Linux Mint 22 just released.

Read about it here:

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4731

GrapheneOS adds the "Accrescent" app store to the GrapheneOS app store.

Accrescent is a security and privacy focused Android app store, with apps curated by GrapheneOS, that share the same values as GrapheneOS.

You can read more about Accrescent on their NOSTR post.

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The #Accrescent security and privacy focused Android app store is now available in the #GrapheneOS app store. Accrescent is a mobile security and privacy project that closely ties to our values. We hope the Accrescent project can benefit f

?? Anna's Archive ?? is now found at:

https://Annas-Archive.gs

Instead of the old Annas-Archive.org.

See this post:
https://t.me/annasarchiveorg/89
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Bring new life to your existing video cameras, keep your data in your hands, and run your video surveillance yourself without paying a monthly subscription fee.

ZoneMinder is an integratred set of open source software that you can install on your own hardware, and then view and control with any device from anywhere.

ZoneMinder Features:
- Monitor From Anywhere
- Use any camera
- You control your data
- Run a really small, or super big system
- Advanced AI powered detection
- Actively maintained and built

You can get more info at their website:
https://zoneminder.com/features/

ZoneMinder is available in the Debian/RedHat repositories, or if you want the latest, plus setup instructions, you can go here: https://zoneminder.com/downloads/

People could even use this to constantly keep an eye on government officials and 3-letter agents by watching and recording their every move.  ??

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Unfortunately Minecraft is now owned by Microsoft, which means you must have an MS account to play the game.

Minetest on the other hand is the open source alternative to Minecraft, and with the proper world installed, it has good gameplay.

Having an MS account is not an option for many privacy focused individuals. Minetest helps squash any temptations your kids might throw at you to create an MS account so they can play Minecraft.

You can install the latest version via PPA using these commands on Mint/Ubuntu distros.

sudo add\-apt\-repository ppa:minetestdevs/stable

sudo apt update

sudo apt install minetest

Minetest comes with the "Minetest Game" pre-installed, but that game is very boring. We recommend you hit the "+" sign in the lower left, and install the "Mesecraft" game.

The Mesecraft add-on is more in line with what you'd expect from a Minecraft alternative. Please note, you will need the latest Minetest to run the Mesecraft add-on.

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#Minetest_Minecraft_Alternative

Hello everyone!

Many of you have already heard about our plans to launch /e/OS V2...

We are thrilled to announce that /e/OS V2 is just around the corner and is coming with the next update!

On this occasion we are going LIVE on May 16th at 16:00 CEST to unveil the updates and also to connect with all of you.

The launch will be followed by a Q&A session with a few of us answering online.

{Save the date and prepare your questions!}?
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*⚡️You-Get: Download video, audio, images from the web easily!*@takebackourtech

Ever wanted to pull a bunch of content down so you can watch later?

You-Get is a CLI (command line interface) utility that makes it easy to download videos, audio, and images from the web.

you-get 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw'

You Get supports an impressive array of sites: Youtube, Twitter, VK, Tumblr, Soundcloud, Instagram, Facebook, and countless others!

It supports downloading YouTube playlists as well, it'll go through each video in the playlist.

Downloads can be very slow though, I recommend you use the —info flag before downloading to see what formats are available. Then you can run the command again with the —i-tag flag at whichever quality level is right for you.

You can download videos off of big tech platforms / paywalls by using the '—cookies' flag and pointing to a Firefox cookies database (cookies.sqlite).

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You can log and track the phone locations of your family and friends in complete privacy, using your Nextcloud server.

To do this you need to install the Nextcloud PhoneTrack App on your Nextcloud server, and the Android PhoneTrack App on every DeGoogled phone you want to track.

The F-Droid version is old and buggy.

To get the newer Dev Android version, you:

1. Go to the PhoneTrack Dev GitLAb page, scroll down and click the "APK Direct Download" link

2. At top "Pipeline" option, click the Download arrow and select "AssembleDevDebug:archive"

3. This downloads a zip file. Extract the zip and install the APK.

CONNECT ALL PHONES AND TRACK

1. On Nextcloud create a dedicated account for PhoneTracking.

2. Create a PhoneTrack "Session" in the Nextcloud PhoneTrack app.

3. Using the Android PhoneTrack apo, Sign each phone into the Nextcloud PhoneTrack account, and on the phone, add a "PhoneTrack log job" to the Session on Nextcloud.

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Google's Pixel / GCam is a great, easy to use, feature rich camera app that competes well with the excellent open source Open Camera. GCam brings things like portrait mode, and easy to use slow-motion.

Because of this, there are many developers porting the app to work on as many phones as possible. GCam can increase the performance of your phone's hardware camera, and the ports can also bring the GCam app to DeGoogled phones.

GCam Hub is a website dedicated to tracking all the GCam ports.

Here is the ?? web page listing many Stable GCam Version:

You can work you way through the list until you find one that works on your phone, but then you may try 100 versions and never get one that works.

Keep in mind, these ports will not auto update.

Note: Shamim's SGCAM version 8.5.300 V5 works on Pixel 3a running Lineage.

If you find a version that works on your phone, let everyone know in the comments.

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Fossify Mobile Apps branched from the Simple Phone's "Simple Mobile Tools". This was in response to Simple Mobile Tools being sold to ZippoApps, which raised privacy concerns.

Here is a list of the new apps under development w/their GitHub links for Obtainium, & F-Droid w/the IzzyOnDroid repo installed.

Calculator
- GitHub URL (No Release)
- F-Droid - Not..Yet

Calendar
- GitHub URL
- F-Droid

Contacts
- Github URL
- F-Droid
- Simple Contacts Pro SE
- (Another Branch of Simple
Contacts that is more
compatible w/standards)

Draw
- GitHub URL (No Release)
- F-Droid - Not..Yet

File-Manager
- GitHub URL
- F-Droid

Flashlight
- GitHub URL (No Release)
- F-Droid - Not..Yet

Gallery
- GitHub URL
- F-Droid

Keyboard
- GitHub URL (No Release)
- F-Droid - Not..Yet

Launcher
- GitHub URL (No Release)
- F-Droid - Not..Yet

Music-Player
- GitHub URL
- F-Droid

Phone
- GitHub URL
- F-Droid

SMS-Messenger
- GitHub
- F-Droid

Voice Recorder
- GitHub
- F-Droid

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