Linux Format

Linux Format is your complete guide to the world of Linux. Whether you've just discovered Linux, or you're a full-time guru, Linux Format has everything you need to make the most of your OS. The editorial formula is a mix of features, reviews and practical tutorials that tackle topics as far ranging as installing software to socket programming and network management. Thought-provoking features and interviews also provide a focus on key technologies, trends and issues in the fast-paced world of Free and Open Source software.

Linux is everywhere

MEET THE TEAM • Website trackers put Linux usage at over 4% for the first time. Where do you see Linux use increasing and how do you think things will go in the future?

Linux is popular! • Linux has long been a favoured OS for servers and embedded devices but is now increasingly popular for desktop machines, too.

VECTOR VEXATIONS

Nvidia moves to block ZLUDA

KDE Plasma 6 released • The long anticipated upgrade to the Plasma desktop has been released with huge improvements.

WINE FOR WAYLAND

FreeBSD moves to kill 32-bit • FreeBSD is deprecating 32-bit platforms; 32-bit binary support in 64-bit kernels will remain, however.

PostmarketOS moves to Systemd

Framework 16 laptop ships

FIXING OFFICE 365

Distro watch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Kernel Watch • Jon Masters keeps up with all the latest happenings in the Linux kernel, so you don’t have to.

Answers • Got a burning question about open source or the kernel? Whatever your level, email it to answers@linuxformat.com

Helpdex

Mailserver

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Deepin 23 • Nate Drake is in too deep with Deepin – is this Chinese-made distribution a crouching tiger or a hidden dragon?

KaOS 2024.01 • Nate Drake seeks to find some order in KaOS – a distro incorporating the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.

Bluestar Linux 6.7.6 • Nate Drake finds blue is the colour, after firing up this intuitive and visually stunning Arch-based distro.

Drauger OS 7.6 • Nate Drake puts this distribution through its paces – is Drauger a gaming dragon or just a plain drag?

Time trackers • This month, Michael Reed is keeping a strict eye on himself and trying to improve his work efficiency by investigating time-tracking applications.

Linux native application

Installation complications

User interface design and use

Extra features

Automatic tracking

Reports and summaries

Cloud options and alternative platforms

Time trackers

LINUX INVADES WINDOWS • Join Nate Drake as he explores Linux’s infiltration of Windows. Have the barriers between operating systems truly been broken?

Learning to love Linux • The early days of Microsoft put it at loggerheads with the growing open source movement, but things are different now.

Linux inside Windows

VS Studio for Linux

Run the Microsoft distro

Kaki Pi

Double the fun

Turning the Pi Pico into a custom GPU • Renowned fanatical Pi modder Clem Mayer goes all out and creates a Pi-powered graphics card.

RASPBERRY Pi TURNS TWELVE!

ParrotOS • Les Pounder has watched Hackers at least 12 times and knows what all the books are. Now he just needs a cool haircut and RISC-based laptop.

Bambu Lab X1-Carbon • There’s a reason this Bambu is shooting up all over and Andrew Sink is happy to help it out.

Create notifications from smart sensors • Les Pounder loves building gadgets with the low-cost Raspberry Pi Pico W – and some of them, like this one, even work.

The Grapes of Tux • Sommelier Jonni Bidwell shows you how to get your pesky Windows applications running on Linux, as he...