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Author: Abhishek Prakash

This Tiny SBC Lets You Swap Interface Modules for Voice, Vision or Sensing
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This Tiny SBC Lets You Swap Interface Modules for Voice, Vision or Sensing

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 25, 2026

You get an SBC and start building projects on that. You start with a vision project. Then the next project idea needs audio. Perhaps the

FOSS Weekly #26.39: Snapdragon X2, Ubuntu 26.10, Konsole, systemd Tricks and a New Project
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FOSS Weekly #26.39: Snapdragon X2, Ubuntu 26.10, Konsole, systemd Tricks and a New Project

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 24, 2026

First thing first. Yesterday, I mistakenly sent the Local AI Weekly newsletter to everyone. That was not supposed to happen. I’ll be more careful in

Local AI Weekly #3: The Token Rug Pull
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Local AI Weekly #3: The Token Rug Pull

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 23, 2026

📋 I mistakenly sent the Local AI Weekly to the subscribers of FOSS Weekly. My bad. A long, tiring day led to this mishap. Won’t

PeppermintOS Is Moving From Xorg to XLibre to Avoid Wayland
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PeppermintOS Is Moving From Xorg to XLibre to Avoid Wayland

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 22, 2026

If you run a lightweight distro and you do not like the fact that Wayland will probably become the default, PeppermintOS has some news you

How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story
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How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 20, 2026

In the past, I have shared stories of how real people using Linux in the real world. My favorite is the interview with Stu Keroff

Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced HMI Display Review: A Tinkerer’s Touchscreen
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Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced HMI Display Review: A Tinkerer’s Touchscreen

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 19, 2026

I have been (mostly) happily running Home Assistant in my homelab for a while now. There is a tiny issue, though. While my wife and

FOSS Weekly #26.38: GNOME 51 Release, LibreOffice Image Trick, VMWare Drama, Fingerprint Reader for Linux and More
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FOSS Weekly #26.38: GNOME 51 Release, LibreOffice Image Trick, VMWare Drama, Fingerprint Reader for Linux and More

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 17, 2026

It’s FOSS reader Mišo Oroz shares how he migrated a small transport and logistics company in, Bergamo, Italy to Linux and open source to reduce

Zsh Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Shell?
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Zsh Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Shell?

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 17, 2026

Zsh has become the default shell for a lot of Linux and macOS users, and for good reason. Between Oh My Zsh, autosuggestions, and smarter

Local AI Weekly #2: Agents Everywhere
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Local AI Weekly #2: Agents Everywhere

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 16, 2026

Welcome back to Local AI Weekly. I promised a weekly, and then took a month to send the second one. So let’s call the first

MAKERphone 2.0 Lets You Build a 4G Phone and Vibe-Code Its Apps
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MAKERphone 2.0 Lets You Build a 4G Phone and Vibe-Code Its Apps

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 13, 2026

Most of us carry a phone every day, but very few of us could say what’s actually going on inside one. That gap is exactly

Privacy Notes: Markdown Editor With Built-in Encrypted Vault
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Privacy Notes: Markdown Editor With Built-in Encrypted Vault

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 13, 2026

There is no dearth of note taking apps for Linux. There are tools like Obsidian that are local first, tools like Joplin that are both

This Tiny Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents
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This Tiny Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 12, 2026

A laptop fingerprint sensor unlocks the laptop and usually stops there. Immurok wants to do quite a bit more than that. It is a tiny

Omarchy Linux Quiz
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Omarchy Linux Quiz

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 12, 2026

Omarchy has gained so much popularity, and if you are one of the fans, how about you answer a few questions and we see if

FOSS Weekly #26.37: Swiss Linux Move, Flyline, PPA Guide, Fedora Win Over Windows and More
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FOSS Weekly #26.37: Swiss Linux Move, Flyline, PPA Guide, Fedora Win Over Windows and More

Abhishek PrakashSeptember 10, 2026

Let’s start with the good news. Switzerland is on track to kick out Microsoft across 3,000 workstations in its Federal Chancellery. The Firefox Nova redesign

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