Nitrux has released a major new version, and it now uses Hyprland instead of KDE Plasma. Hyprland popularity is soaring, and I predict that more distros will start offering their Hyprland soon. Are we entering a Hyprland era of desktop Linux? Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A ‘New Beginning’ That’s Not for Everyone (By Design)The Debian-based distro goes all-in on Hyprland, immutability, and intentional design.It's FOSSSourav RudraLet's see what else you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:FFmpeg being unhappy with Google.Mastodon seeing a leadership change.Tool for keeping GNOME Panel clean.Snapchat dipping their toes in the open source pond.Video review of a beautiful Raspberry Pi mini PC case.And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!This edition of FOSS Weekly is supported by Internxt. 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If not, then we have an explainer on it.Here are some Rust-based alternatives to classic CLI tools on Linux.If you see a 'apt-key is deprecated' warning, here's what you can do about it.[Fixed] apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.dThe apt-key is being deprecated and your system knows that. But do you know what you should do to get packages from external repositories?It's FOSSAbhishek PrakashI mentioned Hyprland window manager at the beginning. On the related topic, here's an explainer on what a tiling window manager is.Explained: What is a Tiling Window Manager in Linux?Learn what a tiling window manager is, and the benefits that come along with it.It's FOSSAnkush Das 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. 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