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Libreware Software Library 📡 t.me/Libreware ★ Send us your suggestions and menaces here: https://t.me/joinchat/nMOOE4YJPDFhZjZk
Saber
A (work-in-progress) cross-platform libre handwritten #notes app
https://saber.adil.hanney.org
https://github.com/adil192/saber
⚡️Breezy Weather, a Material Design Weather Client
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Breezy Weather is a weather app with a strong focus on design, with a simple, clean UX, smooth animations, and Material Design all over, plus lots of customizability.
Some very cool features include:
- Forecasts up to 16 days
- Air quality, allergen, ephermeris
- Realtime weather conditions
- Multiple weather sources (more than i've ever seen!)
🌤 Check it out
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⚡️Chultrabook, a way to run Windows, Linux, or macOS using alternative firmware
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You may remember our last post on ChromeOS overtaking the desktop Linux market. I posed the question, how can we take some of the market share back and replace ChromeOS with Linux?
Now the Chultrabook project offers a way to flash your Chromebook's firmware with Coreboot so you can install different operating systems. But be warned, this is not a simple process, some Chromebooks are not supported, and some things may not work properly after the conversion - please read the guide in full. I think its some of the best documentation I've seen.
When installing Linux the following distros are recommended:
Arch Linux
Fedora
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed
Pop!_OS
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
🧠 Learn more
Replace your Chromebook's operating system with one that respects you.
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#UAD Universal #Android #Debloater
Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device.
https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater
⚡️Inkscape Version 1.3 Released
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Where are my graphic designers at? Our favorite open-source vector illustration tool just released a major update.
There have been major performance improvements, including usage of all of your processor cores, and separating heavy rendering tasks.
Some of the new features:
- Shape Builder Tool - Inkscape’s new Shape Builder tool helps get the job done quickly and efficiently. You’ll enjoy the overview of all shapes and the ability to select multiple overlapping shapes – click, or click and drag them
- Document Resources - It’s a checklist of resources contained in your document, including patterns, filters, colors, fonts, symbols, markers, and much more.
- Font Collections - Organize your fonts into groups for brands, projects, or by feeling!
- New patterns and pattern editor
- Layers and Objects Dialog
- Persistent Snap bar
- Page margins and bleed
- Lasso selection for nodes
- Live Path Effects redesign
- PDF import rewritten
- Node deletion logic improved
- Copy and paste acrosss pages
- Pinned color
- Filter editor
Read the update
Download now
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Cromite
#Cromite is a #Chromium web #browser fork based on #Bromite with built-in support for ad blocking and an eye for privacy.
Available for Android Marshmallow and above (v6.0, API level 23) and Windows.
https://github.com/uazo/cromite
F.A.Q. https://github.com/uazo/cromite/blob/master/FAQ.md
wiki https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki
Download https://github.com/uazo/cromite/releases
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We may finally have a censorship resistant online shopping market where people can buy and sell using Bitcoin and hopefully other currencies!
Nostr Market is a decentralized marketplace, and it just saw it's first official release two days ago. It is built as an extension for LNbits.
It is for both merchants, and individuals looking to sell anything and everything.
Nostr Market is based on the Nostr protocol, which means there are no central servers or controlling authority.
User iefan, in reference to his project, announced on Nostr that, "there will soon be a web version of Nostr Marketplace. I will have no control over it, and it will be completely unstoppable."
His version of Nostr Marketplace is called the "Zapit Store" because people will be able to buy and sell by "zapping" Bitcoin to each other.
Nostr and Nostr Marketplace are built around Bitcoin.
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Here is a demo of Nostr Marketplace in action. (Starts at 1:54:06)
#Nostr_Marketplace
Snappy: A tool to detect rogue WiFi access points on open networks – Cybersecurity researchers have released a new tool called 'Snappy' that can help detect fake or rogue WiFi access points that attempts to steal data from unsuspecting people..
Attackers can create fake access points in supermarkets, coffee shops, and malls that impersonate real ones already established at the location. This is done to trick users into connecting to the rogue access points and relay sensitive data through the attackers' devices
#Cybersec #Python
#Wifi #RogueAccessPoints
LibreMobileOS
AOSP-based mobile OS aiming to ease transition to de-googled(*) #Android use-cases, while also supporting using Google services.
