FOSS Weekly #23.49: Sudo Tweaks, Ubuntu Starters, Zorin 17, Cinnamon 6 and More

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💬 Let’s see what you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:

A new Cinnamon desktop release.
Sudo tips and tweaks
A new collection of Ubuntu tutorials for the beginners
Important details regarding the KDE Plasma 6 release.
Some interesting details about the upcoming Zorin 17 release.
And other Linux news, videos, Puzzles and, of course, memes!

📰 Linux news

Open source web-based e-mail client, Roundcube has found a new home with Nextcloud.
The Cinnamon 6.0 release has debuted with experimental Wayland support.
Godot 4.2 is the latest major release for the popular open-source game engine.
Mageia has taken a step towards enhancing the experience for gamers and creators.
Zorin OS 17 is all set to redefine the user experience you expect from a Linux distribution.
MauiKit version 3.0.2 is here, dubbed as the most comprehensive user interface toolkit.

KDE Plasma 6 is set to be released on February 28, 2024. Here’s what you can expect:

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🧠 What we’re thinking about

A curious case of imitation, and the original creator’s thoughts on it.

🧮 Linux Tips, Tutorials and More

Yes. The simple looking sudo command can be tweaked and configured. Though, it’s not for everyone, but something good to know about.

I revamped this page to collect tutorials into sections that would help new users to get started with Ubuntu more smoothly. If you are active in various Linux forums and someone asks ‘how do I start using Ubuntu’, you may direct them to this page.

Here are some of the most privacy-focused browsers around:

📹 What we are watching

More like what we are creating 😁

✨ Project highlights

Looking for a modern and minimal alternative to GnuCash?

🧩 New quizzes

It’s simple. You see an outline of a logo. It belongs to either a distribution or an application.

It’s FOSS Plus users can play this reorder puzzle on Linux commands.

💡 Quick handy tip

You can easily pin tabs on Firefox, just right-click on a tab, then click on “Pin Tab”.

🤣 Meme of the week

But the Wiki is the best thing already 😉

🗓️ Tech Trivia

American computer scientist Grace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906. She is attributed to the term ‘debugging’ for physically removing an actual bug (moth) from the relay of a computer in 1947.

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FOSSers discuss which email client is better than Thunderbird.

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A Comprehensive Guide to the wc Command in Linux

by George Whittaker

One of the most valuable utilities offered by Unix and Linux-based systems is the wc command. This versatile command stands for “word count” and offers you a simple, yet powerful way to analyze text files. By comprehending the full scope of wc, you’ll increase your proficiency with command-line operations, making your interaction with Unix or Linux systems more productive and efficient.

Introducing the `wc` Command

At its core, wc performs a simple task: it counts. However, the objects of its attention include not only words, but also characters, lines, and bytes in files. The wc command will return four values: newline counts, word counts, byte counts, and the maximum line length when executed with a file name.

The basic syntax of the wc command is: wc [options] [file].

Options and Usage

Let’s look at the different options you can use with wc and how they work. The options will modify the output of wc, providing you with more targeted information. These options are entered in the command line after wc and before the file name.

-l: This option enables you to count the lines in a file. For example, wc -l file1 will return the number of lines in ‘file1’.
-w: The -w option tells wc to count the words in a file, with wc -w file1 returning the number of words in ‘file1’.
-c or -m: These options command wc to count the bytes or characters in a file respectively. The command wc -c file1 or wc -m file1 returns the number of bytes or characters in ‘file1’.
-L: With the -L option, wc determines the length of the longest line in a file. To find the length of the longest line in ‘file1’, you would use wc -L file1.

It’s important to note that you can use multiple options at the same time. For example, wc -lw file1 will return both the number of lines and words in ‘file1’.

Reading from Standard Input

The wc command can also read from standard input (stdin), not just from a file. This is useful when you want to count the words, lines, or characters from a stream of text that is not saved in a file. You simply type wc, hit enter, and then start typing the text. Once you’re done, press Ctrl + D to stop and wc will return the counts.

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