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.

MEET THE TEAM

New world order!

The complete history of Unix commits • Want to feel old? A project on GitHub gathers together over 50 years of Unix commits for your delectation.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution goes open source

SEE YOU IN VALHALL!

HP launches Linux laptop

CRITICAL THINKING

Microsoft gives Gnome a boost

Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 released

Thunderbird 102 now available

THANKS ADMINS!

Distro watch

Kernel Watch

GO RUST!

Answers

Mailserver

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Backblaze B2

Intel Core i3-12100

GeckoLinux Static 153

MakuluLinux Shift

EasyOS 4.2

Inscryption

Software whiteboards

Whiteboard or notepad?

Installation options

File export and import options

Day-to-day usability

Variety of modules

Development maturity

Making live presentations

The Verdict

HACK YOUR GRAPHICS

In the beginning… • Linux still talks to LCD monitors via a CRT controller interface. Find out where that came from!

Into a third dimension

MESA TODAY

Querying your 3D stack

Hack your graphics

Of GPUs and APIs…

DOING MORE WITH LESS

Raspberry Pi Pico W

Adding distance sensors to projects

Build light shows with multi-coloured LEDs

Build a “rubber ducky” device from a Pi Pico • Discover why the classic fake keyboard hacking device is ideal for the Raspberry Pi Pico and Matthew Holder’s very particular set of skills…

LOCAL LINUX FOR LOCAL USERS • You’re not from around here, says Aaron Peters but that’s fine! As he’s here to explain how your distro of choice gets to work in any language.

Feature-rich music players for minimalists • Simplicity, elegance, usefulness and sheer fun are all qualities that describe Shashank Sharma. They’re also features he values most in applications.

Enhance your photos quickly and easily • Nick Peers tracks down an image editor that strikes the right balance of features and user-friendliness for making quick-fire edits.

Relive the classic ARM-based RISC OS • RISC OS is an operating system with a fascinating history that dates back decades. Michael Reed tries it out in its current incarnation.

GIMP batch processing • Tackling mass image processing is a walk in the park when you have Karsten Günther on your side and BIMP installed alongside GIMP.

Using WordPress with OnlyOffice • With OnlyOffice Docs connected to WordPress, authors are able to insert documents into online posts. Kseniya Fedoruk explains how it works.

Online reproducible dev environments • Stuart Burns is your guide to Gitpod, a new ‘work from anywhere’ development platform that could revolutionise test environments.

Host your own secure VPS-based WireGuard • David Rutland takes the LXF VPS server for a final spin. This month, he’s protecting his privacy and watching Mexican TV with a self-hosted VPN.

AWOOGA, AMIGA • Jonni Bidwell’s desk has become a retro gaming station, thanks to Dimitris Panokostas and his Amiberry emulator.

Mayank Sharma

Speek

zuluCrypt

Bpytop

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