Supports microg or gms
https://libremobileos.com/lmodroid
https://get.libremobileos.com
#GApps: Open GApps, NikGApps, FlameGApps, and more #spyware
https://www.xda-developers.com/download-google-apps-gapps/
Changelog : v4.2.3 (45)
• Minor bugfixes & improvements
• Update translation
6 Best Secure Messaging Alternatives to WhatsApp | Avoid the Hack – https://avoidthehack.com/best-secure-messengers
The content of your messages and the metadata associated with them should be secure and private. Unfortunately many messengers out there fail to do this.
Telegram operates in the cloud, and while this does have good portability across multiple devices and device types, the service provider (or anyone with access to the cloud server) could theoretically read them at any time with relative ease; Telegram stores messages on the third-party cloud provider's server.
According to Telegram’s privacy policy, the service itself logs IP addresses and phone numbers.
#Infosec #Session #SimpleXchat #Briar #Threema
#Element #Telegram #privacy
KryptEY - Secure E2EE communication
An Android keyboard for secure end-to-end-encrypted messages through the Signal protocol in any messenger. Communicate securely and independent, regardless of the legal situation or whether messengers use E2EE. No server needed.
https://github.com/amnesica/KryptEY
F-Droid
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.amnesica.kryptey/
IzzyOnDroid
https://android.izzysoft.de/repo/apk/com.amnesica.kryptey
Reminder : new apps available in F-Droid app may not emmediatly show on the F-Droid web site ( ie when you share the link app it returns a 404 error ) some extra time is needed for both to be available
https://gitlab.com/fdroid/wiki/-/wikis/FAQ#how-long-does-it-take-for-my-app-to-show-up-on-website-and-client
#encryption #keyboard #E2EE
#messenger #security #Signal
OpenRocket is a Libre (GNU GPL), fully featured model rocket simulator software that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before actually building and flying them. OpenRocket is available as packages for Linux, macOS and WindowsThe main features include:
Six-degree-of-freedom flight simulation
Automatic design optimization
Realtime simulated altitude, velocity and acceleration display
Staging and clustering support
Cross-platform (Java-based)
GitHub - openrocket/openrocket: OpenRocket simulation software – https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket
An exemple of the construction & flight of a rocket with the help of the simulator :
- Making a High Speed Rocket
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=EjaoYGTinus&local=true
#DIY #RocketSimulator #Simulator #flight #rocket #OpenRocket
🔴 App download / install / manage
Google PlayStore™ can be installed with #minmicrog and other microg installers. Some apps you bought with a Google account may require it to check for licenses.
If it doesn't work check possible solutions here: /channel/NoGoolag/19314 ( #issues )
You can buy apps with your Google account from a web browser and then download it with Google playstore / Aurora Store / Yalp Store
Don't buy apps to Google, you're financing that evil corporation with the 30% cut they take from every app sold
Here are some better alternatives to get and manage Android apps:
🎁 F-Droid
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
/channel/NoGoolag/1034
🎁 Aurora Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
/channel/NoGoolag/1242
🎁 Aurora Store (Google Playstore foss client)
apks from Google Playstore
/channel/NoGoolag/1123
🎁 Neo Store (F-Droid foss client)
/channel/NoGoolag/14666
🎁 Droidify (F-Droid foss client)
https://github.com/Iamlooker/Droid-ify/releases
🎁 App Lounge by eOS (Foss/commercial/pwa)
https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/app_lounge
🎁 Foxy Droid (F-Droid foss client)
apks from f-droid.org repository or extra repositories
https://f-droid.org/app/nya.kitsunyan.foxydroid/
https://github.com/kitsunyan/foxy-droid
🎁 apkeep
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/09/introducing-apkeep-eff-threat-labs-new-apk-downloader
https://github.com/EFForg/apkeep
🎁 Yalp Store - fork (Google Playstore foss client)
apks from Google Play Store
https://f-droid.org/app/com.github.kiliakin.yalpstore
🎁 APKGrabber
