Highlights:

SERVICE: Welcome

Trust Issues

Are fortunes changing for Google? Many observers think so, but trillion dollar companies have ways of making problems go away. It does seem like they are on a bit of a losing streak when it comes to government tolerance of their anti-competitive behavior.

SERVICE: This Month's DVD

Debian 12.6 and Clonezilla 3.1.3-16

SERVICE: News

In the news: Ubuntu 24.10 to Include the Latest Linux Kernel; Plasma Desktop 6.1.4 Release; Manjaro Team Tests Immutable Version; Vanilla OS 2 Available; Debian-Based eLxr Distribution for Edge Deployments; NVIDIA Driver for Upcoming NVIDIA 560 GPU for Linux; OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 Released; and Kernel 6.10 Available for General Usage.

NEWS: Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on speeding up the dentry cache.

: LLMs at Home with Ollama

Running large language models locally

Ollama and Open WebUI let you join the AI revolution without relying on the cloud.

: bauh

The bauh package manager

The bauh package manager provides a single interface to manage all of your Linux software. Despite a few issues, bauh goes a long way in simplifying package management.

: SysLinuxOS

Linux for sys admins

SysLinuxOS puts an end to searching for the right tools for admin tasks.

: Ubuntu MATE 24.04

Exploring Ubuntu MATE 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu MATE is an intriguing option for users who want the steady predictability of Ubuntu without the complexity and feature-bloat of modern-day Gnome or KDE.

IN-DEPTH: LXD-UI

Container management made easier with LXD-UI

LXC, a command-line manager for Linux containers, is quite tricky to use. Enter the LXD-UI web interface to make life easier.

IN-DEPTH: electerm

Rethinking basic functions

The modern electerm combines terminal, file manager, and remote connection functions into a single app.

IN-DEPTH: eBPF and Cilium

Cilium extends the power of eBPF for Kubernetes networks

eBPF offers a powerful remedy for the complexity of Kubernetes, but it can be difficult to configure and manage. Cilium provides easy access to eBPF's revolutionary capabilities.

IN-DEPTH: Steganography

Concealing secrets in plain sight

Intruders and spies have ways of concealing information in image files, doc files, and other innocuous locations. Welcome to the sneaky art of steganography.

IN-DEPTH: Data Retention

Monitoring WiFi devices from the command line

To see when clients are joining and leaving the wireless network, Mike Schilli writes a command-line utility that uses an object-relational mapping interface to store metrics in SQLite to later display historical data.

: Coin Counter

Build a coin counter from particleboard and a Pi Pico

Parking meters and vending machines detect and count the coins you insert, but how do they work? We'll show you how to mimic the functionality with some particleboard, a Raspberry Pi Pico, a few extra chips, and some Python code.

: PiJuice Zero

PiJuice HAT for battery-powered Pi Zero

The Raspberry Pi Zero is a frugal little computer. But without a power socket, you might be surprised how quickly it can drain a battery. Active power management is the order of the day.

LINUX VOICE: Introduction

This month in Linux Voice and Elvie.

LINUX VOICE: maddog's Doghouse

Language Skills

With all the benefits of high-level languages, there's still good value in learning assembly- and machine-level languages today.

LINUX VOICE: Netcat and Socat

Socat – Netcat on steroids

Netcat is the Swiss Army knife of networking for admins. Socat takes this principle one step further, offering multiplexing, TLS-secured channels, pipes, Unix sockets, and executables.

LINUX VOICE: cksfv

Checking data integrity with cksfv

cksfv and the CRC32 algorithm can't compete with modern methods as a way to look for intruders, but if you're just checking for random errors such as a misplaced bit, this ancient tool could still be of service.

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

This month Nate offers readers delectable treats including code editors, immersive video games, office suites, and even a remarkably useful typing tutor.

LINUX VOICE: OpenStreetMap Maximized

Mapping the details

Use Map Machine's icons to make the most of OpenStreetMap data and show as many map features as possible.