Issue #239 / Oct 2020

Lockdown mode makes your Linux system more secure and even prevents root users from modifying the kernel.

How do you find a process running on a Linux system by start time? The question sounds trivial, but the answer is trickier than it first appears.

Regular password changes are a thing of the past: Strong passwords for each individual service provide more protection. Charly pimped his Ubuntu accordingly with a suitable PAM module.

Place long-range wireless sensors in a garden and keep track of ambient conditions with gauges and time-based graphs.

Build open software, open hardware smart WiFi speakers for the home with the Sonos and Ikea Symfonisk.

To build the future of FOSS, we need to focus on communicating its value – especially to young people.

This month in Linux Voice.

The handy hub command-line tool lets you manage your GitHub repository from a terminal window, which can make it easier to automate repetitive tasks.

A wildly flashing equalizer once was part of the basic equipment of every decent stereo system. PulseEffects upgrades the PulseAudio server to include these slide controls – and offers even more.

Graham looks at OpenToonz, Qtile, SageMath, starcli, Fermentrack, Mindustry, and much more.