apks from Google Play, APKPure, APKMirror or Uptodown (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/de.apkgrabber
🎁 APKMirror
apks from APKMirror
https://f-droid.org/app/taco.apkmirror
🎁 ApkTrack
Updates on PlayStore and other sources
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.kwiatkowski.ApkTrack
🎁 Kali Nethunter Store
Pentesting apps
https://store.nethunter.com
🎁 Evozi apk downloader (website)
https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader
🎁 Raccoon
APK Downloader for Linux, Windows and MacOS
https://raccoon.onyxbits.de
🔴 App management
🛠 AppManager
@AppManagerChannel
https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager
https://f-droid.org/repo/io.github.muntashirakon.AppManager
🛠 AppWarden
/channel/AuroraOfficial/59
Izzy repo https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo/com.aurora.warden
🛠 /d/gapps
Delete/disable GApps and other bloatwares
/channel/NoGoolag/1247
🛠 Batch Uninstaller
Uninstall multiple applications at once
https://f-droid.org/app/com.saha.batchuninstaller
🛠 Apk Extractor
Extract APKs from your device, even if installed from the Playstore. Root access
https://f-droid.org/app/axp.tool.apkextractor
🛠 OpenAPK
App manager uninstall, hide, disable, extract, share
https://f-droid.org/app/com.dkanada.openapk
🛠 NeoBackup
https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Backup
🔴 App info
🔬 ClassyShark3xodus
Scan apps for trackers
https://f-droid.org/app/com.oF2pks.classyshark3xodus
🔬 Exodus Privacy
Analyzes privacy concerns in apps from Google Play store
https://f-droid.org/app/org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy
🔬 App Watcher
Follow updates and changelogs of apps in Play Store not currently installed on your device (enable Izzy repo)
https://f-droid.org/app/com.anod.appwatcher
🔬 Stanley
Explore app info for developers
https://f-droid.org/app/fr.xgouchet.packageexplorer
📡 @NoGoolag 📡 @Libreware
#apk #install #app #playstore #store #alternatives #fdroid #aurora #yalp #huawei
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You can get most music and movies through Bittorrents. Here's how you set up qBittorrent for search, and how to set it up to keep yourself off of your ISP's radar.
Click each step to go to a more detailed tutorial for that step.
1. Enable Search
(Watch ☝️ the video )
2. Require Encryption
3. Use a USA IP Blocklist
4. Limit Number of Connections
5. Limit Connection Speed
6. Use a Different Port at Each Startup
7. Use a VPN with your system
There are so many options
on VPNs. We're not going
to attempt to tackle this.
I have been using these settings for almost 20 years without a VPN, and have never received a cease and desist notice from any ISP. Most tutorials recommend you use a VPN, but you can try these settings, and if your ISP leaves you alone, no need to pay for a VPN. If you get the letter, then you can get a VPN.
Note: You can do the exact same things in Transmission, except search.
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⚡️Creator of Vim, Bram Mooleanaar Passes Away at 62
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If you're a developer, you may have heard of the Vim text editor, a legendary piece of software that improved on the original vi editor distributed in Unix systems. Released in 1991 and still maintained today, vim is used by millions and remains one of the most popular text editors of all time.
Vim's creator Bram Moolenaar has passed away at 62. His family announced (Google Groups link) his passing on August 5th:
It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that Bram Moolenaar passed away on 3 August 2023.
Bram was suffering from a medical condition that progressed quickly over the last few weeks.
Bram dedicated a large part of his life to VIM and he was very proud of the VIM community that you are all part of.
Bram was also the creator of the 'charityware' concept, where people could only vote on software features if they donated to a charity of the developer's choice.
Check out Bram's personal website to get a feel for who he was.
Rest in peace Bram, and thank you for your service to all of us!
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⚡️NewPipe Releases v0.25.2
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NewPipe, the best mobile front-end for Youtube made important fixes and improvements in yesterday's release.
