--- title: Best It's Foss posts — January 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/01 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/01 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best It's Foss posts — January 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted It's Foss posts from January 2025, 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 — January 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-feel-like-a-hacker-using-these-cool-linux-terminal-tools-kx8ro5icf "I Feel Like a Hacker Using These Cool Linux Terminal Tools") Article It's Foss · 2y I Feel Like a Hacker Using These Cool Linux Terminal Tools Explore a list of entertaining Linux terminal tools that can make you feel like a hacker. Tools like genact, Cmatrix, Hollywood, TEXTREME, No More Secrets, Cool Retro Term, gping, and Bpytop are covered with instructions for installation and use. These tools mimic various effects and animations often seen in movies, creating an impressive display for anyone watching you work on your terminal. 671 32 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-am-moving-away-from-google-s-ecosystem-zqzxudyyb "How I am Moving Away From Google's Ecosystem") Article It's Foss · 2y How I am Moving Away From Google's Ecosystem The post discusses the author's decision to move away from Google's ecosystem due to privacy concerns, the desire to explore innovative alternatives, and support for open source solutions. It outlines various Google services and suggests alternatives like ProtonMail for email, DuckDuckGo for search, and Jitsi Meet for video conferencing. Replacing Google's document suite, photos, videos, and maps is noted as more challenging. 218 35 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/21-jargon-every-linux-user-should-know-l7dwbcail "21 Jargon Every Linux User Should Know") Article It's Foss · 2y 21 Jargon Every Linux User Should Know Learn 21 essential jargon terms every Linux user should know, from the kernel and distros to dual booting and display managers. Improve your understanding of Linux terminology to navigate and use the operating system more effectively. 182 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-believe-these-dual-boot-myths-djd6cmixv "Don't Believe These Dual Boot Myths") Article It's Foss · 2y Don't Believe These Dual Boot Myths Dual booting allows you to have two operating systems on a single computer, and switch between them at boot time. Despite common myths, it does not slow down your system, is not limited to Windows and Linux, can be done with secure boot enabled, does not require two disks, doesn’t necessitate installing Linux after Windows, and you can revert to a single OS without formatting the entire system. 46 10 [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/2025/01#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/01","name":"Best It's Foss Posts — January 2025","description":"The most upvoted It's Foss posts from January 2025, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss/best-of/2025/01#items","numberOfItems":4,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-feel-like-a-hacker-using-these-cool-linux-terminal-tools-kx8ro5icf","name":"I Feel Like a Hacker Using These Cool Linux Terminal Tools"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-am-moving-away-from-google-s-ecosystem-zqzxudyyb","name":"How I am Moving Away From Google's Ecosystem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/21-jargon-every-linux-user-should-know-l7dwbcail","name":"21 Jargon Every Linux User Should Know"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-believe-these-dual-boot-myths-djd6cmixv","name":"Don't Believe These Dual Boot Myths"}]},{"@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":"January 2025"}]}]} ```