A long weekend is the perfect window to spin up a fresh tool, test a new theme, and dial in your desktop until it feels just right.
New in Showcase
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Laser - A simple CD ripping application by @andreas
A modern GNOME-first ripper built with GTK4 and Libadwaita that grabs metadata and covers, and rips to AAC, FLAC, MP3, OPUS or WAV so you can move discs to your phone without wrestling a dated UI. -
Ts-tools – TimeShift without the baggage by @IronRod
A Bash alternative to Timeshift for headless systems that mirrors its rsync approach and exclusions, so you can take and roll back OS snapshots without pulling in GUI dependencies. -
Fs-tools - partition-level backup by @IronRod
A wrapper around fsarchiver that creates full images of selected partitions with a consistent layout, ideal when you want a true block-level capture instead of a file-level backup. -
Python TUI/curses exercise: Naval Combat game by @ugnvs
A terminal-based battleship-style game written in Python with curses, cleanly rendered grid play that is easy to clone and hack on for TUI practice. -
A Linux genius Reverse-Engineered an $80 Tablet to Run Pure Linux from an SD Card shared by @hydn
Video plus repo for an RK3562 tablet booting Linux from microSD, a fun weekend rabbit hole if you like low-cost ARM hardware and boot chains. -
Anyone here tried SpiralLinux? shared by @hydn
Debian spins focused on sane defaults and usability from the GeckoLinux developer, delivering a clean Debian base with the setup work already done.
Active & Updated
- [Go] cert-checker — v1.2 released by @toadie, followed by discussion on adding simpler vs full views and a new config.ini for paths and defaults to streamline usage.
- Linux95 theme on archlinux (alpha) — @Halano published the repo for testing so you can pull and try the classic look; initial focus is on the dot-style app set.
- Netdata on a Mostly-Idle Home Server: Worth It — @hydn uninstalled Netdata on a deliberately underclocked TinyPC due to CPU overhead and kept CheckMk, with notes on tradeoffs and tuning.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
- @sgage shared their setup — MATE with a classic top panel plus Plank dock at the bottom, Apps/Places/System alongside Brisk for fast keyboard access.
- @andreas shared their setup — Fedora 44 GNOME in a clean, near-stock layout that puts polish before tweaks.
- @hydn shared a new 4K wallpaper set — typography, boot‑log and manifesto themed backgrounds that center the community ethos more than the logo.
Got something brewing or a desktop you’re proud of? Drop your projects in Showcase or your rices in the screenshot threads so we can feature them before next Saturday.