Features
Pretty Complex
Modern cyberwarfare and its resulting monetary allocations have significantly impacted the exploit market, but where does that lead?
Scanning with Zenmap
Network Discovery
Discover your network with the user-friendly Zenmap network scanner.
Custom Linux Installations
Roll Your Own
Customize your Linux installation and gain working knowledge of your system at the same time.
Spring Cleaning
Deleting the old kernels lost on your hard drive
When you update the kernel, the old version remains on the disk. If you clean up, the reward is several hundred megabytes of free disk space.
The First Social Network
Usenet
Before the web as we know it existed, Usenet performed the same tasks now done by web forums and social networks. Despite its declining popularity, Usenet is still employed to publish articles, sustain mailing lists, and even upload files.
Tutorial – Plasma
Pretty (Inter)face
If you want features, bells and whistles, and configurability in spades, your best choice of desktop is probably KDE's Plasma desktop. Navigating and discovering all that's on offer can be a challenge, though.
Charly’s Column – Sysdig
Alpha Beast
In this issue, sys admin columnist and tool veterinarian Charly Kühnast invites Sysdig, the jack-of-all-trades among system diagnostic tools, into his surgery for a quick checkup. The project promises to unite the functionality of lsof, iftop, netstat, tcpdump, and others.
Many Branches
Manage and share files with Git
Software projects often comprise several code branches, some of which exist in parallel. Git supports community code development through remote repositories and code branching.
The Year 2018 in Open Hardware
Emerging Markets
2018 saw several open hardware projects reach fruition. Where the open hardware movement goes from here, remains to be seen.
TreeTime
Mind-mapping tools
Mind maps are designed to help display processes and projects clearly in a graphical format. This review explores the design possibilities offered by five mind map programs.
Issue 41: Linux Shell Handbook 2021 Edition/Special Editions
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News
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Apple M1 Hardware Support to be Merged into Linux Kernel 5.13
Linux users will be able to install their favorite distribution on Apple’s M1-based hardware.
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KDE Launches the Qt 5 Patch Collection
To support and maintain a stable Qt 5 for KDE Gears and Frameworks, KDE will maintain a patch collection.
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Linux Creator Warns Next Kernel Could be Delayed
Linus Torvalds has issued concern about the size of kernel 5.12 and possible delays for its release.
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System76 Updates its Pangolin Laptop
System76 has released a much-anticipated AMD version of their most popular laptop, the Pangolin.
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New Debian-Based Distribution Arrives on the Market
TelOS is a new Debian-based Linux distribution with a customized, touch-screen-ready KDE Plasma 5 desktop.
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System76 Releases New Thelio Desktop
One of the most ardent supporters of open source hardware has released a new desktop machine for home or office.
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Mageia 8 Now Available with Linux 5.10 LTS
The latest release of Mageia includes improved graphics support for both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs.
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GNOME 40 Beta has been Released
Anyone looking to test the beta for the upcoming GNOME 40 release can now do so.
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OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 has Arrived
The latest stable version of OpenMandriva has been released and offers the newest KDE desktop and ARM support.
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Thunderbird 78 Ported to Ubuntu 20.04
The Ubuntu developers have made the decision to port the latest release of Thunderbird to the LTS version of the platform.