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 • This issue, we’re helping people escape Windows again and use Elementary OS instead. What would you suggest a newbie should try out in the open source world?

It just works!

Newsdesk • THIS ISSUE: Funding programmes Google’s secure OS Godot goes independent Torvalds interview Arm case aids RISC-V

ONGOING DEVELOPMENT

Kernel Watch • Jon Masters keeps an eye out for all the latest happenings in the Linux kernel, so you don’t have to.

Answers

Mailserver

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB

Phrozen Sonic 8K

AntiX-22 • Nate Drake discovers there’s lots to love about the fast, lightweight and stable operating system that is AntiX.

Voyager Live 22.10 • Nate Drake explores the glorious union of Gnome and Xfce in a single OS. You’ll never look at your desktop the same way again.

Ubuntu Unity 22.10 • Nate Drake takes you on a trip down memory lane as the Unity Desktop makes its official comeback to Ubuntu.

ROUNDUP

ESCAPE WINDOWS • Looking for a practical alternative to Windows? Nick Peers reveals how to set up and use the extremely user-friendly Elementary OS.

You’ve made your choice – it’s time to install Linux alongside Windows. • Install Elementary OS alongside Windows

Take the desktop tour

Installing new apps

Take a deeper dive • Your new operating system is up and running, and your journey into Linux has begun. Here’s where to focus your efforts next.

TWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS

Pis to be fully stocked by autumn 2023

3, 2, 1, Make!

EsPiFF

PiKISS v1.10.0 • Les Pounder is getting to an age where things need to be simple, so when someone said “Keep It Simple, Stupid”, he took no offence.

Build your own bespoke USB device • Les Pounder uses his snake charming skills again to prove how easy it is to make USB devices with Python and the cheapest of Pis.

Design and build your dream Pi robot • In his latest series, Les Pounder explains how to plan, design and build your very own Raspberry Pi robot from the basics up.

Monitor and graph your system metrics • Graphs make Matt Holder happy, so he spent his weekend storing system statistics in a database and pumping out graphs so you can, too!

The Audacity of it • We chat with Martin Keary about the new features of Audacity, managing a community and the pitfalls of telemetry.

Improve your typing • Years ago, when Shashank Sharma had more hair on his scalp than cheeks, he decided to master touch-typing. With these tools, so can you.

Take full control of your passwords • Nick Peers reveals how to get started with Buttercup, a password manager that puts you firmly in control of your sensitive data.

ReactOS: the open source Windows • Entering an alternative universe, Michael Reed takes a look at an open source stand-in for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Create videos from time-lapse photos • Some things move so slowly, we barely see their progress, but all that changes with time-lapse photography. Mike Bedford shows you how.

Explore a box full of distributions • Open Mats Tage Axelsson’s box – it’s much nicer than Pandora’s and he’ll show you how to use all the distros in there...