Features
On the Trail
Root out rootkits
Detect rootkits, worms, and other malware with chkrootkit.
Qubes OS: Build in Security with Virtualization
Bulkheads on the Desktop
Qubes OS compartmentalizes every activity on your desktop in its own VM.
Magic Potion
Functional programming with Elixir
Developers will appreciate Elixir's ability to build distributed, fault-tolerant, and scalable applications.
Socket Wrench
Troubleshooting sockets with ss
The unassuming ss utility is easy to understand and easy to type, but it adds some powerful options to your admin toolkit.
Wrapped with a Bow on Top
Build Debian packages and offer them in PPAs
Is the current package for your favorite Ubuntu program woefully behind the times? No problem: Just a few steps creates an updated Debian package that you can then share with others in a PPA.
Pi-Top: The Missing Manual
Pop the Top
Follow along as we assemble, customize, and accessorize a Pi-Top kit – the do-it-yourself laptop for the Raspberry Pi.
Master Key
Keep access data secure with Cryptonify
Keep track of your login information for web services with Cryptonify.
In Step
Synchronizing data between computers and mobile devices using Syncthing
Syncthing is a free alternative to BitTorrent Sync for synchronizing data on computers and mobile devices.
Performance at a Glance
Performance analysis with iostat, sar, Ksar, collectd, and serverstats
We describe five tools you can use to monitor and troubleshoot your system's performance.
Sound City
Exploring the Audacity 2.1 audio editor
The Audacity free audio editor is evolving from a hobby app into a professional sound tool.
Issue 219/2019
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News
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GitHub Offers Free Private Repositories
Popular source code collaboration site makes a major change to feature set.
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Linus Torvalds Welcomes 2019 with Linux 5.x
Better support for GPUs and CPUs.
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Keep your edge with these powerful Linux administration tools:
Trigger Admin Tasks with Systemd
Become a certified Linux Admin professional with the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 Systems Administrator certification.
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Microsoft Gets an Open Source Web Browser
The company will use Google Chromium web browser as the foundation for its next browser.
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Canonical Launches MicroK8s
Deploy Kubernetes in a few seconds.
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A New Raspberry Pi Board
The new board packs everything that you get in Raspberry Pi 3B+ in a smaller package.
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OpenStack Foundation Changes Name of the OpenStack Summit
New event will be known as the Open Infrastructure Summit
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Beta
The latest version strikes a balance between past and future.
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System76 Announces a Line of US-Made PCs
Thelio series is available for pre-order and will ship in early December.
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IBM Acquires Red Hat
IBM is acquiring Red Hat, the most successful open source company.