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FOSSPicks

This month Graham looks at MyGNUHealth, Sniptt, Pigiron, CudaText, KnobKraft Orm, D2X-XL, and more!
Card Games

Improve communication security with GnuPG and the OpenPGP smartcard.
Easy Does It

Ren'Py helps you create Android, Linux, macOS, Windows, and HTML5 games and apps.
Clean Power

Rechargeable lithium batteries are expensive, and manufacturing them damages the environment. Saltwater batteries offer a cheaper and greener approach to storing energy.

News and Articles

Ubuntu 21.10 Released and Finally Includes GNOME 40

The most anticipated update to Ubuntu is finally here and the workflow couldn't be better.
AltSearch

Desktop Publishing , office suite , search engine , Tools

AltSearch offers extended functionality to LibreOffice Write's default find and replace tools, making it the ideal for editing and formatting longer documents.
Linux Can Now Run on Apple’s M1 Chipset

Linux users looking to take advantage of Apple Silicon are about to get their wish with the M1 chipset.
MX Linux 21 RC Candidate Available For Testing

The MX Linux development team has released the RC images for MX Linux 21 for testing purposes.
Fedora 35 is Shaping Up to Be an Impressive Release

fedora , Fedora

Although the beta version of Fedora’s upcoming release is behind schedule, the Linux distribution is still slotted for October and will include numerous bug fixes and some exciting new features.
Programming Snapshot – Go GPS Data Retrieval

The hiking and cycling app komoot saves your traveled excursion routes. Mike Schilli shows you how to retrieve the data with Go.
News

In the news: System76 Updates the 15" Pangolin with Ryzen; KDE Plasma 5.23 Promises Plenty of Subtle Improvements; Gnome 41 Now in Beta; Debian 11 "Bullseye" Released; and AlmaLinux Makes CentOS SIG Repositories Available.
Doghouse – Bug Reports

For a better bug report, maddog offers a refresher course on crafting a clear statement that will help get your problem fixed.
Digital Classroom

If your school's computer lab consists of Linux machines, Epoptes provides an interesting alternative to conventional management and monitoring programs.
Command Line – lsd

A revamp of ls, lsd offers color coding plus revised options relevant to the modern computer.