• Figure 1: Most Tox clients allow alternating different Tox IDs (quasi user accounts).

    Peer Group

    The Tox protocol uses file-sharing techniques for messaging and audio-video chats, which gives users a greater degree of privacy and freedom.

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    Programming Snapshot – SymPy

    Whether he's filling the bathtub with water or routing electricity through resistors – Mike Schilli juggles mathematical formulas with the assistance of the Python SymPy package.

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    Command Line – Pandoc

    Pandoc lets you convert files from one markup format to another at the command line.

  • Charly's Column – User Groups

    This time Charly investigates the three most frequently asked questions about user groups.

News and Articles

  • Nvidia and Valve Collaborate to Bring DLSS to Linux

    Both powerhouses in the gaming industry are trying to make the experience on Linux much improved, by way of DLSS.

  • Kali Linux 2021.2 Official Release Now Available

    The latest iteration of security fan-favorite Kali Linux has been released with new tools, themes, and plenty of improvements.

  • Home Automaton

    Z-Wave components, a RaZberry module, and the free Home Assistant software make the Raspberry Pi a powerful smart home control center.

  • Tutorial – Zotero

    Reference management software like Zotero helps you easily record and organize citations and create bibliographies.

  • NEWS

    In the news: Armbian 21.05 Now Available; StarLabs has Released Another Linux Laptop; Ubuntu 21.04 Adds Support for Active Directory; Gnome 40 Available on openSUSE; Kernel 5.13 Merges Apple M1 Hardware Support: and KDE Launches the Qt 5 Patch Collection. 

  • Distro Walk – Zorin OS

    Artyom and Kyrill Zorin set out to design a user-friendly operating system, resulting in Zorin OS, a favorite among new users. Bruce talks to Artyom about Zorin OS and where the project is headed.

  • Explainer

    Manim lets you program video sequences with a few lines of Python code to present mathematical problems in an engaging and scientifically accurate way.

  • Stats Don't Lie

    With very little overhead, you can access statistics on the spread of COVID-19 using gawk scripts and simple shell commands.

  • Card Game

    Anki brings a virtual flash card box to the desktop. Thanks to a useful collection of add-ons, you can adapt Anki to suit your needs, making it one of the most efficient learning tools.

  • On the DVD

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