Issue #299 / Oct 2025

Nix flakes modernize the Nix package manager's promise of reproducible builds with structured project definitions and built-in dependency locking, making Nix code more shareable across projects.

Want to communicate without relying on mobile networks? Meshtastic lets you create your own off-the-grid wireless mesh network with an inexpensive LoRa device and an Android phone.

Before sharing screenshots, you may want to highlight points of interest. Mike Schilli whips up a Go app with the Fyne framework that acts like a highlighter pen.

A beginner-friendly guide to building a chat client-server with sockets and multithreading.

PipeWire lets you transparently handle ALSA, JACK, and PulseAudio applications, making it useful for both general and professional audio users.

Block coding is not exactly new, but block programming of a microcontroller is more exciting than you might think.

The Commodore home computer is back with new hardware and software options, including a new Commodore 64 machine from the classic brand.

This month in Linux Voice.

While USENIX continues with its many conferences, its Annual Technical Conference will be missed.

T-prot trims – or removes – long quotes and signatures to neatly simplify emails.