- Fixing Youtube's blocking of 'Stories' in a workaround
- Improviing download speed
- Allow seting volume / brightness gestures
- New tabs at the bottom of screen
+ And much more,
Read the release notes
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My brand new project, Android Debloat List, is created not only to catalogue potential apps that might be disabled, uninstalled or replaced with FOSS alternatives but also to warn users about the potential danger of using certain system apps. As part of this effort, I’ll also be recording vulnerabilities for system apps. To report a vulnerability, create a new issue with the following information:
1. Package name along with its name/label
2. CVD/CVE (or if not supported, link to the vulnerability)
3. Affected versions (either a list or a range) using version name (optional) and version code
4. Optional comments
5. How it should be dealt (update, remove, replace with alternative, keep due to potential issues)
Why? Because vulnerabilities do not show up in almost any AV software.
[I’m currently taking a break from FOSS development, I’ll create an issue template for it when I’ll be back in the next month.]
Squawker (An open-source anonymous Twitter client) fork of FritterFeatures:
- Privacy: No login, no tracking, with all data local
- Feed: View all your subscriptions in a chronological feed
- Subscriptions: Follow and group accounts
- Search: Find users and tweets
- Bookmarks: Save tweets locally and offline
- Trends: See what's trending in the world
- Polls: View results without needing to vote
- Light and Dark themes: Protect your eyes.. And more!
#FrontEnd #Privacy #Twitter
F-Droid | Github
⚡️Progressive Web App for F-Droid In Development
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The F-Droid team is working on a progressive web app for browsing F-Droid repositories.
Progressive Web Apps or PWAs are web applications that look and feel like a mobile app thanks to some tweaks and the ability to add them to the phone's home screen. They're much easier to build than mobile apps.
The app is still in development with the following features:
-displaying basic repository informations;
- Providing a link/QR-code for adding the repository to your F-Droid client;
- Browsing and searching for apps;
- Displaying app details and app downloads.
The most exciting part about this announcement is their plan to expand F-Droid tooling to iOS. This could potentially mean that iOS apps can be distributed through F-Droid.
Since the EU is forcing Apple to allow sideloading apps (getting apps from outside the App Store) in a few years, F-Droid could eventually be home to open-source apps on iOS.
Read more:
https://f-droid.org/en/2023/06/16/progessive-web-client.html
Code:
https://gitlab.com/uniqx/fdroid-webdash
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PhoneSploit ProAn all-in-one hacking tool written in Python to remotely exploit Android devices using ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and Metasploit-Framework.
https://github.com/AzeemIdrisi/PhoneSploit-Pro
#kali #nethunter #hacking #Metasploit #Android #ADB
Buttplug Sex Toy Control Project
Buttplug is an open-source standards and software project for controlling intimate hardware, including sex toys, fucking machines, and more.
https://buttplug.io
Intiface® is a set of applications for accessing and controlling intimate haptics/sensor hardware, built on the Buttplug Framework.
https://intiface.com
#Accrescent
A novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.
Currently in early alpha
https://accrescent.app
https://github.com/accrescent/accrescent
Features:
App signing key pinning
Signed repository metadata
Automatic, unprivileged, unattended updates
First-class support for split APKs
No remote APK signing
Meaningful quality control for submitted apps
No account requirement for installing apps
...and more. See the features page on the website for details.
Warning from its faq:
Apps do not need to be open-source to be submitted to Accrescent. Although open-source software provides additional transparency and can make it easier for users to check overall code quality, it is not inherently more secure or private than closed-source software. Likewise, proprietary software is not inherently less secure or private than open-source software. Since Accrescent is focused on security and privacy it wouldn't make sense for it to restrict developers to a specific source model.
#apk
#microg v0.2.28.231657
https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/releases/tag/v0.2.28.231657
Changelog
Entirely new, rewritten location stack
Major update to maps implementation. Thanks @fynngodau
Support for reCAPTCHA Enterprise API
Various compatibility improvements
Notes
The new location stack does not support UnifiedNlp modules anymore. This was a step necessary to take to get locations properly working on latest Android versions. This means that some features previously available through UnifiedNlp modules do no longer exist. The goal is to merge the most important of those features into GmsCore. For now, the new locations stack is relying exclusively on Mozilla Location Service for network based location.
microG GmsCore now requests a few additional privileged permissions. As always, privileged permissions are optional for microG and you can continue using microG as an unprivileged app with only minor downsides. The new privileged permissions are:
android.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE
android.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE
android.permission.NETWORK_SCAN
android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_STATS
android.permission.WATCH_APPOPS
Lock and wipe on emergency.
