs from source code<\/div>\nStarting a thread on discussion of building parts of Linux, LFS and various packages from source code. This is a spot to compare notes on building from source. We can also discuss pros and cons of various packages\/projects to figure out which might be most useful to build from source and which might have less dependencies.<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/icon\/f274f9749e3fd8b4d6fbae1cf90c5c186d2f699c_2_180x180-49.png\")
It’s FOSS Community<\/span>Laura_Michaels<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"FOSS](\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/thumbnail\/f274f9749e3fd8b4d6fbae1cf90c5c186d2f699c-40.png\")
<\/div>\n\u2764\ufe0f With love<\/h2>\n