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Browse a directory of open source apps on android using F-droid store. https://fosspost.org/fdroid-open-source-google-play-store-alternative/

Rocky Linux, the enterprise Linux distribution which is often used in servers and in the cloud, can also be a good desktop operating system. Read more on how to tweak it for this end. https://fosspost.org/using-rocky-linux-as-desktop-workstation/

Do you want to learn the very basics of the command line, and how to use it to do tasks? Read this detailed explanatory article on how to start. https://fosspost.org/linux-command-line-basics-examples/

Are you a resident in the US and need to fill your forms for taxes? Here's a couple of open source solutions that you can go with instead of TurboTax by Intuit and other proprietary solutions. https://fosspost.org/open-source-tax-software-filling-us-taxes/

This is a somehow old report we worked on regarding the cost of proprietary solutions, and how governments around the world simply spend that money to get an OS with an office suite. One of the reasons why we support free software. https://fosspost.org/governments-and-spending-on-software/

Firefox 119 has been released. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/119.0/releasenotes/ Many changes in this release.

Save one cup of coffee per month, and spend it to support your favorite source of open source articles and news: https://patreon.com/fosspost You'll get an ad-free account on our website when you do so. 😘

Here is a good tutorial for power users on how they can create their own system tray indicators for various purposes. You should try it once in a lifetime at least :) https://fosspost.org/custom-system-tray-icon-indicator-linux/

Geany 2.0 open source code editor has been released. https://www.geany.org/news/geany-20-is-out/

Did you know that there is a hidden metadata attached with every file, photo and multimedia file you share with others? Learn how to uncover them on Linux with this tool. https://fosspost.org/view-and-remove-file-metadata-on-linux/

Have a nostalgia to Windows XP and 7 days? Here's how you can install their themes on your Linux desktop. https://fosspost.org/make-linux-look-like-windows/

LeechBlock is an open source browser addon that can help you fight your social media addiction on Linux desktop. https://fosspost.org/limit-social-media-time-browser-addon/