You can use PanicKit, tile,shortcut or send a message with a secret code. On trigger, using Device Administration API, it locks a device and optionally runs wipe (factory reset). Or it can send a broadcast message instead of the wipe.
Also you can:
fire when a device was not unlocked for X time
fire when a USB data connection is made while a device is locked
fire when a fake messenger app is launched
fire when a duress password is entered (companion app: Duress)
The app works in Work Profile too, but with limitations. Use it to install risky apps and Wasted in it. Then you can wipe this profile data with one click without wiping the whole device.
For base security take a look at: Sentry.Only encrypted device may guarantee that the data will not be recoverable.
Be aware that the app does not work in safe mode
Wasted (Lock a device and delete its data in an emergency)
https://f-droid.org/packages/me.lucky.wasted/
https://github.com/x13a/Wasted
#security #cellebrite #UFED
SimpleX Chat: private and secure cross platform messenger without any user IDs (not even random)
:~ E2E-encrypted messages with markdown and editing
:~ E2E-encrypted images and files
:~ Decentralized secret groups — only users know they exist
:~ E2E-encrypted voice messages
:~ Disappearing messages
:~ E2E-encrypted audio and video calls
:~ Portable encrypted database — move your profile to another device
:~Incognito mode —
unique to SimpleX Chat
Website : https://simplex.chat/
SimpleX Chat (SimpleX Chat - e2e encrypted messenger without any user IDs - private by design!)
https://f-droid.org/packages/chat.simplex.app/
Quick start – https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/readme.html
#SimpleXchat #security #privacy #encryption #E2EE
#FLOSS
- - Piwigo NG(Piwigo New Generation)
Is a new version of the Piwigo native #Android application for the free and open source photo hosting platform Piwigo. With this app you can browse you self-hosted gallery and upload photos from your smart device.
GitHub - Piwigo/piwigo-flutter-app: Piwigo mobile application for Android – https://github.com/Piwigo/piwigo-flutter-app
Piwigo - Open source photo management software – https://piwigo.org/
#Piwigo #PiwigoNG #Photos
#selfhosting
👉 Sites to search for Android apps support without using the gapps malware:
https://github.com/microg
Plexus
https://plexus.techlore.tech
https://github.com/techlore-official/plexus
https://community.e.foundation/t/editable-list-of-apps-that-work-or-do-not-work-with-microg/21151
👉 Microg related issues:
If you installed microg with minmicrog installer and you're having issues, try fixing permissions with npem command:
With a PC (no root required):
- connect device with a cable
- open ADB shell in a terminal
- type command: npem
Or on the device (root required):
- open a terminal app (like termux)
- type this command to get root: su
- type command: npem
Fix Phonesky signature
/channel/NoGoolag/2057
Fix Apps not registering in microg gcm push messaging part:
/channel/NoGoolag/4866
Fix other issues with microg gcm push:
/channel/NoGoolag/2337
Some other issues mentioned here (it may be outdated)
https://gitlab.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid/-/blob/master/doc/Issues.md
An easy-to-use backup Libre application for Android without Root
Edit: It asks for root… it doesn't work without root…
Unless a ROM were to include it as a system app maybe…
Support for #multi-user/double backup: same backup/restore on multiple partitions!
Cloud: fully supports #Rclone, which can perform local mounting of network drives from various service providers.
100% data integrity: all data will be retained and there is no need to reconnect or download additional packages.
Complete: Split Apk, Arm32, Arm64, x86, x86_64, Android9+.
Fast: Support: tar lz4 zstd (default
GitHub - XayahSuSu/Android-DataBackup: 数据备份 DataBackup for Android - https://github.com/XayahSuSuSu/Android-DataBackup
Reminder : to install it via F-Droid first add the Izzy repository to F-Droid ( settings - repositories/sources)
IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository - https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/
#Backup #Android