--- title: Best It's Foss posts — November 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from November 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2024/11 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2024/11 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best It's Foss posts — November 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from November 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of It's Foss — November 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/running-opencoder-llm-in-vs-code-a-local-copilot-alternative-etvhlqcjw "Running Opencoder LLM in VS Code: A Local, Copilot Alternative") Article It's Foss · 2y Running Opencoder LLM in VS Code: A Local, Copilot Alternative OpenCoder is an open-source large language model designed for coding, available in 1.5B and 8B models. This guide explains how to integrate OpenCoder with VS Code using the CodeGPT extension and Ollama for local deployment. The steps include installing VS Code, the CodeGPT extension, Ollama, and downloading the OpenCoder model. While performance may vary based on hardware, this setup is an excellent alternative for developers prioritizing data privacy and local processing over cloud-based AI services. 107 2 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/installing-the-much-hyped-hyprland-on-linux-dzvjjd18w "Installing the Much Hyped Hyprland on Linux") Article It's Foss · 2y Installing the Much Hyped Hyprland on Linux Hyprland is a dynamic tiling window compositor known for its high customizability and aesthetic appeal, popular in the Linux ricing community. This guide provides detailed instructions for installing Hyprland on Arch Linux, Ubuntu, and other distributions. Key points include necessary pre-installation steps, managing dependencies, configuring settings, and dealing with compatibility issues, especially with NVIDIA GPUs. It highlights that Hyprland is not beginner-friendly and emphasizes using it on a secondary system or bare metal for best results. 100 4 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/9-things-i-do-to-improve-my-linux-computer-s-security-h9yik6ntk "9 Things I Do to Improve My Linux Computer's Security") Article It's Foss · 2y 9 Things I Do to Improve My Linux Computer's Security Enhancing your Linux computer's security is essential as it can still be vulnerable despite being perceived as secure. Key practices include: encrypting the disk during installation, regularly updating the system for latest security patches, monitoring system logs and network activity, installing software from trusted sources, using encrypted DNS, disabling root login, setting up a firewall, maintaining proper data backups, and setting strong authentication. By following these steps, you can significantly improve your system's protection against potential threats. 80 5 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/7-common-issues-while-dual-booting-linux-and-windows-oibx0ggoz "7 Common Issues While Dual Booting Linux and Windows") Article It's Foss · 2y 7 Common Issues While Dual Booting Linux and Windows Dual booting Linux and Windows comes with its own set of common issues, such as incorrect time display when switching between operating systems, Windows appearing lower in the boot order, and encountering no bootable device errors. Solutions include setting the hardware clock to local time, using Grub Customizer to change the boot order, navigating boot options to fix bootloader issues, and ensuring the correct bootloader device is selected during installation. For distributions that do not use Grub, installing the rEFInd boot manager is recommended. 30 3 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/customizing-hyprland-to-your-liking-tqusrjuah "Customizing Hyprland to Your Liking") Article It's Foss · 2y Customizing Hyprland to Your Liking Learn how to customize your Hyprland setup with essential configurations like removing autogenerated configuration warnings, setting wallpapers with Hyprpaper, configuring multiple monitors, adding a panel with Waybar, setting up a notification daemon with dunst, using a clipboard manager, taking screenshots with Hyprshot, enabling animations, adjusting workspace gestures, and setting environment variables. The guide provides step-by-step instructions to help beginners make their Hyprland experience more tailored and efficient. 23 2 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/unlock-vlc-s-potential-with-these-9-simple-tricks-eiliir3cu "Unlock VLC's Potential With These 9 Simple Tricks") Article It's Foss · 2y Unlock VLC's Potential With These 9 Simple Tricks Discover the hidden features of VLC media player beyond just watching videos. Learn how to create temporary chapters, listen to radio and podcasts, play a jigsaw puzzle with your video, enable interactive zoom, add permanent logo/text overlays, merge video and audio, install custom skins, and apply advanced video filters. 16 [See all It's Foss archives](/sources/itsfoss/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2024/11#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2024/11","name":"Best It's Foss Posts — November 2024","description":"The most upvoted It's Foss posts from November 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2024/11#items","numberOfItems":6,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/running-opencoder-llm-in-vs-code-a-local-copilot-alternative-etvhlqcjw","name":"Running Opencoder LLM in VS Code: A Local, Copilot Alternative"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/installing-the-much-hyped-hyprland-on-linux-dzvjjd18w","name":"Installing the Much Hyped Hyprland on Linux"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/9-things-i-do-to-improve-my-linux-computer-s-security-h9yik6ntk","name":"9 Things I Do to Improve My Linux Computer's Security"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/7-common-issues-while-dual-booting-linux-and-windows-oibx0ggoz","name":"7 Common Issues While Dual Booting Linux and Windows"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/customizing-hyprland-to-your-liking-tqusrjuah","name":"Customizing Hyprland to Your Liking"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/unlock-vlc-s-potential-with-these-9-simple-tricks-eiliir3cu","name":"Unlock VLC's Potential With These 9 Simple Tricks"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"It's Foss","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"November 2024"}]}]} ```